A bus shelter that is full of design faults. It is an example of mean and tricky design. It could also be called a conceptual design, which means the object has been designed according to notions of the designer rather than according to the traveller’s needs in reality.
This shelter is used in a climate of hot, humid summers and cold windy winters. The glass roof removes any possibility of shade at the hottest time of day when the sun is highest in the sky. The roof is not wide enough to protect passengers from rain as they board a bus. The perforated metal seating elements are not comfortably wide enough for two people. The open glass partitions allow cold air to blow over them on people’s heads and beneath them against people’s legs in winter. The colour of the enamelled steel parts is cold and depressing.
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