The document describes a student's project to redesign an existing bus stop in India based on ergonomic principles. The student observed the existing bus stop over multiple days, noting problems like uneven dimensions, uncomfortable seating, inefficient space usage, and lack of accessibility. The student then created scale models and plans for an improved design that addressed these issues. The redesign included pushing the bus stop back, adding a ramp, circular ergonomic seats in a range of sizes, lowered steps, and an improved shelter. Through this process, the student gained valuable skills in observation, research, model making and applying ergonomic design principles to public spaces.

1. Ergonomics and Public
SpacesFacilitator :
Manas
To make everything as efficient as possible for human use.
Things that I hadn’t even thought needed to be taken into
consideration.
Since I am thinking of pursuing product, or furniture and
spatial design, I looked forward to it and felt like this was a
valuable skill I could learn.
Firstly,

2. Picking a
place
I needed to pick a place to redesign, a public one
already existing and in frequent use.
I wanted to take a bus stop or a park because I knew a
lot of different people use these places for various
lengths of time.
I picked the Yelahanka 4th
phase bus stop.

3. Observation
Our first assignment was to sit at our
respective places and observe.
I sat at the bus stop for three days in the
week for about 2 hours each.

5. Problems noted
A very basic problem was that the
dimensions on either side of the bus stop
weren’t equal. Manas explained it was
probably a low budget bus stop, so they
probably went by approximations.

7. 21 1/4
78 5/8

8. The seating was uncomfortable. Flat
rods and perpendicular, not
ergonomically made for seating for
longer lengths of time.

9. Inefficient use of space in the bus
stop.

10. Steps not ergonomically done just
unevenly cut into stone. Absence of
ramp.

11. Inadequate shelter against rain and
wind.

12. Plan
The ratio I chose was 1:10. So I scaled down and
made numerous plans and changes.
All measurements made according to Indian Anthropometry
by Debkumar.

15. Final PLan
Bus stop pushed back into the
pavement by 30 inches.
Ramp along left vertical width of bus
stop with safety divisions/ridges.
Circular bus seats of 5th, 25th, 75th and
95th percentile.
Steps along whole front of bus stop 6
inch.
Height of bus stop above ground : 12
inches.
Ergonomically made seats. 50
percentile.
Slight incline in back rest (10 inch
thick)

17. Final model
My scale was 1:10.
Changes made to roof, railing, seats, steps, ramp,
height of bus stop.

26. reflection
I got a lot from this course that I am sure I will use in
the future. The book that Manas gave us as a
reading and reference will be invaluable in regard
to Indian ergonomics.
I feel like my model making skills are getting better
and researching and talking to people were other
skills that I felt like were honed during this course.
I made a few mistakes during the length of this
course but it helped me realize where I could go
wrong, a valuable lesson in itself and I learned
from my classmates as well.