Belgrano R Train Station

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"Belgrano R" Train Station, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Name	Belgrano R Train Station
Location	Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Authors	Sebastian Sanchez Napal
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Short Introduction to the Area of Study

This case study is located in a residential area of Buenos Aires city.

On work days, a huge amount of people use the station: people who live in the neighbourhood and use the train line to go work downtown and people who live in the suburbs and work in commercial areas near the train station.

The train station and the railway, which run east-westwards, divide the urban plot and neighbourhood into two different areas: South side, mainly formed by maximum three-floor houses inhabited and North side, mainly formed by buildings up to 15 floors.

The station is only used as a circulation area and its vacant spaces’ potential are not exploited. It is also surrounded by public parks from which it has small connection with.

It is important for me because I live one block away, walk by the station every day and use the train station every other day.

Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape

Time frame: October 25 - November 15, 2011

Student activities:

• Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
• Presentation of results

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Exercise 2: Landscape Layers

Time frame: November 15 - 29, 2011

• time based changes and 'landscape biography', and/or:
• topography, open spaces, built, green, traffic and water structures on different layers. *Definition of zones with coherent character
• Description of this character.

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  First historical layer: The railway and station.

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  Second historical layer: The neighbourhood.

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  Third historical layer: Growing up.

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  Fourth historical layer: Modern times.

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  Station influence area and other nearby stations.

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  Nearby parks and its features.

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  Neighbourhood's population density.

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  First Station zoom: General disposition of areas.

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Exercise 3: Behaviour Patterns

Time frame: December 6 - 20, 2011

• How do people behave in this area? How do they use the space? What is important for them?
• Observation of study area, interviews with local people and mapping of use patterns.
• Preparation of short presentation

Please publish your findings here

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  Pedestrian behaviour: Train station's users path, neighbourhood's paths, places where people usually has to stop, places of interest where people goes.

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  Station zoom: Pedestrian behaviour in the station. Paths that users take to get in or out of the station.

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  Traffic behaviour in the area: Main used streets. The railway level crossing streets available are the only ones that are marked, the others do not work as level crossing for cars.

Exercise 4: Communication Concepts

Time frame: December 19, 2011 - January 17, 2012

• Based on the different landscape assessment approaches students will develop a communication concept for their area of study
• Which measures would be necessary for enhancing the awareness for the area?
• Students are free to choose their method.

Please publish your findings here

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