HOBART BUS SHELTER
HOBART BUS SHELTER
Can a bus shelter be placemaking?
Client
The City of Hobart
Year
2021
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Location
Hobart
Press
Mond Qu
Sebastian Funke-Kupper
Joshua Salisbury-Carter
Project Team
The ‘~’ (Tilde)
The ‘~’ (Tilde) transportation hub captures Hobart's coastal essence, mirroring the wave's flow and breeze-caressed curtains. It offers wind protection with soft natural materials and local designs that benefit both humans and wildlife, fitting Hobart's hilly landscape with its light touch and narrow profile. Its living canopy blends nature into the urban fabric, with sections designed to expand with the city and accommodate everyone, including power generation and green spaces.
As Hobart's global footprint expands, the ‘~’ serves as a gateway to the digital age, self-sustained with solar power, device charging stations, Wi-Fi, and augmented reality for interactive community engagement and vital travel updates. It's a seamless fusion of the natural and the digital.