AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities & Communities, Balance Human & Artificial Intelligence
KEYWORDS
public transportation, Post-pandemic, sustainable living, covid-19
COUNTRY
Hong Kong SAR
DESIGNED BY
Ponti Design Studio Ltd.
WEBSITE
https://www.andreaponti.com/island.html
Island double-decker driverless tram
Island is a double-decker driverless tram designed for the city of Hong Kong in the post-Covid era.
Island is a double-decker driverless tram designed for the city of Hong Kong in the post-Covid era. This highly innovative design concept incorporates industrial design, transportation design, public design, urban mobility and sustainability. The project includes exterior, interior and tram stop design. With the Coronavirus pandemic, people are shunning public transport and relying much more on private transport. We wanted to reimagine public transport in the post-Covid era from a prevention perspective. Especially in the densely populated city of Hong Kong, where social distancing is hard to achieve. The idea of designing a tram is no coincidence: trams are one of the city’s landmarks and the tramways celebrate their 115th anniversary this year. The concept of social distancing, which limits people’s freedom to move and interact became the design challenge and focal point for the new concept.