HorizontalCirculation

The first is that it be adequate in size. Pennsylvania Station in New Yorkis an excellent example of a spacious, broad and direct circulation; second is that of directness. A good circulation plan should work well in either direction; third requirement in circulation design is that points of converging traffic must be expressed. This is especially important in the design of facilities for rapid exits; fourth and last requirement in circulation design is that changes in level  must be clearly expressed. The architect can choose among several treatments to express the change in level.

The three examples mentioned in the podcast to illustrate different horizontal circulation patterns are: The Pennsylvania station in New York, The Centrosoyus building in Moscow and the Palais de Justice in Paris.



