PROJECT Montgomery Mall Transit Station
LOCATION Bethesda, Maryland, US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 5/2/2016
ARCHITECT Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
OWNER/CLIENT Montgomery County Department of Public Works & Transportation, RIde-On Bus Division; Westfield Mongomery Mall
CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER The Whiting-Turned Construction Company
PHOTOGRAPHER Michael Koryta
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM David McCormick, AIA, Frederick Hiser, AIA, Eric Beard-Sackett,AIA, Nhac Le
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The transit facility at a densely-developed shopping mall had to move from a prominent location to an unused, hidden corner of the property to accommodate a mall expansion. Surrounded by high-rise buildings, an adjacent overpass and highway, and a future six-story parking garage, the constricted site had to accommodate bays for six full-sized buses, three layover spaces, an operator’s rest space, and covered seating for 60 patrons with heated wind-break areas for harsh weather days. Somewhat concealed, and with the adjacent aerial views providing rooftop vistas, the canopy form was inspired by a split-open geode, a crystalline hidden surprise. The skewed geometries were generated by the inflection of the bus bays around the island that required coverage for the entering and exiting bus patrons. The exposed construction is cloaked in galvanized corrugated metal panels and translucent polycarbonate. The leading edges of the roof pyramids are tilted upwards to add a dynamic datum and are outlined in linear lighting. The roof volumes are indirectly lit to provide general illumination and highlight the textures. Branding signage, location maps, and a smart sign LED reader board are accommodated on the walls of the utility space at the south end of the facility. The parallelogram-shaped wind breaks have been rendered in the client’s logo accent color to embolden the monochromatic scheme.
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IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 Montgomery Mall Transit Station_high res ext.jpg, Dusk View, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 2 Montgomery Mall Transit Station_high res ext.jpg, Dusk View, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 3 Montgomery Mall Transit Station_high res int.jpg, View Looking South, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 4 3.jpg, Roofscape, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 5 4_reduced.jpg, Bus Bay Skylight, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 6 5_reduced.jpg, Bus Bay Alliteration, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 7 6_reduced.jpg, View Looking South from Westlake Terrace Overpass, ©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
IMAGE 8 7_reduced.jpg, View Looking North from Mall Ring Road,©2016 Michael Koryta Photography
Montgomery Mall Transit Station
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Local > AIA Potomac Valley > Institutional Architecture (AIA Potomac Valley)
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