Location: Vienna, Austria.

Architect: goebl architecture ZT GmbH.

The Tower of Power is a public charging station for electric vehicles located in Vienna’s Brigittenau district. It was designed to be a teaching and research facility and was constructed by trainees from an apprenticeship-learning-center in collaboration with leading companies from the e-mobility industry. The station can provide electricity for four cars and four e-bikes simultaneously using different charging systems such as contactless charging and commonly used charging plugs. The tower houses a wind turbine, and the photovoltaic system is visible in the shape of the sawtooth roof. The roof protects from the elements, provides light, and accommodates 130 square meters of photovoltaic panels. The building is a steel frame structure clad with aluminum panels. The Tower of Power is connected directly to Vienna’s power grid, and surplus energy is fed into the grid while the power grid provides energy to the charging station as needed. However, the total amount of energy provided to cars and bicycles is not greater than the amount produced by the Tower of Power itself.

Photo credit: Bruno Klomfar.