Stationed
A reimagined Shake Shack that merges transit, cultural critique, and architectural storytelling.
Stationed is a conceptual redesign of the iconic Shake Shack kiosk in Madison Square Park, developed as part of a NYSID MFA-1 Studio I project. This proposal forms part of a speculative urban intervention—a bus route that connects New York City’s most renowned cultural institutions, including the MoMA, the Met, the Guggenheim, the Whitney, and the New Museum.
At the core of the project is a desire to honor and expand upon the 2004 design by James Wines, founder of SITE, whose work challenged architectural norms through humor, environmental awareness, and social critique. Wines’ original kiosk blurred the line between infrastructure and art, using the language of fast food and signage to make a statement about consumerism, ecology, and public space.
This redesign preserves that ethos, while introducing a new typology: a hybrid between a bus stop, food kiosk, and micro-museum. Here, transit becomes a moment for reflection. Architecture becomes both utility and cultural commentary.
Design Objectives
Programmatic Intersection
Integrates transportation infrastructure with leisure and education, creating a seamless convergence of movement, nourishment, and narrative.Environmental Dialogue
Retains green roofing and park integration, enhancing porosity, visibility, and accessibility without compromising intimacy.Architectural Critique
Uses form, materiality, and signage to build on Wines’ tradition of architectural storytelling — at once functional, familiar, and quietly provocative.
Stationed exists between destinations, between disciplines, between moments. It offers more than shelter or service. It invites the public to pause, engage, and reconsider the spaces in which we wait, move, and gather. It is architecture in motion — and at rest.
Client: Academic Conceptual Project
Year: 2024
Typology: Urban Pavilion, Public Infrastructure, Cultural Intervention
