COME ACROSS

Light Social Salon On Public Bus

This project is about my exploration of bus design. I was thinking about how to design something that would allow buses to provide a brief and random light social interaction, and also make it a vehicle which would allow people to get to know the city.

TRANSPORTATION SOCIAL OCCASION +

People on public transportation don't look very happy because they are forced to cram with strangers. I observed that most people were playing with their cell phones or reading. A few would enjoy the view outside the windows, and almost no one appreciated the opportunity to get up close and personal with a stranger and have a pleasant conversation.

I often travel by bus, and I have observed the behavior habits of some people on bus. From this, I came up with an idea to facilitate changes in this space, so, I made a related spatial installation design.

Social occasions provide an environment for those involved to make new friends and share information efficiently. Mostly when the social event is limited to a theme, there is more common language among participants and the ice can be broken.

Social Bus

A social bus that allows people on board to meet randomly and open up different levels of conversation.

Bus Settings Visual Elements

Positioning Route Crowds

random, brief, light social. the city's ring roads (not towards the city center)

Activities

A topic is designated at each time slot to guide passengers to share and gossip.

Such as: English corners, Bachelor’s parties, Comedy roast get-togethers, Humble bragger gatherings.

Pull rings: the medium of communication between passengers.

Poles: structure used to divide space.

The reasons that it is the best to communicate in mobile on bus are:

It makes full use of the commuting time; The space is mobile, and the people you meet are diverse and random;

The bus is slower and more comfortable than the subway, more or less like a "sightseeing bus", which is a good space for tourists to the city.