Gas Station designed by Atelier SAD in Slovakia
Look at this beautiful gas station designed by Atelier SAD in Slovakia. The shelter over the pumps are made mostly of concrete columns supporting a round rooftop with embedded light strips at the tops of the columns. A clever and nice way to hide lighting while still giving off plenty of illumination.
The store itself is less concrete, more wood, with giant glass panels to see who is stealing gas. Just kidding (maybe?). All together, I think the station pokes out of the landscape with just enough character to make drivers want to stop and fill up. I bet the bathroom is nice.
Photographer documents the disappearing rest stops of the American roadside
Photographer Ryann Ford has put together a nice little book about the vanishing architecture of American rest stops. Her adventures on the road have brought her through New Mexico, Texas, California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and Louisiana -- all in search of the rest stop that has gone unfunded, forgotten, and ultimately set to be destroyed and demolished soon.
The book she has put together was initially funded on Kickstarter but has since been picked up by powerHouse Books. You can buy it at the link below.
Photo: Ryann Ford
