Project No. 04 — Transit hardware

Flap Gate Redesign

Seven passages in 5.4 metres.

Study Ridlr 2019 Role — Industrial Designer

Flap Gate Redesign. Ridlr, 2019.

A self-directed study asking why a fare gate has to be as wide as it is. Pairing the flaps two-to-a-pedestal narrows each gate to 380 mm, so the same station wall yields more passages and a better commuter flow at peak.

Outcome. Study. Seven passages in a 5.4 metre width — more gates, more passages, better commuter flow.

Gallery

2 figures

**Fig. 01.** The arithmetic of the study — 2-in-1 flap gates at 380 mm, laid out across a 5.4 metre run.

**Fig. 02.** Form variants tested in a row so the change in rhythm is visible at station scale.

Study. Seven passages in a 5.4 metre width — more gates, more passages, better commuter flow.