Tubedex
Bus Station for Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Tubedex, a new bus stop designed for post industrial cities, draws inspiration from industrial pipes and gives it a modern aesthetic by deconstructing this iconic element while preserving traces of industrial history. The design uses an interactive interface to ensure high recognition while clearly displaying real time bus information, significantly enhancing the user experience. Tubedex not only continues the industrial memory of the city, but also breathes new life into public facilities through innovative design.
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Unique Properties
Tubedex, a new form of bus station, designed for post-industrial cities. Its uniqueness lies in the deconstructed expression of industrial circular tube elements in its appearance, trying to capture the extension and elegance of its shape semantics. The innovative eye-catching and beautiful interactive interface brings more transparent bus operation information to the public and gives more intuitive visual expression of information. Bring more innovative attempts to urban public facilities.
Tags
Bus Station, Interaction, Smart City, Modular, Quantitative
Production Technology
We chose brushed stainless steel as the main material of Tubedex, which is strong and reliable, but also brings the unique texture of the metal reflected from different angles. Strong solar panels above the ceiling provide energy for the products, while a combination of luminous leds and frosted glass provide light for the citizens below. The whole product is divided into universal body parts and cast connectors and combined with screws to find a balance between economy and aesthetics.
Design Challenge
The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a reasonable way in it’s appearance which is satisfying in function at the beginning. After a certain number of sketching and discussing of our project, we finally find the proper selection which achieves the desired effect.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2025 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in March 2025 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow
Tubedex's interactive interface is divided into standard screen and 16:9 screen. The standard provides real-time data such as time, weather and full load rate. According to the passenger density data of each vehicle and passenger data of each platform, the data is counted and sorted under the strategy of smart city, and the expected arrival full load rate is finally calculated for visual presentation. The 16:9 screen combines the first two. Information classification is sorted according to the importance of the user journey, achieving a complete logic from user needs to information transfer to entity interaction.
Research
As the concept of smart cities continues to gain popularity, the Internet of Things has changed People's Daily lives. At present, major cities are actively promoting the wisdom of public transport systems, and improving the limitations of existing public transport systems has been developing towards universality. The existing bus service system has several problems waiting to be solved, such as rigid information transmission, opacity, and one-way interaction. The design team decided to re-explore the interactive value of bus stations in public space from the perspective of informatization, wisdom and art. That's the beginning of Tubedex.
Inspiration
The shape of Tubedex is inspired by the industrial pipes that can be seen everywhere in post-industrial cities. Inspired by the epitome of this urban cultural symbol, we try to preserve the traces and memories of industrial city clusters and try to eliminate the bad stereotypes inherent in traditional industrial cities. The main color of the interactive interface is bold red, ensuring recognition while conforming to the color inspiration of bravery, aggressiveness and efficiency.
Image Credits
Image #1: Designer Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Shen Linchuan, Xue Bomu, Wang Xi 2025 Image #2: Designer Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Shen Linchuan, Xue Bomu, Wang Xi 2025 Image #3: Designer Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Shen Linchuan, Xue Bomu, Wang Xi 2025 Image #4: Designer Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Shen Linchuan, Xue Bomu, Wang Xi 2025 Image #5: Designer Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Shen Linchuan, Xue Bomu, Wang Xi 2025
Project Overview
Tubedex Bus Station has been a Bronze winner in the Street Furniture Design award category in the year 2024 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Wenkai Xue was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2025, a testament to excellence of their work Tubedex Bus Station.
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