The first prize in the DesignByMany competition for the Electric Vehicle Charging Station was recently awarded to Arcollab for their Plug + Play proposal. Their design functions as a visual meter of the substantial gap between the production and consumption of energy. This generates a renewed consciousness of energy use in our modern lives. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The led surface of the “plug and play” lights up like a battery indicator, lighting up to a full charge, and dimming down as it powers an electric car. In an entirely playful fashion, it also reverses the negative stigma associated with the smoke stack form of a traditional power plant.
