# Surreal Roadside Shelters The Spanish Bus Station by Eustaquio Martinez Looks Extraterrestrial By Sarah Robson | Published 2012-07-06 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spanish-bus-station-by-eustaquio-martinez1 References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5922093/alien-invaders-will-apparently-arrive-in-stylish-bus-shelters/gallery/1) & [eustaquiomartinez](http://www.eustaquiomartinez.com/) The Spanish Bus Station by Eustáquio Martínez is an example of some of the most [unusual architecture found in Spain](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-1627). This creative design takes bus stations to a whole new level with its [alien-like appearance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-never-hut). The top of the building looks like broken pieces of rock with red lava flowing from underneath with its shattered design. From afar, this top-heavy building appears to be floating, and the bright green buses underneath clash with the red cavities on its roof. What is incredibly interesting about Spanish architecture is that many of their creative designs are on a building as common as a [bus shelter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tourism-line). This strange yet beautiful building reinvents a standard public transportation center into a unique and unconventional structure. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Unconventional Architecture:** The Spanish Bus Station showcases the trend of architecture that breaks away from traditional norms, providing opportunities to create unique and eye-catching structures. - **Creative Design:** The use of alien-like aesthetics in the Spanish Bus Station highlights the trend of incorporating imaginative and surreal elements into architectural projects, presenting opportunities for boundary-pushing designs. - **Transformation of Public Spaces:** The transformation of a regular bus shelter into an extraordinary architectural marvel, as seen in the Spanish Bus Station, reflects the trend of reimagining public spaces to enhance the overall experience, suggesting opportunities to reimagine other public infrastructures. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture:** Architects and designers can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by embracing unconventional and imaginative designs in their projects, similar to the Spanish Bus Station. - **Transportation:** The unique and visually striking appearance of the Spanish Bus Station opens up possibilities for transforming traditional bus shelters into iconic landmarks, giving the transportation industry an opportunity to reimagine its infrastructure. - **Tourism:** The surreal and captivating design of the Spanish Bus Station can attract tourists who appreciate extraordinary architectural gems, presenting opportunities for the tourism industry to promote such landmarks as travel destinations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cooling Bus Shelter Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooling-bus-shelter.md) - [Inflated Vibrant Futuristic Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mutated-school-bus.md) - [Spanish Mountain Pass Lookouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farrapona-geological.md) - [Glazed Pavilion Landscape Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dongdan-grassland-sea-ruins-station.md) - [Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metropolitan-station.md) - [Artfully Designed Train Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-studio-mad.md) - [Multifunctional Transport Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubblic-public.md) - [Beach-Inspired Metro Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tourism-line.md) - [Rebuilt Historic Train Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/train-station-in-the-forest.md)