Monday 17 October 2011

11 : Research : Train Interior

I stumbled upon this design competition where people proposed future train design concepts.

Here are some of my favourites, which have got me thinking about how the light rail could be designed:

YOYO: What if we think of the interior of a train as a space that is totally open and only a absolute necessary number of seats are placed. An invisible number of seats keep the space as opened and unidvided as possible. What if we think of it as a space where density only depends on the number of the traveling passengers and the seat itself has different capabilities and can do things a fixed rigid structure could not do.

PANOTRAM: The project is an advanced design of anelectric tramway – which I like to call the Panotram. There is a strong need to a tramway that will bring together peoples and their environment.
The uniqueness of the tramway is the combined configurations which include closed internal niches and patios that one enjoys while riding the tramway. The innovation of the Panotram is a new integrated experience in which the passengers enjoy a relaxing ride either in the cabin of the train or outside in its patios.

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