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HALO PURE IS MORE_ honoring the forward momentum of the urban figure and the power to create continuous positive urban change through transit systems, HALO creates a human-scale space giving way to increased transparency, simple sustainability, and beautiful, integrated forms that bestow a sense of security and calm amongst the chaos of the urban landscape, inspiring a sense of purpose and hope for the future.

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HALO

STRETCH _ A graceful, “walking” structural arcade recognizes our mobility and our freedom, physically and metaphori-cally. Mimicking human movement, each steel “halo” arch is stretched out like a human stride. LED lighting and infrared radi-ant heat elements integrated into the arch contribute to a highly adaptable structural system on a ten foot module.

SUFFUSE _ Bathed in light and shadow, riders are accommodated in an exciting and comfortable space, protected by a pure shell of transparent glass. The modular, 5 foot panelized glass enclosure harnesses abundant, clean heat and energy from the sun, pro-tecting riders from the harshness of winter weather. A transparent, integrated thin-film photovoltaic interlayer provides enough solar energy income to neutralize annual power use for evening lighting needs while abundant day-lighting enhances the overall experi-ence and further reduces the need for artificial lighting. PROJECTED 40% ANNUAL ENERGY USE REDUCTION .

STRIDE _ The raised and activated walking surface uti-lizes new technology to capture kinetic energy expended from foot traffic and also houses an underground rain water collection cistern to reduce impact on the city’s al-ready fragile drainage system and mitigate future flooding events. PROJECT ED 7 WATTS PER TILE PER FOOTSTRIKE.

HALO_ honoring the forward momentum of the urban figure and the power to create continuous positive urban change through transit systems, HALO creates a human-scale space giving way to increased transparency, simple sustainability, and beautiful, integrated forms that bestow a sense of security and calm amongst the chaos of the urban landscape, inspiring a sense of purpose and hope for the future.

ASHLAND & 18TH_N E I G H B O R H O O D C O N N E C T I O N

The HALO concept was originally submitted for the Chicago Architecture Club Burnham Prize 2013 “Next Stop” Competition for ideas on Chicago’s new upcoming Bus Rapid Transit system. From the competition call for entries:

“The Chicago Architectural Club and Chicago Architecture Foundation--in partnership with the Chicago Department of Transportation, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Bus Rapid Transit Steering Committee--are pleased to host the 2013 Burnham Prize Competition: NEXT STOP: Designing Chicago BRT Stations. This is a single-stage international design ideas competition intended to catalyze iconic, sustain-able, and functional design for representative corridors in Chicago’s planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

NEXT STOP seeks to integrate innovative and compelling transportation design into Chicago’s urban fabric. Importantly, NEXT STOP seeks proposals that realize BRT as a system of solutions: each design team must submit designs for three different prototype sites and demonstrate how BRT station design can be adapted to each context.”

HALO: PURE IS MORE_ honoring the forward momentum of the urban figure and the power to create continuous positive urban change through transit systems, HALO creates a human-scale space giving way to increased transparency, simple sustainability, and beautiful, integrated forms that bestow a sense of security and calm amongst the chaos of the urban landscape, inspiring a sense of purpose and hope for the future.

LESS DOES MORE

SUFFUSE _ Bathed in light and shadow; riders are accommodated in an exciting and comfortable space, protected by a pure shell of trans-parent glass. The modular, five-foot panelized glass enclosure harnesses abundant, clean heat and energy from the sun, protecting riders from the harshness of winter weather. A transparent, integrated thin-film photovoltaic interlayer provides enough solar energy income to neutralize annual power use for evening lighting needs while abundant day lighting enhances the overall experience and further reduces the need for artificial lighting. PROJECTED 40% ANNUAL ENERGY USE REDUCTION .

STRETCH _ A graceful, “walking” structural arcade recognizes our mobility and our freedom, physically and metaphorically. Mimicking hu-man movement, each steel “halo” arch is stretched out like a human stride. LED lighting and infrared radiant heat elements integrated into the arch contribute to a highly adaptable structural system on a ten-foot module.

STRIDE _ The raised and activated walking surface utilizes new technology to capture kinetic energy expended from foot traffic and also houses an underground rain water collection cistern to reduce impact on the city’s already fragile drainage system and mitigate future flooding events. PROJECTED 7 WATTS PER TILE PER FOOTSRIKE.

Project Name: HALOTeam Name: RTKL + WE + H+P

Team Leader:Blaise Duriobdurio@rtkl.com312 542 5845

RTKL Associates Inc.200 S. Michigan Ave. | Suite 1800Chicago, IL | 60604

Team Participants:

RTKLShu-han LiaoAmie SellDanxi ZouBryan FinneganBlaise DurioJason PetersTodd KaiserMark LauterbachKiyomi Negi-TranKeith CampbellJonathan Zee

WILLOUGHBY ENGINEERINGTom Willoughby, PresidentJose B Rodriguez , Associate Principal-Sustainabillity

HALVORSON AND PARTNERSGreg Lakota, Principal SE/PE

Technology/photo credits:

Kinetic Energy Harvesting Floor Tiles:

Pavegen Systemspavegen.comPavegen Systems Ltd5-15 Cromer StreetKings CrossLondonWC1H 8LS

Transparent Glass Laminated Thin-film Photovoltaic Units:

Onyx Solar Groupwww.onyxsolar.com1123 Broadway, Suite 908, NY 10010Phone: +1 917 261 4783usa@onyxsolar.com