Illustration 22: Interior of ITO Metro Station; Hindustan Times

5.4.2 Imageability and Legibility

The station is situated underground amidst the institutional area with only 2 levels below the ground. Unlike the other two metro stations, the ITO metro station does not house any kind of public spaces such as eateries, cafes, or book stores. The exit and entrances of the metro stations happen at the street level. Because of the absence of public facilities, the metro station is relatively calm.

One can witness many paintings and installations along the walls near the escalators and staircases, while coming down to level two or exiting from the metro trains. The presence of these paintings and installations enhance the imageability of the place and provides the user with some sort of visual interest.

Illustration 22: Interior of ITO Metro Station; Hindustan Times

When a survey was carried out for people visiting this metro station, and asked about if they find the place visually interesting or boring, for 47.3% of the people, the place was not visually interesting, while only 28.7% find the place visually interesting.