# Hill-Buried Transit Hubs This Mogadouro Bus Station Sinks Into its Setting By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-10-12 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mogadouro-bus-station References: [archdaily](http://www.archdaily.com/435272/mogadouro-s-bus-station-cannata-and-fernandes/) & [cannatafernandes](http://cannatafernandes.com/) Think about the bus terminals around your neighborhood -- do they seem to overpower the surrounding urban or suburban environment? The Mogadouro Bus Station in Portugal was designed to blend right in with its location so to not appear as a busy lot of parking slots packed with slow-moving mass transit vehicles. The solution was to bring the coaches down [below the surface](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plan-b-1) by raising the level of the land. A row of bays has been located under full cover so that only the entry and exit of buses really gets noticed from the street. To address the manipulated landscape, Cannatà & Fernandes laid grass down over the [slanted planes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oeiras-house) and constructed a glass box as a [transparent waiting area](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-islands) and entrance for the Mogadouro Bus Station. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Underground Transit Hubs:** Opportunity to design transit hubs that blend seamlessly with their surroundings by incorporating underground spaces. - **Inconspicuous Parking Solutions:** Opportunity to create parking facilities that do not overpower the surrounding urban or suburban environment by hiding them below ground. - **Landscape Integration:** Opportunity to manipulate the landscape to create functional and visually appealing transportation infrastructure. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture and Design:** Innovative architects and designers can capitalize on the trend by creating unique and visually appealing transit hubs. - **Urban Planning:** Urban planners can explore the concept of integrating transportation infrastructure into the natural landscape to enhance the overall cityscape. - **Transportation and Infrastructure:** Transportation and infrastructure industries can explore the development of inconspicuous and eco-friendly transit hubs that seamlessly blend with their surroundings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Glazed Pavilion Landscape Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dongdan-grassland-sea-ruins-station.md) - [Redesigned Unifying Transit Terminals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midtown-bus-terminal.md) - [Multifunctional Transport Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubblic-public.md) - [Mass-Timber Transport Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marengo-multimodal-transport-hub.md) - [Partially Buried Tranquil Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-under-the-ground.md) - [Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metropolitan-station.md) - [Semi-Amphibious Bus Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/estuary-hopper.md) - [Elevating Skybridge Bus Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xferry-bus.md) - [Rebuilt Historic Train Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/train-station-in-the-forest.md)