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FINALIST of Archi-Hack: Gas Station

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Archi-Hack: Gas Station

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Team

Name: Choi Jinwoo

Instagram: choi_jinu___

Nationality: South Korea

Institution / Company: Hanyang University Graduate School of Architecture

Name: Na Seungmin

Instagram: nnnn_asm29

Nationality: South Korea

Institution / Company: Hanyang University Graduate School of Architecture

This project focuses on the unique characteristics of gas station locations, which have long symbolized fossil fuels. Traditional gas stations are strategically distributed along road networks with business viability in mind, ensuring uniform placement and excellent accessibility due to their open spaces and prime urban locations.

We believe that these characteristics can transform gas stations into spaces of rest, both physically and mentally, within the city. In the densely built urban environment, former gas stations can be partially converted into green spaces. People will connect their electric vehicles to the charger, take off their shoes, and enter the building through a wooden platform. Amidst the busyness of urban life, they will have the opportunity to relax and engage in various activities such as meditation, religious gatherings, exhibitions, and other programs.

Additionally, due to their strategic locations, former gas stations will become key transportation hubs in the future. They will serve as transition points where people shift from walking or driving to boarding drone taxis for aerial transportation. Furthermore, gas stations will play a crucial role in logistics, with delivery vehicles transporting packages from regional sub-terminals to neighborhood gas station locations, where drones will then carry them to their final destinations.