Initial Ideas about the thesis

Title
Rethink DC Metro Station
- Design Better Station for the Neighborhoods

Thesis Questions

• What is the role of Metro station in the city? Can it be more than just an exit of the railway?
• How efficient is our current metro stations in performing as a neighborhood center?
• How can the architecture of metro station become a catalyst for a Transit-Oriented Development?

Research Strategy

• Compare and contrast the railway system of different metropolitan areas
• Document and analyze the architecture of the existing Metro stations in DC metro
• Analysis should cover the relationships between the station with the ground plane, roads, pedestrian network, city fabric, community space, surrounding architecture etc.
• Reference to other railway station projects

Site Selection

• An existing Metro station(s) or future Metro station(s)

Intervention Opportunity

• Design of the Metro station and the spaces around it
• Planning for the neighborhood around the Metro station