DESKTOP STUDY

SITE LOCATION
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THE TERMINAL ISLOCATED INTHE HEART OF THE CITY.
IT IS SURROUNDED BY ROADS ON 3 SIDES. SUPERBUSTERMINAL, JALANDHAR
• IT ISABOUT 8 KMS. FROM THE RAILWAY STATION.
• THE LONG ROUTE BUSES ENTER THE TERMINAL THROUGH THE ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE GARHA ROAD.
• THE SHORT ROUTE BUSES ENTER THROUGH G.T. ROAD.
• TERMINAL CATERS TO A DAILY BUS SCHEDULE OF 3,000 BUSES AND 1,00,000 FOOTFALLS PER DAY.
• MOST CONSUMERS OF THE SERVICES ARE FROM THE LOWER OR MIDDLE-LEVEL INCOME GROUPS.
• THE EXISTINGTERMINAL HAS BEEN RE-DESIGNED AND THE NEW DESIGN ADDRESSES AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TRANSFORM THE EXISTING SITUATION OF
CHAOS, HAPHAZARD CIRCULATION AND THE NON-EXISTENT ESTATE SERVICES INTO A PROGRESSIVE, DYNAMIC AND FUTURISTIC DESIGN WHICH WOULD
ADAPT ITSELF TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY.
• THE PROPOSED NEW TERMINAL PLAN WAS INTEGRATED WITH THE EXISTING TERMINAL BUILDING BOTH FUNCTIONALLY AND AESTHETICALLY.
• THE PLAN EVOLVED HAS SEPARATED BOTH LONG AND SHORT ROUTE BUS TRAFFIC AND CONVERTED THE TERMINAL INTOAN ACTIVE URBAN STREET.
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• TWO BUS DEPARTURE BAYS NAMELY, STEPPED PARALLEL AND RADIAL SAW TOOTH HAVE BEEN DESIGNED KEEPING FUNCTION INMIND. THE PLAN DEFINES
ARCHITECT SWINDERSAWHEEYASSOCIATES
SPECIFIC DOMAINS FOR THE PASSENGER AND THE BUS MOVEMENTS WITH CONVENIENT INTERCHANGES.
COMPLETE IN 2007
• IT ENCOURAGES SHORT LINES OF FLOW AND MINIMIZESWALKING DISTANCE TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. THE RADIAL SAW TOOTH PATTERN OF THE DEPARTURE
SITEAREA 12.51ACRES
BAYS ADDS A UNIQUE GEOMETRY TO THE PLAN.
BUILT-UPAREA 18000SQM
• THE WING SHAPED ROOF INCREASES THE NATURAL LIGHTING BYACTING AS LIGHT SHAFTS AND REDUCES POLLUTION INTHE TERMINAL BUILDING BYSUCKING
OUT VEHICULAR POLLUTION THROUGH VENTS LOCATED AT THE UPPER LEVELS.

INFERENCES

STANDARDS
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
TURNING CIRCUIT

BUS BAY AREA • THE NEW DESIGN ADDRESSES THREE SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS OF TERMINAL BUSES AND THEIR UNOAPPROACHTOSITEBSTRUCTED
MOVEMENT, PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AND THEIR SAFETY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES AND THEIR MOVEMENT. THE PLAN EVOLVED HAS
BUS & CAR PARKING SEGREGATED
HIRED MODE PARKING
• THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT AND CONVERTED THE TERMINAL INTO AN ACTIVE URBAN STREET .

AREA ANALYSIS
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REQUIREMENTS • SHORT ROUTE BUSES HAVE BEEN SEGREGATED FROM THE LONG ROUTE BUSES BYHAVING A SEPARATE ENTRY AND EXITS.
• IDLEPARKING TOR THE LONG AND SHORT ROUTE BUSES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED INSUCH AWAY SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE MOVEMENT OF
AREA CALCULATION
BUS ENTERING OR LEAVING THE TERMINAL ASEPARATE PASSENGER ENTRY AND EXITISPROVIDED.
TRAFFICFLOW ANALYSIS • THISPASSENGER ENTRY AND EXITISALSO USED BYOTHER VEHICLES FOR APPROACHING THEIR INDIVIDUAL PARKING.
• ASEPARATE ENTRY AND EXIT FOR LONG ROUTE BUSES HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEGREGATING ITFROM PEDESTRIAN.
FLOW CHART • SINCE THE ARRIVAL BLOCK LIES IN THE CENTRE OF BOTH THE DEPARTURE OF LONG AND SHORT ROUTE BUSES,
EVOLUTION OFIDEA, CONCEPT & SKETCHES • HENCE IT BECOMES CONVENIENT TO THE PASSENGERS TO TRAVEL TO THE ARRIVAL BLOCK ISCENTRALLY LOCATED WHICH ISEASILY
ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MAIN PASSENGER ENTRANCE FROM TWO OF ITS SIDES.
CONCEPT • THE DEPARTURE OF SHORT ROUTE BUSES HAS BEEN PROPERLY SEGREGATED FROM THE LONG ROUTE BUSES BY LOCATING THEM AT
OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ARRIVAL BLOCK PARKING ISLOCATED AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM THE OTHER MAIN BLOCKS SO THAT
ZONING
PASSENGERS USING THE TERMINAL DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL A LARGE DISTANCE TO ARRIVE THE BLOCKS.
SKETCHES • THE PLAN ENCOURAGES SHORT LINES OF FLOW AND WALKING DISTANCE TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING HAS BEEN MINIMIZED
WORKING MODELS

DRAWING & DETAILS

LAYOUT PLAN AND FLOOR PLANS

ELEVATIONS

SECTIONS

3– D VIEWS & DETAIILS

SERVICECORE

• THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISTANCE OF THE CIRCULAR BUILDING IS125M.SERVICE CORES HAVE BEEN LOCATED AT RECTANGULAR INTERVALS OF 36M THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
• THERE ARE THREE SERVICE CORES INWHICH LIFT, TOILETS, TELEPHONE , ELECTRICAL DUCTS HAVE BEEN PASSED.

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• THE AREAOF ONE SERVICECOREONEFLOORIS72SQ.M. \
PARKING

• THE BASEMENT EXISTS UNDER THE WHOLE COMPLEX. ITISRESERVED FOR PARKING AND SERVICES.
• IT HAS GOT PROVISION FOR 210 CARS AND 400 TWO WHEELER.EMI BASEMENT 55CARS ………………BASEMENT 155CARS ITHAS A BRIDGE CONNECTING THE ENTRY AND EXITSERVICE

AIRCONDITION & PLANTROOM

• THE WHOLE PLAZA ISCENTRALLY AIR-CONDITIONED.

• THE PLANT ROOM ISPLACED CENTRALLY INTHE BASEMENT JUST BELOW THE PLAZA SO AS TO CATER THE TWO BUILDING EQUALITY. THE TONNAGE OF THE PLAZA IS 900 TONES.
• 6 CHILLERS HAVE BEENPLACED ON THE TERRACEOFTHEBUILDING.
• EACH CHILLER ISOF 147 TONS CAPACITY A.H.U. A.H.U., ARE RUNNING EQUIDISTANT AT 35M, 3 A.H.U.S ARE INTHE BUILDING AND TWO A.H.U.S ARE INTHE SECOND ONE A.H.U.S VOIDS INTHIS BUILDING,ARECEILINGHANGING.
• THEYAREADJACENTINTHE UPPER CEILING OF EACH LIFT LOBBY.
• FIREEXITS INTHE FIRST LOBBY THERE ARE TWO FIRE EXITSAT THE TWO ENDS.
• THESE ARE LOCATED AT THE DISTANCE OF 50M.PERIPHERAL DISTANCE. SPRINKLERS ARESERVOIR OF 45000ITCAPACITY ISLOCATED AND 5SPRINKLES PUMPS HAVE BEENINSTALLED WHICH BEGUN AS SOON AS FIRE ISDETECTED.
THEREAREFEEDEDBYTHEBUCKUPGENERATORSINCASEOF AFIRE.HEAT/SMOKEDETECTORSHAVE BEENINSTALLEDPROPERLY ANDINCORRIDORS ANDINSHOPSANDINREGULARINTERVALSOF7MINCORRIDORAND 3M INSHOPS.
• FIREFIGHTING FIRE FIGHTING PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MADE INTHE COMPLEX. HOSEPIPES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE LIFT LOBBY AND ATTHESTAIRCASES.EXTINGUISHERSINSTALLEDATREGULARINTERVALSTHROUGHOUT THE
CORRIDOR

FIRECONTROL ROOM

• LOCATED AT THE GROUND FLOOR ITISEQUIPPED WITH THE FIRE PANEL SYSTEM.
• AS SOON AS THE FIRE BREAKS UP INANY PART OF THE BUILDING, ITISINDICATED ON THE PANEL AND ITSTARTS ITSOPERATIONS BY GIVINGWARNING/FIRE ALARM TO THE GENERAL PUBLICAND THE FIRE FIGHTING STAFF FOR TAKING THE NECESSARY
MEASURES.
• ELECTRIC SUPPLY IS IMMEDIATELY CUTOFF AND SPRINKLERS START WORKING.

INFERENCES

• THE MALL HAS GOT ONLY RESTAURANT INITSFIRST BUILDING, CATERING TO THE WHOLE MALL, AGAIN NO INFORMAL PLACES
• VISUAL LINKAGES ARE GOOD THE CURVED SHAPE OF CORRIDOR WAYS GIVES THE PRE INFORMATION OF THE NEXT STOP AND ALSO REDUCES THE LENGTH OF THE CORRIDOR PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
• VISUAL LINKAGES BETWEEN THE SUBSEQUENT FLOORS, AGAIN HELPS TO CREATE A GOOD VISUAL SEQUENCE.
• NATURAL LIGHTING TRAPPED THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT ALSO EXPOSES THE TRUE COLORS OF THE SIGNBOARDS AND BANNERS.
• SERVICE HAS BEEN PROPERLY PLACED INTHE BASEMENT, PROPERLY CONNECTED THROUGH THE STAIRS AND LIFT. DUE TO RADIAL GRID, ALL NUMBER OF SHOPS ISRECTANGULAR. INTHE BASEMENT DUE TO RADIAL GRID, EFFICIENT CAR PARKING
IS NOT POSSIBLE.
• CONNECTING BRIDGE ISNONE AIR-CONDITIONED; TO TRANSITING FROM ONE BLOCK TO OTHER YOU HAVE TO CROSS THROW A NON AIR CONDITIONED BRIDGE WHICH IS GOING FROM AIR-CONDITION TO NON AIR-CONDITIONED THEN AIR-
CONDITIONED, IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. CIRCULATION FROM MAIN ROAD TO COMPLEX THERE IS ONE ENTRY AND ONE EXITS ARE PROVIDED, VEHICULAR ENTERED FROM THE ENTRY AND PARKING ISPROVIDE AT SURFACE AS WELL INTHE
BASEMENTS, ONE WAY TRAFFIC FLOW ISUSED FOR EASY AND SMOOTH DRIVINGAS WELL TO HAVE CONTROL ON THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS.
• FOR PEDESTRIAN VERTICAL MOVEMENT- LIFTS, ESCALATORS AND STAIRCASES ARE PROVIDED. ONE OF THE GOOD FEATURES OF THIS COMPLEX ISTHE DESCENDED BALCONIES.
• THE COMPLEX ISFULLY AIR-CONDITIONED. SKY LIGHTS ARE PROVIDED ATTHETOP.