water stop bus station by wei-hsin lai from usa

According to the study from the University of Manchester, a mere 10 percent increase in the amount of green space in built-up centers would reduce urban surface temperatures by as much as four degrees Celsius. It shows that how important the green space is in the city. Therefore, this design is to rebuild the bus station to be a water conservation center. The more conserved water we have, the more green space we can get. The bus station could be an appropriate space to add the green ground because of the big amount. In order to utilize the water resource effectively, we can collect rain water by the bus station and irrigate the green ground by the water. To complete a water circulation, the rain water can be collected by the leaf shade, go through the pipe, simply clean by the bio-filter, store in the bench, and be used on the irrigation and cooling the heat. People can release the water when they sit on the bench and see how much remains in the tank by the glass window. Also, the bus station provides people an opportunity to get closer with the water conservation system and feel about it. That is the educational side of this design. Moreover, the material all build by the waste plastic and metal.