Abstract:
This project aims on creating adaptive seating units as add-ons to bus stops of
Islamabad and Rawalpindi. It is an idea that considers laborers who migrate from
rural areas in search of work to cities of opportunity like Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
For the people who do not have any place to go to during the night due to a lack of
resources for them to afford a shelter of any kind and hence, sleep inside bus stops
or footpaths. The intended solution would be an installation that is a transformable
additive to existing bus stops. It would help in increasing the usability for the
current users of bus stops as well as provide separate areas for people to rest in
the night time with a consideration for them leaving as the sun rises. It will induce
a sense of space and shelter for the people who deserve it along with making sure
they don't get "too comfortable" to lie there all day. This will also ensure a sense of
permanence is not encouraged regarding the installation for a user: the product
being public property.
