Hobart City Bus Shelter
2020 | Hobart, Tasmania | Created with Rhino and Photoshop
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Designed by JASBAR - Jasmine Sharp, Antigoni Sioulas, Saanya Parmar, Anthea Kwan, Rebecca Huynh
The proposed design for the Hobart City bus shelters are striking pieces of art which will become icons of wayfinding and travel in Hobart. Inspired by the complex thresholds in Kadinsky's work, the form blurs the line between architecture and art with triangular panels mirroring the sails on Hobart's port harbour.
The bus shelter's dynamic form exceeds the traditional expectations of a transport shelter through innovative technology which displays live GPS tracking of the buses, time and digital advertising. The 'walk through' open design caters for the elderly and disabled whilst new interactive technology clarifies the timetable system, creating a modern approach to transit. The light signalling pole acts as a convenient bus hailing mechanism, using light to invite the bus.
It was important the proposed design was modular in order to accommodate both the denser CBD population and the smaller rural population. The modularity of the design is achieved through three sets of roofs to wall connections. The smallest, rural bus stop is arranged with a singular roof to wall set (detailed in red below). A regular bus stop consists of two sets (detailed in red and yellow below). A third set (detailed in blue below) is used to extend the bus stop to the desired length and is closed with a final yellow set.
Inspired by Gestalt, the design acts as a playful discourse on facades and illusions. The joints of the triangles, supported by an aluminium frame, present a facade of suspended fragments by day. However, at night, the LED strip lighting wraps the shelter contrasting these fragments with its totality. These dynamic forms intertwine the city's historic fabric and cultural identity with the contemporary ambitions of Hobart.
