Cuatro Caminos Transit

Oriented Development
Transportation Hub and Shopping Centre
LOCATION : Naucalpan De Juarez, Mexico City
ARCHITECT : Manuel Cervantes Céspedes, Javier Sánchez Corral
YEAR OF PROJECT : 2016 AREA : 500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft
 PARADERO LUSALEN PANTEÓN PARQUE
TOREO - landmark ESPAÑOL ARGENTINA
CONSEJO PHOTO TOREO FESC4 cemetary park
DE LA MUSEUM PARQUE shopping SOTELO PLAZA PARANÁ
JUDICATURA CUATRO CENTRAL takeout
HOSPITAL
FEDERAL CAMINOS FEDERAL
NAUCALPAN UNIVERSIDAD CINEMEX PANTEÓN DISTRICT
TOMINAGA CUATRO SANCTORUM
NAKAMOTO CAMINOS cemetary
COMMERCIAL

RESIDENTIAL

SCHOOL

INDUSTRIAL
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
 EAST SECTION WEST SECTION

WEST ELEVATION EAST SECTION

 FOOD COURT 3 STOREY BASEMENT PARKING

BUS STATION AND SHOPPING COMPLEX

OVER ALL TRUSS ROOF

INDIVIDUAL ROOFS

CAFETERIA

SHOPPING MALL STALLS AND COUNTERS

NOVELTY STORE

MAIN BUS THOROUGHFARE

CINEMA THEATRE
CLIMATE :
The climate of Mexico is very varied.
The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate
and tropical zones.
Land that is north of the twenty-fourth parallel experiences lower
temperatures during the winter months.

FAÇADE AND TREATMENT :

The façades are clad in patterned die-cut aluminum sheets.
The construction system lightens the building and speeds up the
building process since most of the component parts are prefabricat-
ed in off-site workshops.
Monochrome color scheme
WAY FINDING AND SIGNAGE :
VERTICAL CIRCULATION LIGHTING AND FREE VOIDS

SHOPS IN THE
ENTRANCE PLAZA
DISPERSE
THE FLOW OF
THE PASSENGERS

AT THE SUBWAY EXIT CHANGE CHANNEL

ROOF FORM AND STRUCTURE
ROOF FORM AND STRUCTURE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://architizer.com/projects/cetram-cuatro-caminos/

https://www.archdaily.com/931888/cuatro-caminos-transit-oriented-development-manuel-cervantes-cespedes-plus-jsa/5e1de800
3312fd6845000350-cuatro-caminos-transit-oriented-development-manuel-cervantes-cespedes-plus-jsa-photo?next_project=no

https://www.gooood.cn/cuatro-caminos-transit-oriented-development-by-manuel-cervantes-estudio-jsa.htm

https://www.google.com/maps/@19.4545617,-99.219842,1728m/data=!3m1!1e3
Valpoi Busstand
Transportation Hub and Shopping Centre
LOCATION : VALPOI 403506, GOA.
ARCHITECT : RAHUL DESHPANDE
TOTAL PLOT AREA : 17500 SQ.M
TOTAL BUILT –UP : 2862 SQ.M
YEAR OF PROJECT : 2013

CLIENT:
GOA STATE INFRASTRUCTION
DEVLOPMENT CORPORATION (GSIDC)

MATERIALS USED :
LATERITE WALLS
MATAL CLAD ROOF

BUS STAND & PARKING 60%

COMMUNITY HALL 30%
RECREATIONAL AREA 30%
RAHUL DESHPANDE AND ASSOCIATES.
A 25 YEAR YOUNG DESIGNING FIRM, WHERE ARCHITECTURE IS
AN INTELLIGENT OUTCOME OF CREATIVE ENGINEERING AND
STRUCTURED.

SOME OF THEIR PUBLIC WORK:

CUNCOLIM BUS STAND
MARTYRS MEMORIAL PARK
HONDA BUS STAND
CANACONA BUS STAND
TRANSPORT BHAVAN
ABOUT VALPOI AND AROUND

Bus stand commitments was located in Valpoi the northern most

part of Goa. The skyline has mining quarries and large mountains
of laterite soil which are mining rejects. The design reflects upon
the landscape with laterite walls designed as hills and a metallic
roof hovering around it, almost floating to suggest the illusion of
wealth of the metal over the mining dumps.
SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING AND PARKING
SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING AND PARKING

P1: PARA TRANSIT PARKING

330 SQ.M (14CARS AND14
BIKES).

P2: VISITORS PARKING 2000

SQ.M (80 CARS AND 100
BIKES).

P3: BUS PARKING BAYS 1000

SQ.M (10 BUSES).

P4: IDLE PARKING 1000 SQ.M

(9 BUSES).
Valpoi faces an annual rainfall of 200 inches from June to
October. The design evolved in response to the brief and
the climate. The plan therefore is Compact, less Porous,
yet open in its attitude, well ventilated and adequately lit.

The Bus stand is an independent entity boasting with its

wide entry and exit, 10 parking bays and 9 idle parking. Its
plan is commuter friendly, spacious and open. It provides
for shops, waiting areas, toilets and drivers rest areas. 

The Security House and the Toilet block though separate

units blend into the fabric of design.
THE COMMUNITY HALL 

“The journey is more important than the destination”-

precisely the notion of the design. Through a labyrinth
of laterite wall passages you reach the Community
hall welcoming you with its vastness and silence. The
decor is minimal, the lighting cleverly restrained and
space wonderfully sublime.

THE CHILDREN PARK 

Tucked away in the west end of the site the Chil-

dren’s park is a contrast in its attitude. The colours
clash against themselves fabricating an intentional
chaos. The play equipment compliments the chaos
as “Child’s Play”. A well leveled and paved walkway
meanders around the play area and the orchard, which
when walked on surprisingly covers half a kilometer,
qualifying it to be Joggers Park too.
 FRONT ELEVATION

SECTION ALONG SITE

Instead of following the conventional cubical forms, the facade breaks the monotony by splitting itself into different triangular shapes
and creates an interesting focus on the building.

This is given emphasis by the laterite walls and metal cladded roof.

A deliberate attempt to create an illusion of suspension and lightness, is pulled off through a series of eloquent cantilevering roofs and
unattached walls.

The façade of the building could be defined as a contemporary, trapezoidal profile.

Steel sheets for roofing
Al-Zn alloy coating
Equivocal proportion
Sculptural and suspended
Sensitivity of a making and materiality
A scalar objective.
Illustrative roof
Staggered traces conceal the lights and AC ventilator
Layering of space constructed
Doors and windows pan out to the grassy lawn outside
Threshold between the spaces
Green landscape
Children’s park to the east
Orchard to the north
The sectional stacking
Conventional trussed roof from galvanized metal sheet
Oriented to for rainwater harvesting in the middle
Supply to the orchards and for other utilities
Material flexibility
Floating cloud silver and mountains
Bold use of white
Earthen hues and blue
Elementary aesthetic for any use
BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.archdaily.com/798500/valpoi-busstand-and-community-hall-rahul-deshpande-and-associates

https://www.scribd.com/document/419557387/VALPOI-BUS-STAND-AND-COMMUNITY-HALL-PARKING-CASE-STUDY

https://tatabluescopesteel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The-Story-Valpoi.pdf

https://architectnews.tumblr.com/post/152623351094/valpoi-busstand-and-community-hall-rahul

http://moderni.co/david-chipperfields-museo-jumex-photography-rory-gardiner-2/

https://eylulcicek25.wordpress.com/2019/03/17/case-study-valpoi-busstand-and-community-hall/
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