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COMPUTATIONAL WAITING SPACE
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Designing a Waiting Space at Borivali East Railway Station
The design process for my waiting space began with a site visit to Borivali East Railway Station, where the primary task was to document whatever you saw happening om the site.
I recorded observations such as vehicular
movement, parking zones, pause points,
transition spaces, distances between
individuals, crowd density, and flow
patterns .These
observations became the foundation for
identifying suitable site locations where
a waiting space could be meaningfully
integrated .Once the specific mini-site
was chosen from the larger railway
station context,
Once the specific mini-site was chosen from the larger railway station context, I translated my observations into computational logic diagrams. These diagrams explored how people naturally navigate urban obstacles and varying terrains. For example, I analyzed how footpath height differences forced people to adjust their movement, or how the presence of a column or pole altered pedestrian trajectories, creating arc-like deviations around the obstruction.
These insights helped shape the conceptual framework for the design.
Building on this computational logic, I derived the form of the waiting space, ensuring it responded to the actual patterns of use and movement on-site. Alongside form exploration, I studied construction details and joineries, learning how different materials interact—such as RCC slabs connecting to steel columns, roofing techniques, and the role of slabs in defining usable shelter.
The design process culminated in developing a 3D model in Rhinoceros (Rhino), where the spatial qualities, materiality, and joinery details of the waiting space were visualized. This final representation, supported by both site-based logic and computational diagrams, reflects an integration of observation, analysis, form generation, and construction understanding.
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