Designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas,
the Terminus is a 430.000 square meter structure, equipped with 15 high
speed rail tracks that connect Hong Kong to Beijing. The project won
the Best Futura Mega Project in MIPIM Awards 2012. Construction will be
completed in 2015.It will be the largest bellow ground terminus station
in the world. Situated in Hong Kong, the building acts more like an
international airport, as it includes custom and immigration controls
for departing and arriving passengers.
"Being a gateway to Hong Kong, the Terminus was designed to be an
architecture that connects with the surrounding urban context as much as
it makes visitors aware of the city’s character whether arriving or
departing. To achieve this, the design efficiently compacted all of the
supporting space to allow for a large void down into the departure hall
below, with added apertures going down to the track platforms. The
outside ground plane bends down to the hall and the roof structure above
gestures toward the harbor. The result is a 45 meter high volume which
focuses all attention to the south façade with views of the Hong Kong
Central skyline, Victoria Peak and beyond.”
Источник: http://www.evolo.us/architecture/express-rail-link-west-kowloon-terminus-aedas/ |