Hierarchical identity and space; a study on long surviving railway station interior in sri lanka.

Abstract

The visual interpretations of railway interior in Sri Lanka continue to maintain its timeworn fashion only with minor changes while infrastructure and furniture design in the rest of the world, experience rapid transformation. This study has investigated interior of twenty railway stations located on the Main Line (Colombo - Badulla) and also has been interviewed with the staff who use this furniture. Moreover, these studies argue the design particulars of the furniture extremely connected to the hierarchy of the staff, within the station.