Uyar, G; Güven, A; Karimi, K; Parham, E; Acharya, A; (2017) Using an analytical process to contextualise architectural prototypes for metro stations. In: Heitor, Teresa and Serra, Miguel and Silva, João Pinelo and Luis, Maria Bacharel, (eds.) Proceedings of 11th International Space Syntax Symposium. (pp. 118.1-118.16). Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Georrecursos, Portugal: Portugal.

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In order to meet the pressures of a growing population and employment base, a developing city in the Middle East is planning a new public transport system to allow its sustainable growth. Introducing a new mode of public transport to a city that has a complex urban structure and a dependency on car use necessitates specific design responses to inform the station design process. This paper focuses on a study at the micro scale level that addresses the impact of evidence-based design on contextualised architectural station prototypes. Furthermore, it addresses the processes of working with an architectural design office in creating dynamic design iterations. The research here is presented from a perspective of the process of iterative analytical study to real time projects, reflecting on the balance between academia and practice. In order to construct a set of design principles to station locations, three layers of potential movement patterns are analysed using agents based modelling: movement from station exits; movement towards station entrances and background movement generated through the spatial accessibility values of the surrounding context. In that respect, each prototype station has been contextualised to its unique site. Design proposals developed by architectural teams are informed through fine grain analysis of urban features such as pavement widths and signage locations. The analyses also inform the landscape design process through the positioning of street furniture in relation to potential movement patterns as well as the effect of shading and public realm quality through option testing. To integrate stations within their contexts they must have simple entrances and clear orientation from the points of exit. Overall, the dynamic nature of agent based modelling allows for rapid design feedback to occur permitting an iterative process of design development and optimisation.

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