Design Thesis

December 30, 2013

Surat City: Railway station Redesign and

Re-Development of Area.

Location: Surat, Gujarat, India.

Surat Railway Station: Design Thesis Proposal

EVOLUTION OF RAILWAYS FIVE HUNDRED YEAR BACK UP TILL NOW CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF EVER DYNAMIC HUMAN QUEST OF CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS, EXPANDING GEOGRAPHICAL OUTREACHES, TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS, SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECONOMICAL MOVEMENTS, MOULDED OVER ASTONISHINGLY BEAUTIFUL RAILROAD LANDSCAPES SPREAD OVER THE FACE OF EARTH AND SOUL OF HUMANITY.

DESIGN CONCEPT

A RAILWAY CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS. FIRSTLY, THERE ARE THE ITEMS WHICH “MOVE”, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE ROLLING STOCK, WHICH INCLUDE LOCOMOTIVES, PASSENGERS CARRYING VEHICLES (OR COACHES), FREIGHT CARRYING VEHICLES (OR GOODS WAGONS). SECONDLY ARE THE “FIXED” COMPONENTS, USUALLY REFERRED TO AS THE RAILWAY’S INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PERMANENT WAY AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A RAILWAY TO FUNCTION.

RAILWAY STATION IA A SPATIAL CONFIGURATION TO ACCOMMODATE BOARDING AND ALIGHTING OF TRAVELERS AND GOODS WITH RESPECT TO THE ROLLING STOCK AND HOUSING ALLIED SERVICE ZONES FOR RAILWAY OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC CONVINCE.

RAILWAY STATIONS ARE ESSENTIALLY AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT, CONSIDERING DIFFERENT LAYERS OF HUMAN MOBILITY PATTENS AND SIGNIFICANCE IN URBAN FRAMEWORK WITH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES. THEY ARE BUILT TO WITHSTAND TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE CHALLENGES OF DYNAMIC TEMPORAL DIMENSIONS, POLITICAL INFLUENCES AND OVERALL ACTING AS ENERGETIC PUBLIC SPACES.