Re-Envisioning the Elevated: Four Stations on the Astoria Line
Alan Chan (MArch/MUP ’17, BAED ’13)
Alan Chan is an architectural designer with di Domenico + Partners. He received his Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Planning degrees from the University at Buffalo in 2017. Since then, he has worked on several architectural and urban design projects at di Domenico + Partners in Long Island City. His projects range from conceptual planning and prototypical station designs for the Maglev high-speed rail between Washington, D.C., and New York, to currently leading a the community project, the Chinatown Night Market in New York City
Above-ground stations, once the crossroads of neighborhood activity, were walled off from the communities below, beginning in the 1980s. The “Re-Envisioning the Elevated: Four Stations on the Astoria Line” project aimed to return this connection back to the community. Public spaces are now connected visually through elegant, yet simple designs that open each stations’ mezzanine and platform. Organizational strategies consolidate years of accumulated conduit clutter. Art panels serve as exterior walls, elevating public art to the scale of infrastructure and connecting community to transit.
Project Credits: di Domenico + Partners (architect); Skanska (building); AECOM (mechanical/electrical/plumbing & structural engineer); Billings Jackson Design (industrial designer); GG Engineering (electrical engineer); CSA Group New York (mechanical/plumbing engineer & communications); Domingo Gonzalez, Associates (lighting designer); E-J Electric Installation (electrical contractor); Cody Builders (fabricator); Miller Metal Fabrication (fabricator); Garg Consulting Services (structure consultant); Stephen Westfall (30th Avenue Station Collaborating Artist); Maureen McQuillan (36th Avenue Station Collaborating Artist); Sarah Morris (39th Avenue Station Collaborating Artist); Diane Carr (Broadway Station Collaborating Artist)
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