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L.S. Raheja School of Architecture
3rd Year B. Arch.
Architectural Design: Project 2 Design
Brief: Bus Terminal
Design acult!
Ar. Aishaana PradhanAr. Krishnan
Ar. Ravindra AmladiAr. Mugdha Patki
Ar. Anuradha Kapadia
"lass #n$charges
Ar. Mugdha DeshpandeAr. Ninad Patkar
Preface: Mumbai has the largest organised bus transport network
among
major Indian cities.rihanmumbai !lectric "uppl# and $ransport
%B&ST'has a
%leet o% single and double Decker buses& air conditioned
'olvo buses are
being added to modernise the %leet.
(ver the last %ew #ears) this bus network has %aced problems due
tomaintenance issues and lack o% organised e*pansion. According to
the surve#s
conducted) at least +,,, buses run b# rihanmumbai !lectric
"uppl# and
$ransport -!"$ /ndertakings are standing idle in various bus
depots across the
cit# ever# #ear %or want o% repairs and maintenance causing
serious
inconvenience to the citi0ens.
"tatistics show that in 1,+1 there were 2,, %ewer !"$ buses on
the roads as
compared to 1,++. $he number o% buses in 1,++ was 3)45, and the
number in
1,+1 came down to 6)75,. 8ith the number o% buses reduced) the
number o%
!"$ passengers has also come down %rom 3,.5, lacs in 1,++ to 67
lacs in 1,+1.
According to !"$ o%%icials) the %leet is dwindling. 9ommuters
wait long minutes
and then opt %or other means o% transport.
Design Brief: $he aim o% the assignment is to design a us Depot
which
consists o% a "tandard Repair and service %acilit#) a bus
terminal to boost
the bus network across the cit#. (ther necessar# public
amenities are alsoto be considered while designing the bus
terminal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transporthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_decker_bushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transporthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_decker_bus
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The Bus terminal can (e segregated in 2 )arts:
+. us Depot - "ervice area and parking
1. us terminal
Bus De)ot
$he Public shall not have an# access to the us Depot. us parking
%or
minimum +,, buses is to be provided along with the necessar#
%unctional
areas.
Area re*uirements for Bus De)ot
$ra%%ic o%%ice department : ;,, s 5 cars 1, two wheelers
us parking > +,, buses
9NB Cuelling station > 3 ba#s.
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Area re*uirements for Bus Terminal
Admin block > 6,, s 6, nos.
"ta%% restroom > %or 5, emplo#ees -?adies gents
Public toilet block
"ta%% canteen > %or 5, emplo#ees
Cood court > 5 shops - 1, " 5, cars
$a*i stand %or +, ta*is
Site: &+isting B&ST Bus De)ot at Santacru, -est.
Location !"$us Depot) "antacru0 -8est ?ocated on "wami
'ivekanand Road near Milan "ubwa#.
Cactors to be considered while designing :
$erminal entr# %rom !ast as well as "outh.
us e*it onl# %rom "outh.
Rickshaw = $a*i stand %rom !ast.
Depot should have direct entr# %or buses %rom the terminal.
us entr# to the Depot %rom the south.
us e*it %rom the Depot %orm "outh or 8est.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transporthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transport
