hubbub: a transit hub for middlebury, vt
With the town beginning construction on a new Amtrak station to connect Middlebury, VT, Burlington, VT, and Albany, NY, the senior thesis class was assigned to create a transit hub with a secondary function in either Middlebury or Burlington.
My design in Middlebury combined the normal program of a transit hub with a social services agency/waystation for the homeless or unemployed. While the addition of new rail service adds a regional relevancy to each of these three towns, I wanted to highlight the importance of local issues as well. Having witnessed the rapid social and economic development of the town as well as the growing community tensions, my design aimed to put into conversation the college's relationship with the town and highlight the people that are forgotten but most impacted by these changes.
My design in Middlebury combined the normal program of a transit hub with a social services agency/waystation for the homeless or unemployed. While the addition of new rail service adds a regional relevancy to each of these three towns, I wanted to highlight the importance of local issues as well. Having witnessed the rapid social and economic development of the town as well as the growing community tensions, my design aimed to put into conversation the college's relationship with the town and highlight the people that are forgotten but most impacted by these changes.