Ben Craven Architecture + Design Portfolio

The proposal was to create a Sustainable Transport hub to promote the use of Water taxis’ to connect the outlying areas of Zurich.  The Hub would become destination as well as route, creating public plazas in the center of the raised walkways.  Wind energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean and produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation.  The effects on the environment are generally less problematic than those from other power sources. I investigated how my facade could interact with the wind to produce enough energy to power the building. The facade harvests wind through the use of fins that wrap around the building.