Fife Quality Bus Interchanges

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Client

Fife Council

Project

Fife Quality Bus Interchanges 

Value

£4.0m/ €5.3m

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Requirement:

Fife County Council commissioned us to carry out masterplanning, design and realisation for four of their bus stations. The intention was to both enhance the user experience, make a statement on the improved quality of public transport and to improve the relationship of the buildings to their surrounding contexts.

Our solution

  • We took a tailored approach to each of the four locations, rethinking the relationship with the surrounding town to make its presence more subtle and integrated.
  • The designs therefore needed to be modern, but responsive to the local vernacular of each setting.
  • Designs are fluid and soft - we wanted to take what could be quite a large imposing building and make it feel almost ‘domestic', in keeping with the friendliness and informality of the towns they served.
  • The layout uses no corners, to make the spaces safer and more inviting.
  • Tree like struts support the new structures but are integrated into the building designs, so that they don't interrupt its softness.
  • We used materials that meant there was no need for further cladding to the outsides, to keep costs down.
  • Lots of thinking went into the concealed lighting schemes for each station, to maximise illumination and make the setting even safer and more inviting.