Gas stations might be boring or even ugly places,
but for the most part, you can’t avoid stopping by one on a long trip.
However, they have been so many more beyond the basic design of columns,
roof and shop over their history.
The following 60+1 filling stations encompass almost a century of
architectural progression, showcasing some of the best Art Deco,
Bauhaus, futurist, brutalist, minimalist, modernist, Googie building
designs of the motorist history. Enjoy the ride!
Lawrence’ filling station in Clapham, south London, 1921.
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A rural petrol station with a cosy waiting room in Colnbrook, England, 1927.
Another Googie gem: Orbit gas station, Sacramento, 1960s. Space age design at its best!
Brutalist beauty: Milan Mihelič Gas station Petrol, Ljubljana, 1968.
Image: Démodé postcards//Démodé postcards
The modernist flying saucer of Council Plaza, St. Louis, 1968.
Architects: Schwarz & Van Hoefen. It was originally a Phillips 66
gas station.
Image: Paul Sableman
Fueling station with reinforced concrete roof, Baghdad, Iraq (built c1970).
Image: 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs
Wing shaped concrete roof on a gas station in Baghdad, Iraq (built c1970).
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A modern and colorful AGIP station, somewhere in Italy, 1972.
Image: Fortean
EP Southbank Service Station, London, 1973.
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The ugliest yet most popular gas station design, you can see everywhere beside the roads nowadays.
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Repsol Service Stations, Spain, designed by architect Norman Foster, 1997.
Image: Repsol
A futuristic PetroChina gas station in Wuhai, China, 2004.
Image: Greg Baker/Getty Images
The neo-futurist Helios House, Los Angeles, designed by Office dA in
Boston and Johnston Marklee Architects in Los Angeles, built in 2007.
Image: Collins
21st century modern: A1 Gas Station, Madrid, Spain. Designed by Moneo-Brock, 2007.
Image: Moneo-Brock
Eco station with photovoltaic roof: Acciona service station, Legarda, Spain. Designed by ah asociados, 2007.
Image: José Manuel Cutillas/ah asociados
Norwegian wood: Statoil gas station, Hommelstø, Velfjord, Norway, 2008.
Image: Johan Arnt Groven/Wikimedia Commons
Litro Premium Gas Station by Eight Inc. for Rompetrol, Bucharest, Romania, 2009.
Image: Eight Inc.
United Oil Gasoline Station, Los Angeles, California. Designed by Kanner Architects, 2009.
Image: United Pacific
Gazoline Petrol Station, Cuneo, Italy, by architects Duilio Damilano and Alberto Pascale, 2011.
Image: Duilio Damilano/Archilovers
Gas Station designed by Adam Jirkal & Jerry Koza (Atelier SAD), Slovakia, Matúškovo, 2011.
Image: Atelier SAD
Fuel Station + McDonald’s, Batumi, Georgia, by Giorgi Khmaladze Architects, 2012-13.
Image: Giorgi Khmaladze
Esposende Gas Station by Caldeira Figueiredo Arquitectos, Esposende, Portugal, 2013.
Image: Caldeira Figueiredo
And the future is here: Tesla-Supercharger-station, Aosta, Italy.
Image: id metalco
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