As part of the design studio designing a bicycle parking garage at Aachen main station, concepts were to be developed on 1. how to improve the parking situation for bicycles 2. how the parking situation for bicycles can be improved 3. how cycling in Aachen can be made more interesting, especially for the many rail commuters from the surrounding area.
Searching for a parking bracket, a traffic sign, or a lamppost in order to park your bicycle in a theft-proof manner is very difficult. This problem is noticeable around public buildings and at railway stations. It is especially in the vicinity of such places that it makes sense to offer an enhanced infrastructure for bicycles’ safe and weatherproof parking.
concept
automated parking
* ratio of parking space to traffic area
higher parking density compared to conventional parking facilities
no more endless searching
no wrong parking and higher safety
location
the shell
shape genesis
train station expansion
extension to the square
