Taxi rank redesign project Exterior Development

For my design of Preston's Pottery Wheel, I reflected the unique mix of brutalist architecture; using large surface areas of concrete and smoothed edges that the bus station uses so that it still has it’s connection to the original site. Although, I’ve added large windows to let in a lot of natural light and wanted to add more nature and break up the grey concrete with a bit more colour by suggesting grass growing not only around the building but on the roof level for people to enjoy a safe clean place to relax in warmer weather.

Unfortunately concrete produces quite a lot of CO2 emissions when being made from the heating and thermal decomposition process. With that said, it is such a sturdy material that, like the bus station, will stand strong for so many years without major damage, and so if it lasts for such a long time it may not impact the environment any more than cheaper materials being used and having to be repaired many times, wasting materials and using up more energy. To combat the impact in the further, the windows are solar powered so that less non-renewable energy sources are needed, especially in summer.