Plug in Urban Design B.Arch Thesis 2013

THESIS TITLE : STUDENT : Sundas Moien Rasool ROLL NO : 2008-NCA-ARCH-002

INSTITUTION : National College of Arts, Lahore

GRADUATION DATE : 17-01-2013

PROJECT OVERVIEW GROWTH TRENDS IN LAHORE- THE SPRAWLING METROPOLITIAN AREA

PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

There is no denying the benefits of MASS TRANSIT over private automobiles in reducing traffic congestions, fossil fuel consumptions and pollution. In addition, mass transit serves people from DIVERSE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASSES in successful transit metropolis.

Presently, INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS in Lahore are mainly focused at facilitating the private automobile - widening of roads, making of flyovers.

However, we must not overlook the opportunity of UTILIZING the EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE of the RAILWAYS for MOBILIZING the COMMUNITY.

SCOPE OF WORK 1- Design of the Railway Station as a Multi Modal Station 2- Develop a Master Plan for a 1/4 mile strip of the Station

UPGRADATION OF THE RAILWAY STATION AT KOT LAKPAT

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE should be utilized to Structure the city.

It should be designed to co-exist in its CONTEXT ,yet be a defining monument for the public such as a NEW GATEWAY in this case, that gives Kot lakpat a new identity.

Currently, Lahore has ONE main railway station in the vicinity of the Central business district. This region of Lahore is densely populated and a generator of traffic from around Lahore on its own for its significance as the CBD. The Lahore Railway Station in the area, handles the main load of the city, thus serving as an additional crowd generator, adding to the CONGESTION in the area An UP GRADATION of the Railway Station at Kot Lakpat is soon expected by Pakistan Railways in order to cater to the increasing demands of mobility & expanding LMA. This is an opportunity to utilize railway infrastructure to structure growth, distributing the load between the North and South and mobilizing the community.

An attempt has been made to propose a CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN for the station at Kot Lakpat that would serve as a NEW GATEWAY to the city and an URBAN MAGANET to spur new developments in the area.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

1- To design the station as a multi modal hub 2- To improve access & minimize circulation conflicts 3- To facilitate interchange 4- To serve as a defining gateway to the city 5- To reflect the architectural character of the area 6- To provide commercial facilities at a manageable scale to the station.

A NEW GATEWAY

MANAGE ACCESS, MINIMIZE CONFLICTS STATION AS A NODE & PLACE

(Cities on Rail - Bertolini & Spit, 1998)

MULTI - MODALITY

CASE STUDIES

EXISTING STATION ¼ MILE LINEAR STRIP

SECTION AA’ ON NEXT SLIDE

BLOW UP OF SITE

TRAFFIC COUNT

PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF EXISTING USAGE TRENDS OF STATION SITE

AREA CALCULATIONS & MASSING OF STATION COMPONENTS

EXISTING CIRCULATION CONFLICTS

A B

MASTERPLAN

A

CONCLUSIONS

1- STATION STREETS are designed to allow EFFICIENT CIRCULATION of huge crowds

2- COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES are provided at a manageable scale

B

CONCLUSIONS

3- COMPLIMENTING TRANSPORT FACILITIES such as taxis, rickshaw stands make the station a MULTIMODAL FACILITY. 4- PRIVATE CAR PARKS are also located, hence a BLEND IN OF LOCAL & PRIVATE TRANSPORT FACILITIES.

MASTERPLAN

D D

C

C

RALWAY STATION GROUND FLOOR PLAN

RALWAY STATION MEZANNINE FLOOR PLAN

RALWAY STATION FIRST FLOOR PLAN

INTERNAL STATION COMPONENTS

RALWAY STATION LAYOUT – TRACKS & PLATFORMS

RAILWAY STATION PLAN OF COMMERICAL FACILITIES – EATERIES / RETAIL

RAILWAY STATION PLAN OF ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES

RAILWAY STATION PLAN CIRCULATION SPACES

CONCLUSIONS

Internal facilities are segregated via levels to PREVENT CIRCULATION CONFLICTS. GROUND FLOOR is reserved mainly for TRAIN PASSENGERS , while UPPER LEVELS provide more COMMERCIAL FACILTIES.

CIRCULATION SPACES are located for easy access & visibility.

They are designed for UNIVERSAL ACCESS & allow MINIMUM EGRESS TIME.

Internal facilities are SEGREGATED VIA LEVELS to PREVENT CIRCULATION CONFLICTS C

INFORMATION CENTER LOCATED CENTRALLY

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE/ UPPER LEVELS ARE UNIVERSALY ACCESSIBLE

The lower pillars are made of concrete as they are subject to greater structural load.

1- ENHANCING ENTRANCES & CONNECTING BRIDGES via DOUBLE HEIGHT structures.

2- Structure designed to utilize STACK EFFECT & provide NATURAL VENTILATION in the CONTEXT OF LAHORE to be less energy intensive, hence SUSTAINABLE. 3- Use of SPACE FRAME structure allows large spans. This also reduces echoes & nose pollution at the station. Space frame ceilings also provide space for utility ducts.

RAILWAY STATION RENDERS

WEST ELEVATION (PECO ROAD)

BLOW UP OF WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION (ITEFFAQ ROAD)

DETAIL OF WEST ELEVATION

VIEW FROM THE NORTH

RAILWAY STATION RENDERS

VIEW OF CARGO AREA

VIEW OF STATION STREET AT ITEFFAQ ROAD

ISOMETRIC FROM SOUTH EAST

RAILWAY STATION RENDERS

BUS STOP AT DROP OFF LANE (PECO ROAD)

ISOMETRIC FROM SOUTH WEST

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING & LEADING TO CAR PARKS (PECO ROAD)

RAILWAY STATION PHYSICAL SCALED MODEL

VIEW FROM NORTH

STATION ENTRANCE/ DROP OFF ( ITEFFAQROAD)

RAILWAY STATION RENDERS

INFORMATION CENTER/ TICKETING/ ENTRANCE TO PLATFORM

VIEW OF PLATFORM

PLATFORM FACILITIES

PLATFORM AND CONNECTING BRIDGE