Sustainable bus shelter

Bus stop powered by solar energy

bus shelter, with a roof made of translucent solar panels. This design intervention gives to the people sense of spaciousness and providing clean energy at the same time.

San Isidro, Buenos Aires

These bus stop shelters was designed to incorporate lighting, USB sockets for recharging devices and backlight information and / or advertising areas powered by solar energy.
The solar energy is captured by translucent photovoltaic panels that serve as the shelter's roof. The main panels characteristic gives a great protection and improve their visual field and avoid the feeling of confinement that would be caused by a totally opaque roof.