…Abstract..::

Flow, Orientation, Transit

Situated at the center of California in the heart of its newest metropolis, this project brings forth a responsibility of ushering on average of up to 2 million transit riders annually in and out of Fresno.  No less important is the challenge of how these millions of riders will flow from a platform situat...

…Abstract..::

Flow, Orientation, Transit

Situated at the center of California in the heart of its newest metropolis, this project brings forth a responsibility of ushering on average of up to 2 million transit riders annually in and out of Fresno.  No less important is the challenge of how these millions of riders will flow from a platform situated approximately sixty feet about street level – hundreds at a time, several times an hour – down onto the street grid.  The opportunity that sets this site apart from any other throughout the California High Speed Rail corridor is the orientation of this station to the views of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, historic buildings linked by the Fulton Mall, and the downtown of California’s 4th largest rapidly growing city. 

Fl.o……….….………a transit oriented development designed by 2 million people.

…Design Brief..::

Arriving and leaving in clusters, this project concerns itself with the experience and the fluid movement of transit riders through an urban space.  The design will evolve from and around a set of parameters which have been established by the flow of pedestrians through the site.  This project is about pedestrian movement, branding and urban design much more than it is about architecture.

We have drawn inspiration from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in which the flow of water went from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

As travelers pass through the spaces of these buildings, their experience is enhanced by the presence and multiple views of urban landmarks such as Sierras and the Historic Fulton Mall.