Dramatic Transformation! Abandoned Garbage Station Transformed into Trendy Coffee Shop, Solar Tiles Inject "Green Energy" into Rural Revitalization

In Gujiahang Village, Jinchixi Town, Kunshan City, a coffee shop transformed from a garbage station has quietly become popular. Tourists hold coffee, sit on rattan chairs overlooking the rice fields and flower sea, and the photovoltaic tiles on the roof gleam with a matte texture in the sunlight. It is both a new landmark of rural aesthetics and a testing ground for ecological innovation. The village's idle asset, a garbage transfer station, has been carefully planned and transformed into the Kunlian Camping Theme Coffee Shop. It not only outlines a new rural scene of renewable energy application, but the photovoltaic tiles used on its roof also inject continuous green power into the development of the Kunshan Chain.

Before the transformation, the dirty and messy environment of this abandoned garbage transfer station not only affected the village's appearance but also limited the imagination of rural development. The transformed Kunlian Camping Theme Coffee Shop cleverly integrates idle village assets with ecological concepts. The project team retained the original building's main structure of the garbage station, removing two side walls to create a transparent interactive space, and replacing the traditional roof tiles with Longyan's new generation of photovoltaic tiles—Yiwa tiles. The use of Yiwa tiles not only provides the coffee shop with a continuous supply of green electricity, but its understated and simple design also blends seamlessly with the surrounding village buildings, complementing the nearby river and trees, leading a new trend of green countryside.

On the coffee shop's roof, 200 small Yiwa tiles are arranged in an offset pattern, along with 265 matching ceramic tiles and 44 ridge tiles to form a complete roof system. Each photovoltaic tile has a power of 40W, with a total installed capacity of 8KW. It is estimated to generate approximately 8500kWh of electricity per year, equivalent to saving 3 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 8.4 tons, truly achieving the protection of the surrounding green mountains and waters with green and clean energy.

The photovoltaic tile roof of the Kunlian Coffee Shop is a superb example of the ingenious fusion of traditional charm and modern technological wisdom in Jiangnan residences. Ceramic tiles, as symbols carrying a rich historical culture, not only continue the regional characteristics but also evoke the deep memories of residents along the Kunshan Chain of their hometown. Photovoltaic tiles, as the core unit of roof power generation, bring benefits to the "Kunshan Chain" far beyond the supply of green electricity and reduced electricity costs.

Specifically, photovoltaic tiles give the building's exterior a beautiful and harmonious aesthetic, making it blend perfectly with the surrounding environment. At the same time, they have excellent waterproof and heat insulation properties, effectively improving the roof's functionality and comfort. Furthermore, the application of photovoltaic tiles significantly enhances the roof's safety performance, providing strong support for the overall stability of the building.

As a landmark transformation project of the "Yuan Xun" section, the first chain project of the Kunshan Chain, the coffee shop has pressed the start button for the green transformation of idle rural resources, establishing a new rural aesthetic style of modern photovoltaic tiles and traditional ceramic tiles. It has verified the feasibility of "low-impact transformation + high-tech implantation" and created a new paradigm of reconstructing rural production, life, and ecology with green infrastructure. At the Kunlian Coffee Shop, every cup of coffee is a quantifiable carbon reduction declaration, and every photovoltaic tile writes a green chapter in rural revitalization.