NINE ELECTROTERMINALS ACROSS CHILE
2024
Public Competition: Second Prize
Architect: Santiago Valdivieso - Pablo Rojas Bötnner - Diego Miranda - Mas Fernandez Architects
Location: Various locations, Chile.
Structural Engineer: Jorge Tobar
Collaborators: Nelson Hochstetter, Maria Jesus Lagos, Catalina Briones, Matias Moya, Claudio Deocares, Leonardo Liñan.
REDEFINING URBAN INFRAESTRUCTURE . Electroterminals in Chile represent more than just charging points for electricbuses; they are pivotal in modernizing public mobility and promoting sustainability. Positioned in peripheral areas, they aim to revitalize communities and integrate innovative technology with architectural design, fostering a more harmonious relationship between infrastructure and its surroundings.
Equipped with photovoltaic solar panels, electroterminals ensure a continuous energy supply while reducing dependence on non-renewable sources. Natural wastewater treatment through phytoremediation gardens enhances ecological balance, integrates with the landscape, and minimizes conventional infrastructure needs. These green spaces also mitigate urban heat islands and improve environmental quality.
The use of lightweight, recyclable materials like aluminum and steel ensures durability and efficiency. Modular components enable rapid construction, reducing environmental impact and ensuring adaptability across diverse locations.
Electroterminals prioritize universal accessibility and safe, equitable spaces. Landscaping with native species enhances environmental integration and revitalizes underdeveloped areas, making them catalysts for local development. This sustainable approach demonstrates how infrastructure can serve as a transformative tool, blending mobility, ecology, and urban renewal to build a more inclusive and resilient future.
Electroterminals in Chile: Redefining Urban Infrastructure
Electroterminals in Chile represent more than just charging points for electricbuses; they are pivotal in modernizing public mobility and promotingsustainability. Positioned in peripheral areas, they aim to revitalize communitiesand integrate innovative technology with architectural design, fostering a more harmonious relationship between infrastructure and its surroundings.
Renewable Energy and Environmental Management
Equipped with photovoltaic solar panels, electroterminals ensure a continuousenergy supply while reducing dependence on non-renewable sources. Natural wastewater treatment through phytoremediation gardens enhances ecologicalbalance, integrates with the landscape, and minimizes conventional infrastructureneeds. These green spaces also mitigate urban heat islands and improveenvironmental quality.
Sustainability and Materials
The use of lightweight, recyclable materials like aluminum and steel ensuresdurability and efficiency. Modular components enable rapid construction, reducing environmental impact and ensuring adaptability across diverse locations.
Accessibility and Community Integration
Electroterminals prioritize universal accessibility and safe, equitable spaces. Landscaping with native species enhances environmental integration and revitalizes underdeveloped areas, making them catalysts for local development. This sustainable approach demonstrates how infrastructure can serve as a transformative tool, blending mobility, ecology, and urban renewal to build a more inclusive and resilient future.