Electric Autonomy Canada, in partnership with Parkland Corp, has unveiled the winner of its electric vehicle (EV) fuelling station design competition. The winning concept will be brought to life in British Columbia, as part of the province’s EV charging strategy.
The goal of the competition was to advance EV adoption and alleviate “range anxiety” by highlighting the benefits of recharging on a long road trip, especially at a hub designed for that purpose.
The winning EV fuelling station design was created by James Silvester, an award-winning Scotland-based architect with extensive global experience designing sustainable architecture. Named, ‘More with Less’, the design creates a relaxing environment, where electric vehicle drivers can take a breath, and recharge not just their vehicles, but themselves. More with Less is a timber-framed pavilion that provides charging bays under the shelter of a curvilinear canopy.
“My proposal for the future charging station is an environment that relaxes, slows, and centres the soul. It is a place to take a breath and charge not just our vehicles, but ourselves. The result is not simply a process on the journey, but a space meant to be enjoyed,” said Silvester.
Calgary-based Parkland plans to build the ‘Electric Charging Destination of the Future’ and set a new standard for electric vehicle charging and customer experience.
“Consistent with our energy transition and convenience destination strategy, our goal in sponsoring this competition was to engage talented architects and designers from around the world, invite them to put the needs of EV customers first, and entirely reimagine their experience,” said Darren Smart, SVP energy transition and corporate development. “We are committed to bringing the winning concept to life as part of our ambitious EV charging strategy in British Columbia and believe the concept could be extended to our other geographies when we see opportunity to meet emerging customer demand.”
In second place was ‘The Circle’ by Fabric.a Architects from Istanbul, Turkey, and in third place was ‘Plug and Play’ by Pavel Babiienko from Berlin, Germany. The three winners will be awarded $40,000 CAD in total prize money between them.
