Eco Factor: Sustainable bus station proposed to minimize energy consumption.
Austin-Smith: Lord has proposed a sustainable bus station for Stoke-on-Trent city, which utilizes natural ventilation and illumination to reduce energy consumed by artificial systems. Working in collaboration with several other engineering firms and architects, the Austin-Smith: Lord team recently became runner-up in the high profile competition.
The team re-analyzed the earlier feasibility work carried out on the site in order to see if it was possible to meet the operational capacity requirements without using the Drive in Reverse out layouts contained therein. Apart from the innovative operational form, the team proposed a thin concrete curved shell-like canopy that provides shelter from rain and snow while meeting sustainable aspirations through use of natural ventilation, rainwater harvesting and air-source heat pumps.
Via: Arch Daily
