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Design for Integration: As a crucial part of a city’s infrastructure bus stops are necessary and typically an off-the-shelf solution to providing shelter while waiting for the bus. The built design stands in direct contrast to this model. The SmART Stop #2 provides for utility, beauty, and delight in an underserved part of the city that is culturally rich in its own right.
Design for Equitable Community: This project improves the user experience by creating a more comfortable bus stop designed with community and rider input in our final design.
Design for Ecology: The bus stop is located on an urban, shadeless street. The design adds a shade structure designed around the movement of the sun. Additionally, the green roof reintroduces nature to the site.
Design for Water: The green roof helps offset the paving below, captures rainwater, and removes the runoff from the already overloaded municipal storm system.
Design for Integration: The building is purposefully located to provide guests a full experience of the site with clear views of the property’s rolling hills, natural pond, and Kentucky Whiskey warehouses in the distance. You can begin to understand the idea of building and landscape becoming part of the same story.
Designing for Resources: Safer material selections from the interior finish materials to spray-in cavity insulation achieve the goal of reducing off gassing and chemical air contaminants. Material sourcing has been chosen to encourage local trades and materials. Solar panels will reduce the need for electricity powering the building systems.
Designing for Wellness: South facing windows and skylights optimize daylighting throughout the building. Gradient amber glazing film provides protection from high summer heat gain while allowing the lower winter sun to warm the interior space. The rural siting and natural vegetation aids in carbon dioxide reduction in the atmosphere. These natural opportunities coupled with a high quality air filtration system limit airborne contaminants. Copper door handles provide antimicrobial benefits augmenting the entirely touch-free restrooms.
Designing for Water: Indoor water efficiency is achieved by the use of low-flow, dual-flush toilets; automatic faucets; and WaterSense kitchen fixtures and appliances. Outdoor water use is reduced by using native, local plants and trees that do not require a permanent irrigation system. Water produced by rain and mechanical condensate is collected and reused as landscaping irrigation.