Architecture & infrastructure
Our main idea was to observe the already existing potential in the urban space in order to inspire us to adapt future charging possibilities to it without severe changes in its arcquitecture and structure. The first analysis of our results led us to the ideation of three concepts. First one was integrating car charge in the already existing railway transport system, the drivers would be able to still move inside the city, since they would be inside of special charging wagons. The second idea consisted of proposing that people would charge their cars in privet parking places on the streets, in front of residences and they would charge their cars with the already existing energy network which supplies the houses, having the house owner as somebody who would also participate from this process. Since this idea involved not only business interest, but common people involvement too, we felt the need of conducting some (10) interviews with people passing by at Rudolfplatz on the 24th October 2011. We have asked their opinion on the subject from both sides, if they would charge their cars from a home and if they would be interested in selling their energy too. The responses were all positive, most of them raising