Lake Erie Transit Transfer Station

Monroe, Michigan

Project:

New Facility,  2,400 SF

 

The Lake Erie Transit Authority (LETA) wanted to establish a new transfer station on an existing bus line along busy Telegraph Road in Monroe, Michigan.  An open and inviting, yet secure structure was developed that would become a visual landmark while driving on Telegraph Road.

Generous landscaping provides a lush foreground for the building and contrasts advantageously against the hardness of Telegraph Road. 

 

The building needs to shelter the patrons as they transfer buses, often for a short stay between rides.  Moving from the street to the interior, the overhanging, sloped canopy of the building provides a transition from the large scale of the buses to the human scale of the user.

 

Safety and utility were foremost in the design and choice of materials - helping provide a maintenance-free environment for staff, yet details - such as glazed brick, expanses of glazing and custom steel seating, establish a refined lasting image, supporting LETA’s standing in the community.

 

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