fernando suárez corchete completes concrete bus station in seville

fernando suárez corchete has completed the design of estepa bus station in the spanish city of seville. topped with a concrete canopy, the scheme includes five bays for parked buses, as well as a ticket office and café. the sloping site has a profound height difference of almost three meters (10 feet) between its opposing corners, a characteristic that would later inform the realized building.

all images by fernando alda

the design team began the project by carrying out an extensive analysis of the area, including its flow of traffic. configured as an island inserted within the existing urban fabric, suárez corchete’s design seeks to caters to the needs of both pedestrians and vehicles. for example, as the site is positioned next to a busy junction, it was important to situate the station’s vehicular entrance and exit as far from the roundabout as possible.

estepa bus station is located in the spanish city of seville

a concrete roof punctured with large skylights covers the terminal and its platforms at the lower edge of the site. meanwhile, oriented towards the busy street, a metallic lattice that displays the station’s name, offers lighting and cross ventilation from the south. a ramp providing pedestrian access negotiates the change in topography.

topped with a concrete canopy, the scheme includes five bays for parked buses

the organization of the platforms not only allows passengers to board and disembark easily, but also creates small outdoor waiting areas. within the terminal itself, a simple layout places the ticket office and cafeteria at opposite ends of the structure, with the waiting room positioned between them. consequently, the building remains open to the platforms, and receives additional southern illumination as a result of the pedestrian ramp.

the design seeks to caters to the needs of both pedestrians and vehicles

a concrete roof punctured with large skylights covers the terminal and its platforms

the sloping site has a profound height difference of almost three meters

a rippling elevation is oriented towards the busy street

the façade offers lighting and cross ventilation from the south

the metallic lattice displays the station’s name

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project info:

name: estepa bus station
location: seville, spain
architects: fernando suárez corchete, lorenzo muro álvarez, maría pilar casado villa
technical architects: víctor baztán cascales, antonio garcía gonzález
collaborators: ana boranieva
client: agencia de obra púbica de la junta de andalucía (regional government)
construction: trafisa – construcción civil y medioambiental
photography: fernando alda

address
: avenida de andalucía 177. 41560 estepa (sevilla – españa)
dates: june 2009 – february 2016
construction budget: 510.272,10 euros
terminal building area: 260,65 sqm
pedestrian access area: 298,32 sqm
docks & platforms area: 1.951,03 sqm

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