"Navigating Through Concepts"
The aim of the project is to create a multilayered-multimodal transportation hub that triggers the existing context and contributes to a new ecosystem of Technology, sustainabilityandsharedmobilityzone.
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Introduction and Context:
Modern life demands improved transportation for a growing population. This involves planning roads, rails, terminals, and parking, while also considering walkability and future expansion. Despite research, there's a gap in understandingintra-citytravelfromaUserExperience(UX)perspective.Designingserviceswithpassengersinmind iscrucialforappealingpublictransportation.
In my thesis journey to design a multi-layered multimodal transportation hub, I got to know about a lot of tech theories and Ideas which I wanted to put in my design. One of the theories is from the famous editions of Architectural Design ‘ Digital Cities’ and ' Energies, New Material Boundaries ' . So, the first theory was by Benjamin Bratton, ' iPhone City' which suggests just how omnipresent and influential computer technologies have become in theurbanrealm.
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upcoming wave city
For a brief overview of the site, the site is located at the Noida city Centre Metro Station in sector 32. The immediate surroundings contain mixed use with a high percentage of residential and commercial. The intervention covers 500 m of radii which is known as the station zone.
The context is rich in diversity but the two major communities can be seen from a far. One is the wave infratech city [ futuristic city with towers] and the second is the avoidance Abadi village Morna. A transportation hub can be a common platform for both communities.
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morna village
First Concept Exploration:
Since the principal aim of the project is transportation, the concept of Micro-mobile corridor is introduced where people can travel individually without heavy transportation to upto 1.5 km thorugh human-powered[mechaanical] or lite electrical vehicles like e-scooters,e-bikes,etc
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Conceptual Chart & Integrated Concepts :
Social entrepreneurship introduces a business model that addresses social issues while generating revenue and promoting social change through entrepreneurial principles and techniques.
The project comprises a Metro Station, ISBT, and a proposed plug-in to enhance the people and data ecosystem, with the existing site having a Metro Station and underdeveloped ISBT.
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Introduction to Influential Theory:
Benjamin Bratton is known for his work in urban theory, design, and philosophy, particularly in relation to technology and cities. Benjamin Bratton’s article “iPhone City (v.2005)” explores the impact that cinematic user interfaces for mobile social media wouldhaveonurbandesign.Themodelsuggestedinthearticlepushestheboundariesof contemporaryunderstandingofarchitectureandreconstructsreality.
By using the term "iPhone City," Bratton is highlighting the ways in which this particular device has become a symbol of the broader shifttowardsmoreintegratedandconnectedsystemsoftechnologyandinfrastructure.
"iPhone City" instead of just "phone city" because he was specifically referring to the way that the iPhone has transformed the way we think aboutandinteractwithtechnology.
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B E N J A M I N B R A T T O N
Relevancy of Theory:
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Application
Thesecondpartoftheconceptstartedwithmyideainfactquestionofhoweverydevice receivesandperceivestransmissionsandcreatesanetwork,Ifoundsome referenceagaininthearchitecturaldesigneditionofEnergies NewMaterialBoundaries.
Since I wanted to give an additional layer of network apart from the transportation network I tried merging both concepts and created somethinglike,-
I designed the research on the features and how it can be a more useful app than any other app usedtoseemapsorroutetimings.
Mariner is an app that uses different features to make the journey of the user more responsive andinteractivewiththeecosystem.
Features of Mariner :
"NavigatingThroughFeatures"
These are the features proposed in the app,making the journeymoreinteractiveandresponsive.
My favourites are the augmented wayfinding and tap tickets thorughphone.
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Other aspects:
Companies like Kia,statiq, and Lifttango provide solutions for PBVs andsustainabletransportationalongwithE-chargingstations.
AltogethercanmakeasystemofCommunityCurrency
systemwhichmeansanetworkoflocalmoneywhichpasses activelyintoacertainregiontoavoideconomiccrisis, sincethereare5villageswithinaradiusof5km.
Companiesthatofferdronesforlogisticsand
goodscanalsocontributetothefuture scopeofthehub.Aeromobilityisalsoa futuristicmode.
Suchaninterventionwillcomplementthe
upcomingwave andeconomicallyelevatethe regionandthequalityofpublicspacesimprove
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Some Illustrations from the project
Other elements that are also an integral part of the project are the PBV[ purposely bulti vehicles] offices, social entrepreneurship and offices for making the hub a self-sufficient organism. and will contribute to the expansion and innovation in the upcoming years There are some advanced services/facilities proposed for the hub to make it compatible with futuristic needs.
Digital Network
Digital services & immersive expiriences in Arcadia
The hub also has companies related to fintech, small-scale enterprises and purposely built vehicles which can contribute to the hub more efficiently and make the hub a self-sustainable ecosystem which can also contribute to the upcoming transportation trends and best innovations.
There are some advanced services/facilities proposed for the hub to make it compatible with futuristic needs.
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