TRANSIT CENTER, NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE
Napa, CA | Complete
The new Transit Center at Napa Valley College was a major component of an expansion, reconfiguration, and landscaping of the campus main parking lot. The Transit Center provides a safe, efficient means for accommodating the rapidly increasing number of students, staff, and faculty utilizing public transit.
The college goals for the Center included providing weather-protected waiting areas for transit riders in a convenient location, a clear and accessible pedestrian pathway to the center of campus, and a recognizable point of entry feature visible from the adjacent Napa-Vallejo Highway.
These goals provided an opportunity to take a simple utilitarian feature like a bus stop, and turn it into an expression reflecting the overall expansion and upgrade of the campus. The materials utilized, such as exposed structural steel, aluminum storefront, and concrete emulate the architecture of the college’s new major buildings. The prominent “NVC” logo on the structure signals the college identity to passing motorists.
The Center connects to a wide promenade leading to the main campus, utilizing speed tables and generous landscaping to reinforce the pedestrian safety and comfort.