DiscoverDesign.org is produced by the

BIKE SHELTER

By Chuy619 | M Design a school bike shelter | 2012 Newhouse | Chicago Public High School students

Curious about the instructions for this bike shelter design problem? >>

Show Hide

Welcome Chicago Public High School students!
These are the instructions for entering a project in Division 6 for the 2012 Newhouse Architecture Competition.

Bike racks and bike rider amenities are given little attention when schools are planned, and bike riders have little infrastructure support for their choice to ride to work or school.

In order to support healthy lifestyles we are asking you to design a bike shelter that will provide safe and secure storage, protection from Chicago weather (year around), and some amenities that would be helpful for bike riders to have when they reach school.

The project will either replace your existing bike storage area OR you can find a new location that would better serve the school. You must identify and justify the new location (eg. - visibility is better, or there is more room to maneuver).

Check out the video below to get inspiration: 

 

 

What should I upload in this Overview step?

Write a short description of the problems you will be trying to solve in designing a new bike shelter for your school.

Millennium Park Bike Station, Chicago

Explore the great bike facility in downtown Chicago that supports people who are using bicycles to get to work and for recreation.

Curie high school is a big building but there is one problem it’s overcrowded. There is three major ways how to get to the school. CTA, transportation by car, and by walking. When its time for the students to arrive at the school. The Pulaski Avenue gets very crowded in the morning and in the evening. It would be a great project for the Curie high school students and for the community!
Many accidents can occur when there are a lot of cars in the streets. If the Curie has a bike-shelter they would have a better way to improve your fitness. It would create a better and new way for transportation. For the ones who get a ride to the school the gas price would go up and the students would have no other choice then to walk to school. The CTA is charging more and more for the transit cards. They are bringing the prices up little by little!
The room is used currently for in-school suspension. That room has a very large area and potential to store the bikes under security watch. The persons that take the bikes for better transportation are afraid that they might still their bikes. But inside of the private property they have no right to steel others bikes. The room would have security cameras in case for the persons that want to do something bad that would affects the people’s way of transportation.
We can create a better place for the community and for the school. This would help reduce the prizes of the gas for drop off kids. If someone works and leaves his or her bike on the street. It would be safer if they leave it in the Curie high school bike shelter. Then when they come for work they can stop by and pick up their bike.
This project would have a good impact in the community around Curie High school. The only way the project would have a great impact is if the community would say yes and help out in the project! The bike shelter would be a great advantage for the students in Curie High school and neighborhoods.

Comments

Check your post for grammatical errors. You need pictures and sketches. Not enough information thus far. Remember sketches should be under the Brainstorming tab, and pictures under Collecting Information.

By pmjoanes, Educator at 01:32 pm, 16 April 2012

For your Final grade under these two tabs, we could use a little more information, There probably should be more than just two sketches. Aso, you need to check your spelling , when you summarize.

By pmjoanes, Educator at 10:31 am, 24 April 2012

Just a friendly reminder, you must upload photos and text for each step of the design process to be eligible for judging in the competition. Good luck!

By lstamatkin, Architect at 11:21 am, 14 May 2012

Curious about the instructions for this bike shelter design problem? >>

Show Hide

In the Collect Info step of the design process, you try to gather as much information as possible about your school's existing bike storage facilities, along with the students and staff who will use it.  You can't propose new solutions until you figure out and document what the existing problems are.

Try This

  • Do a site visit of your bicycle parking facilities and make notes, sketches, and take photographs. Note conditions that are unsafe, unsecure, or that are less than ideal.
  • Look at other schools or public facilities to determine good / bad examples of how bikes are stored and if anything is done to accommodate riders needs when they get off their bike.
  • Interview bike users and ask them what they would like to have in a bike shelter at their school or place of work.   
  • Calculate the number of bikes that park over a week, also inquire if bikes are registered with the main office and if so how many are registered with the school.
  • Do an analysis at different times of the day and week and create an analysis with average usage and high / low points. Also determine if there are more bikes at the beginning of the week or end of the week.
  • Measure and draw the existing bike parking area and locate and note existing structures such as fencing, bike rack (notate the type and material), show the size of a bike and its clearances on the plan. Include dimensions.

What should I upload in this Collect Info step?

Consider uploading photos, a short video, and a site plan drawing of the existing bike storage areas at your school.

City of Chicago Bike Program

The City of Chicago has lots of information about biking in the city. You can also learn about the Bike 2015 Plan to make biking an integral part of daily life in Chicago.

Chuy619's work for the Collect Information step:

Summary
The thing i did to start the project of the bike shelter was the i went to the site. i took pictures of the site.
I conducted a survey among the students and community around the school. The question was: If...
0 comments
this is the size of the room. is is a large room for just to use it for in-schhol suspension or for...
0 comments
this is the windows that are in the room. the windos are located in the top of the walls. this can...
0 comments
this is the room that can be use for the bike shelter. This is a large room and is a wate of space...
0 comments
the room has a large area and it would be good to use it in as a bike shelter.
0 comments
This doors would be a good storage for the tools that are needed for the bike repair.
0 comments
this is the enterance of the bike shelter. thr students can dropp of their bikes and continue to...
0 comments

Curious about the instructions for this bike shelter design problem? >>

Show Hide

In the Brainstorm Ideas step of the design process, you put some early ideas down on paper that show what you've found in the Collect Info step. 

Try This

  • As you are observing and making notes think about how your bike shelter is taking shape. Make side notes of where new elements may go or how you would change what is currently in place.
  • Take note of unsafe conditions or conditions that do not make sense (For example, bicycles sticking out into a sidewalk or people having difficulty parking their bikes).
  • Sit and study photographs of your site visit. If you can print and write comments of what you remember and note where you might change things and how.

Test

What should I upload in this Brainstorm Ideas step?

Consider uploading hand sketches or a quick study model of all your first ideas. You can scan these drawings or take photos of your model.

Bike Sharing

Some cities, including Chicago, have a bike sharing program where you can rent a bike for quick trips. Learn more about this mode of transit.

 

Chuy619's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:

Summary
I skectched ideas when they showed me the room I was going to work on. I imagined it like this.....
0 comments
My space for the bike shelter at my school exceeds 1000ft. The space that I chose is currently...
0 comments
This is the 3D sketch of how the room would look like with the bike wrek would be installed...
0 comments
This is an idea of how the bike racks wpuld be installed in the room.
0 comments
In this picture you can see my design of the bike rack in 3D. The bike rack would have two levels...
0 comments
In this picture you can see my design of the bike rack in 3D. The bike rack would have two levels...
0 comments

Curious about the instructions for this bike shelter design problem? >>

Show Hide

In the Develop Solutions step, your rough ideas come together with drawings and models that can show others your solutions for a new bike shelter.

Try This

  • Try out different ideas and save each “version”. You do not want to lose a good idea later!  Other people viewing your project - other students around the country, your teacher, and mentors - want to see how your ideas have changed over time. This means that while you're working on your digital model, you’ll want to be sure to keep re-saving it with a new file name every few days as you work through the steps.
  • Make a list of your ideas and associated sketches, or practice models. For your final upload you will want to write a short but effective paragraph of your process and what you found. This will inform the direction you will take for the final solution.
  • Show your ideas to your teacher and peers for some feedback. You can also review your progress with the test group you may have interviewed and test whether your design would meet their needs or address their concerns. Learn from the feedback you receive and incorporate into your final design solution.
  • Review your design and test it against your own observations and review that it has met the project requirements. Did it meet the expectations of the end users that you spoke to?
  • Do not leave work for the last minute! Going through a detailed design process requires time to gather information, develop ideas, and make improvements. This is difficult or impossible if you try to pull everything together a week before your project is due. Projects that are researched, developed, and well executed will always stand out!


 

 

What should I upload in this Develop Solutions step?

Consider uploading an image of your rough digital model. An axonometric or perspective view, with people, will help others understand the scale of your bike shelter.

Chuy619's work for the Develop Solutions step:

Summary
This is the model I want to make it out of the bike shleter project. The room is an existing room that is currently used as a in-school suspencion.
this is a floor plan in sketch up
1 comment
This is a sketch up that includes the windows of the room that is used as a light saver energy....
0 comments
This is the sketch up with the bike racks.
0 comments

Curious about the instructions for this bike shelter design problem? >>

Show Hide

The final step of the design process is to create more finished drawings that illustrate your ideas to others. Remember, your explanation text, and the types of drawings, images, and models you share need to tell the whole story of your project to someone who may or may not have ever visited your school.

Be sure that you understand and meet all schedule deadlines and project data submission requirements.  

The Newhouse Competition judges will be evaluating your design project on:

  • The creativity of the final solution.
  • If you have included all studies, observations, data, and calculations utilized for determining capacities, design considerations, and scale of final project.
  • How well you showed the design process through sketches, notes, pictures, etc.
  • How well your projects incorporates the following components:

    Secure bike storage using common bike parking structures (bike racks), or some type of creative structure that is an “improvement” to what is currently installed and utilized at the school.

    Shelter from the weather – it can be enclosed or partially enclosed.

    Basic amenities: clean up or private shower facilities, personal lockers, small food kiosk or beverage bar, considerations for self performing bike maintenance, bike storage, information board(s).

    Consideration for use at all hours and seasons.

 

What should I upload in this Final Design step?

Consider uploading final hand or digital renderings, images of your finished model, or your finished digital model (as a DWF file).

Chuy619's work for the Final Design step:

Summary
After modifying the bike shelter with several changes, the bike shelter would include bike racks all over the perimeter, two rooms that would be in charge of fixing the bikes.
This is the current site plan of the school
0 comments
This is the site plan of the school. It includes the actual size of the bike shelter room. The room...
0 comments

Earn Skill Badges

Click here to learn more!

Recent Activity

See All Activity

Twitter Feed