It also houses the longest escalator, at 41 m which stretches from the ticket concourse to the transfer level and takes approximately one minute to travel. The station design by WOHA resolves two conditions needed for the station: allowing a visual connection to the exterior to enhance the travel experience for the commuters, and enabling the station to blend into the landscape in the historic district and park location. A reflection pool, which also acts as the station roof, allows skylight to enter the station, and functions as a landscape element on the surface.
With skylight entering the station, minimal artificial light is required for the station during the day. The natural light allows improvement in way-finding and safety for the commuters. Land Transport Authority. Archived on 19 February Archived on 10 January World Buildings Director. With a single strategy, the design resolves two conflicting requirements — the very deep station required a visual connection to the exterior to enhance the travel experience for the commuters; while the historic district and park location required a station that disappeared into the landscape.
The solution was a station roof that doubles up as a skylight and landscape element — a water covered glass skylight. Viewed from the park, it is a reflection pool, from the station platform, it is an immense skylight.
The design creates delight for both the commuter and visitor to the civic district. The watergarden reflects the historic buildings, increasing their stature and symbolic importance.
The station civil works are on axis with the classical designs of the Art Museum and creates a civic forecourt to the museum, cathedral and library of the Singapore Management University — a consequence of architects leading civil works. The skylight brings light and views deep into the ground, turning a potentially oppressive, labyrinth experience into a clear, direct and exciting journey from the earth to the surface.
The visual connection is also important to avoid panic in the case of an emergency underground, with commuters easily seeing how to exit the station. At all times the destination, whether platform or surface, is visible. The water film circulates over the glass, carrying away the heat that rises to the top of the canyon, and releasing it in evaporative cooling as it tumbles over waterfall walls.
Bras Basah station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points. In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Bras Basah station, rail bridging services also called MRT breakdown shuttle buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Circle Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:. As a Central region station serving the civic districts, Bras Basah station encounters moderate demand levels from visitors to various attractions in the vicinity, as well as students from the Singapore Management University.
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