sofia metro station 20 competition

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sofia metro station 20 competition

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Transport + Infrastructure › Train/Subway

When we think about metro station we always imagine samedark, unlit, uncomfortable, unnatural place. Our concept aims to break this image and to give solution for building metro stations which is closer to man’snaturalenvironment.We tried to build not with bricks and concrete, but withgreeneryand light.
The whole concept is not new but is new regarding metro stations concepts. There is no metro station that uses greeneryand lightas a leitmotif of metro in the exterior and interior of the station. We are actually succeeded to bring realgreeneryand light in the interior and to connect it with the exterior. It is attempt to bring back the natureto Sofia and to start urbanization with implementation of nature where it is least expected. In this way we wanted to create a common space with a unified philosophy. Visual we implemented greenery and light above and below the ground and functionally we succeed to have flow of people without excessive congestion.
Nowadaysenergyis more valuable than ever. Considering the enormous dailyflow of passengerswhich will be generated, we proposed to capture energy from people walking on enters areas via piezo electrics to turn kinetic energy back into potential energy. The concept is to embed piezoelectric crystals in staircases and floor tiles. The advantage of piezoelectric energy is that it is completely clean and renewable and it is in spirit of contemporary urban principal.