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VIA Bus Stop
VIA Bus Stop
San Antonio, TX, United States
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VIA Bus Stop
San Antonio, TX, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
As part of a master plan to integrate the former Brooks Air Force base into the City of San Antonio, Texas, Brooks Development and VIA Metropolitan Transit formed a partnership to bring mass transportation to the previously isolated base. As a nod to the area’s Air Force history, the design of the bus stop creates a vocabulary of flight, lightness, and shade, using two “wings” to form the shelter’s steel canopy.
Designed as a prototype, the entire shelter, except for the monolithic concrete bench and foundation, is steel, fabricated in a shop, which simplifies steel erection and eliminates costly field welding. At a total wingspan of 32’, the scissor steel canopy is made of a series of parallel steel tubes extending in two 14’-6” cantilevers from the shelter’s vertical support, providing shade and protection for bus stop users. The shelter meets multiple programmatic requirements, such as a bus route display and an on-site passenger information system, while also providing an inviting and aesthetically pleasing environment for commuters.
Designed as a prototype, the entire shelter, except for the monolithic concrete bench and foundation, is steel, fabricated in a shop, which simplifies steel erection and eliminates costly field welding. At a total wingspan of 32’, the scissor steel canopy is made of a series of parallel steel tubes extending in two 14’-6” cantilevers from the shelter’s vertical support, providing shade and protection for bus stop users. The shelter meets multiple programmatic requirements, such as a bus route display and an on-site passenger information system, while also providing an inviting and aesthetically pleasing environment for commuters.
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