Bike Racks

At first I placed standard bike racks from archiCAD. This looked very standard and obviously place from a generic library.  So I sketched out some ideas for a bike rack based on the Brisbane river and the organic nature of my structure. I narrowed it down to 3 options and finally chose option 3. 

I sketched option 3 to lock 2 bikes, but then thought bikers often like to chain their wheels and frame too. So I have allowed 1 bike per bike stand.

The render below shows the bike racks in context.

Slice Through Animation

I tried a slice through my model to explain how different roofs and levels have been created. The quality is not very good so I will have to render at a higher resolution. 

Sketch Section

This is a section of my terminal. Although this is not what it looks like now, i drew this as a starting point to put some of my ideas on paper. The connection shooting out the top is to link it to the other developments in the tutorial. I did not develop this idea as i was not too sure if it was necessary and weather it would fit with other's proposals. 

The section does explain my design with 2 roofs. one large external roof, over an internal structure that can be locked or used for commercial / facilities for the terminal. 

Defining Space

I looked at some possible services and commercial opportunities to include in my ferry terminal. This plan shows the ground floor plan of my ferry terminal. The passage in the middle is to allow a smooth flow of people through the structure to the ferry loading area. 


The large bike facility is to allow a bike company to set up a shop at the terminal that can also service/fix bikes while bikers are at work. Showers and lockers have also been provided making it easier for more people to ride bikes. Large number of bike parking spaces have been provided outside the bike shop. With some negotiation, members of the bike shop could possible ride the ferry for free as they will probably only be traveling one or two stops to the CBD.