Station of Being位于瑞典于默奥大学校园中心，是一种新型的实验性公交车站，它能够将不太舒适的候车体验转变为一种舒适而有趣的经历。

在于默奥等待公交车，很可能意味着要长时间站在结冰的站台上，冒着寒风和大雪，一边埋头玩手机一边试图寻找车辆。尽管于默奥公交的发车频率并不低（仅5-10分钟），却并不能让乘坐巴士变得更具吸引力。同时，和全世界许多地方的车站一样，顶篷和座椅都没能得到有效利用，部分原因在于从座椅的位置很难看到公交车和交通信息，并且经常会被积雪覆盖。

A Station of Being is a new, experimental bus station located in the middle of the Umeå University Campus. The station transforms the uncomfortable experience of waiting into a transitional experience.

Waiting for a bus in Umeå may well mean standing on an icy platform in a cold snowstorm, continuously on the lookout out for the bus, while trying to escape into a mobile phone. Even though with rapid bus frequencies in Umeå it may only be 5-10 minutes, it does not make taking the bus very attractive. The shelter and seats, which ironically are the same as in many places in the world, were left unused, partially because the bus or traffic information display could not be seen from there, or because snow had piled up in them.

▼智能车站在巴士驶近时发出提示，the smart station senses when a bus is on approach ©Samuel Pettersson

为了改变这种状况，设计团队打造了一个融合了灯光和声音的“智能屋顶”，使得寻找车辆的主体不再是乘客，而是车站本身。当公交驶近时，车站会轻柔地将信息传达给乘客。每条公交线路都有其自身的特征，例如：9路公交的终点站是Röback，一个聚集了众多当地玻璃制造厂的区域，当巴士在进站前的20秒，车站就会发出类似于玻璃的声响，并且天花板和地面上会出现黄色的光影。这种媒介式的景观让乘客们不必再紧盯着公交车，使他们能够保持轻松的状态，直到被车站“叫醒”。与此同时，该系统还营造了一种冥想的氛围。

To start the transformation, the designers first of all felt that not the travellers, but the station should continuously lookout for buses coming. This resulted in a smart roof, integrating lighting and sounds. These gently inform travellers when a bus is on approach. Every bus line has its own signature: For instance, when bus line 9 to Röback, that hosted local glass makers, is 20 seconds away, ‘glassy’ tones sound through the station and yellow shades appear on the ceiling and on the pavement. This mediascape frees travelers from having to look at the bus and gives them time to ‘just be’ until being ‘woken up’. At the same time the system provides a meditative atmosphere.

▼悬吊的舱体使乘客可以轻松舒适地倚靠，并且不需要消耗能源，hanging pods allow travellers to relax and to stay comfortable out of the wind without requiring any energy ©Samuel Pettersson

▼每条巴士线路都有其专属的声音和灯光提示，every bus line has its distinct, meditative spectacle of sound and light ©Samuel Pettersson

▼圆柱体的灯显示了巴士信息，circular displays give accurate information about buses arriving ©Samuel Pettersson

Station of Being设置了一系列豆荚似的木制吊舱，可供乘客们舒适地倚靠在其中。这些吊舱可以轻松地旋转，因此可以帮助乘客从各个方向抵御风雪，不像传统车站只能从特定的方向进行防护。可旋转的吊舱还能鼓励人们移动身体，调整到自己认为舒适的位置：与他人积极互动，或者完全背对人群。另外一个优势是这些吊舱完全不需要消耗任何能源，便可以提供足够的舒适和温暖。

▼防风示意，wind protection ©Rombout Frieling lab

The pods, looking like rigid, wooden jackets and hanging from a giant timber roof, invite travelers to lean in them very comfortably. They can be rotated easily, so that one could always stay out of the wind, no matter in which direction the wind blows. In contrast to the traditional shelter, which only gives protection in a few wind directions. The pods also invite people to move their body and to create various social situations: looking at each other, or keeping others out of the wind. The beauty is that the pods provide comfort and warmth without consuming any power.

▼吊舱可以轻松地旋转，帮助乘客从各个方向抵御风雪，the pods can be rotated easily, so that one could always stay out of the wind, no matter in which direction the wind blows ©Rombout Frieling lab

▼人们可以自如地移动身体，调整到自己认为舒适的位置，by rotating the pods, travellers can personalise their social setting ©Samuel Pettersson

车站主要采用了当地生产的木材。车站所需的少量电能由于默奥的水电机组提供。维护方面也经过了精心设计：不同于传统的候车亭，Station of Being允许除雪机直接通过，在吊舱移开时清除站内的积雪，从而让车站变得更加便利、安全和舒适。

The Station of Being is largely made out of locally grown and produced timber and consumes a comparable amount of energy to traditional bus stations. The little electrical power needed is provided by the Umea hydropower generator. The designers also paid attention to maintenance: Unlike traditional bus shelters, the snowplough can drive through the station and directly clear it from snow, as the pods move away – making the station accessible, safe and comfortable.

▼吊舱通常保持着图示的位置以抵挡风吹，the pods always turn in such a position that they keep travellers out of the wind ©Samuel Pettersson