커다란 두개의 날개는 하늘을 날지 못하지만 승객들을 안전하게
원하는 목적지까지 수송하겠다는 버스터미널의 약속일까?
은빛 알루미늄 패널로 만들어진 형태적 조형미가 눈에 띄는 프로젝트 입니다.
장거리 여행객들을 위한 터미널은 인근에 위치한 멤피스 공항과 경전차를 연결하며
크게 두개의 구역으로 구성됩니다. 36개의 그레이 하운드 버스가 정차하는
캐노피 부스와 버스사무소 그리고 리테일샵이 포함된 버스영역과
여행객들에게 휴식처를 제공하는 푸드서비스 코너와 자동판매기, 비디오 게임이
준비되어 있는 공용 휴식공간이 하나로 묶여 있는 클러스터 스페이스와
하늘을 비상하는 듯한 캐노피로 구성된 버스 및 경전차 환승소로 구성 되어져 있습니다.
차가운듯 세련된 알루미늄 패널과 인상적인 캐노피가 만들어 내는 공간감이
좋은 프로젝트 입니다.
reviewed by SJ
Designed to be environmentally sustainable, the Memphis Area Transit
Authority (MATA) South Intermodal Facility is situated at the corner of
Airways Boulevard and Brooks Road in Memphis, Tennessee. This 30,000
square foot building is a satellite center, built to decentralize the
existing routing pattern to a hub and spoke concept. The facility is
seeking LEED Silver certification.
Architects: brg3s architects
Location: Tennessee, USA
Architect of Record: TRO Jung|Brannen
Consultants: AECOM – interiors, James Toles and Associates – structural, JPA – Landscape architects, Bryson Hardy of E.W. MOON, Inc. – civil engineering
General Contractor: Zellner Construction Services
Building Area: 68,425 sf (under roof); 32,400 (enclosed)
Date of Completion: December 2010
Photographs: Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
PROGRAM
The building’s main function serves as a shared waiting room with access
to a food service counter, vending machines, a video game area, and
large public restrooms. The building also includes 36 canopy-covered bus
berths, 70 parking spaces, a ticket and package handling area, driver
operations area, and administrative offices, and leasable spaces for
vendors.
The facility also includes a new home for Greyhound Lines Inc. which
provides national interstate bus service. The west side of the building
has a 30 foot deep roof overhang covering nine Greyhound bus spaces for
passenger arrival and departure. This canopy has a continuous skylight
roof monitor to bring natural light to the walkway next to the building.
Other tenants include a small police station and a retail lease space
on the south end of the building. In addition, the site design allows
for the possibility of a future light rail transit stop connecting
downtown to the airport.
DESIGN
This facility is a statement on transportation. Combining ground
transportation, light-rail with access to the Memphis/Shelby County
International Airport, the client wanted a building that reflected the
imagery of 21st Century transportation. The building appears to be
“in-flight” with it wings, clad in aluminum panels, soaring toward the
sky.
One wing is enclosed housing the administrative and retail offices
for Greyhound and the local regional transit system. The other wing is
open-air providing covered access to passengers waiting to board buses
and future light-rail cars. The interior public spaces incorporate a
large suspended commissioned art work which is an abstract celebration
of all forms of transportation.
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