沃尔特兰德航运中心（Walter Rand Transportation Center）

发布于：2023-05-19 23:14:08

位置：美国新泽西州

分类：交通建筑

内容：实景照片

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At the intersection of Mickle Boulevard and Broadway in Camden, the Walter Rand Transportation Center expansion project plays a part in the revitalization of this blighted satellite city, located across the river from Philadelphia. The project involves the design of an addition to the west headhouse and light rail and bus canopies on a site that currently houses abandoned mid-rise commercial and retail buildings. The existing transit system serves the New Jersey Transit Rail System, the New Jersey Transit Bus System, and the new Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System.
The addition is a steel and glass structure spanning an equilateral triangle floor plan. The building will
shelter the transition between the existing train system below ground and the light rail and bus system above ground. The glass curtainwalls of the building maintain a highly transparent and easily secured environment.
Rather than engaging in structural gymnastics to create an icon, the design team created the primary form of the station by projecting its interaction with its occupants. The parti of the project is that of a folding roof, with portions peeled away to form canopies and skylights. The multi-functional wrapper represents a rethinking of the traditional notion of space formed by floors, walls, and ceilings. Using
only the basic elements of the building, the team folded the skin perpendicular to major paths of travel. Light wells, benches, and information panels are interjected to add interest.
The idea is that the occupants become part of the architecture as they move through the station: the skin seems to mold around the travelers, as though the shed itself is not static but anchored by the movement inside itself. The combination of people, architecture, and the action of arrivals and departures at the intermodal station will create a sense of event that will provide identity and presence.