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balloon structure
NEWSSTAND structure
bubble Street lamp structure
Electricity Supply
RENDERING
STIMULATION OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Wenda Shen
Left view
Right view
Bird view
1. photovoltaic film
2. helium envelope
3. connection
4. wire rope
5. double-glazing/mirror
6. column
7. light bulb
Counter
Window
Shelf
Door
Window
From the satellite view of the earth, you can see the cities' light is so beautiful, and it's connected between each cities, which i think can be apllied to the connection between the bus stops on a street, so that the bus shelters would not be boring and out of function. As a result, i designed bubble-shaped street lamps equipped near the bus shelters to help luminate the street and make the passengers who would be waiting there feel safe.
Front view
Top view
Bird view
The initial purpose of the bus shelter design was to provide seating and shelter from rain, snow and sunlight in a sustainable and efficient way. As a result, I designed a balloon structure that is inexpensive to build though effective in reflecting the sunlight. The shelter is composed of glass and plastic thus giving the structure a clean and simple appearance.
Air Chamber
(flowing air)
Radiation
Tokyo Dome
Structural Type: Air-supported membrane structure
Function / usage: Stadium / Arena
Built: 1985 - 1988
Status: in use
There are three types of bus shelters, differing in scale as determined by their locations on North Broad Street; the largest of which houses a newsstand with a photovoltaic panel on the roof of the shelter, providing electricity for the newsstand.
During the summer, the sunlight is either reflected or absorbed and stored by the Helium gas contained in the balloon envelope. In winter, the heat is stored in the envelope during the daytime and emitted during the night, warming the space within the shelter.
In an effort to unify the street and the shelters architecturally, bubble shaped street lamps were placed adjacent to the shelters, providing light for safety as well as providing ambience. The bubble lanterns also convey the message that North Broad Street is improving economically and visually, thus enhancing the adjacent neighborhoods as well. At night from the sky, you can see white dotted lines along North Broad street with the bus shelters as communicative social hubs between the lights.
Mushroom bus shelter
Theoreically, the photovoltaic films can generate 1,360,000 kilowatt-hour one year. It is not enough to sustain a public building less than 5000m2 in the city, but a small scale bus shelter like these is more than enough, the photovoltaic films can support 95% of the energy use(newsstand, lamp, LED board, etc).
The bubble lights and the bubble shelters, white and pure, imply hope for institutional and community change.
Photovoltaic films