Metro Glass Canopy Prototype

Designed for placement over street escalators at 46 Metro stations in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia, this competition entry proposes a light-weight cabriolet-style glass and steel structure composed of mostly planar segments that together form a gracefully curved canopy. The form rises up to pedestrians at street level and, echoing the escalators below, descends towards the back to disperse rainwater to grade. The radial portal frame structure allows ready installation atop the existing granite parapets.

Architectural drawing of a transportation station with a large sloped roof, an escalator, and a separate structure with a solar panel-covered roof.
A city street scene with parked cars, a pedestrian crossing, street signs, and a large office building in the background. There is a sign for L'Enfant Plaza Station and bus stop. An artistic rendering of a staircase or platform with the station name is overlayed in the foreground.

View toward Rear of Canopy

A photo of a city bus stop with a large shelter, designed as an outline drawing overlaid on a real photo. The shelter has a curved roof and transparent panels, with a sign indicating it's for the L'Enfant Plaza Station. Several people are walking near the shelter, and a pigeon is on the ground. Buildings and parked cars are visible in the background.

Approach View (L’Enfant Plaza Station)

Hand-drawn sketches of various furniture pieces, including tables, workbenches, and a desk with wheels, on lined notebook paper.

Concept Sketches

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