Power Station
Architectural and urban design projects that reimagine power stations and energy infrastructure as community spaces.
Power stations represent critical infrastructure that shapes urban environments and landscapes. This topic explores how designers approach the transformation and repurposing of these facilities, considering their environmental impact, spatial potential, and role within broader urban systems.
The community examines projects that convert former power infrastructure into mixed-use destinations, integrate ecological strategies into energy facilities, and design new stations that balance industrial function with public benefit. Work ranges from botanical interventions and green retrofits to complete adaptive reuse schemes that serve surrounding communities.
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View all 60 journalsSanjay Puri Architects Wraps a Jaipur Office Tower in Capsule-Shaped Green Terraces
Near Jaipur Airport, a nine-level commercial building uses stacked planter modules and aluminium screens to fight 40°C heat.
Sanjay Puri Architects Wraps a Jaipur Office Tower in Capsule-Shaped Green Buffers
A nine-level climate-responsive workplace near Jaipur Airport uses stacked planter terraces and aluminium screens to fight 40°C heat.
Three Studios Turn a Former Heliport in Kochi into a Botanical Roadside Station
Makino's Roadside Station in Sakawa, Japan, channels 5,000 cypress pieces and curved timber trusses to honor the father of Japanese botany.
Simplex Architecture Steps a Seoul Mid-Rise Tower to Negotiate Between Low-Rise Commerce and High-Rise Housing
In Seocho-dong, a gridded stone tower of terraces and sunken courtyards mediates between two radically different urban scales.