Bicycle station
Cesano Maderno, Italy
2014
Architectural design: Carlo Ezechieli
Consultants: Systematica Srl (Mobiity&Transportatiion Studies)
Cesano Maderno, Italy
2014
Architectural design: Carlo Ezechieli
Consultants: Systematica Srl (Mobiity&Transportatiion Studies)
The project for
a bicycle “smart mobility” station is a relatively unprecedented design task.
The design path therefore went through a deep space planning process that led
to a “system” - easily manageable by one person only - made of a central
enclosed storage space, directly connected with a tune-up/shop area, beverages
and food vending machines room, and various secondary facilities (storage,
lockers, toilet etc.). The building is a mirror box that actually disappears
during the day, reflecting the bikes parked around it, and at night it becomes
a transparent “lantern” revealing its
content.
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