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SourceCZECH REPUBLIC: The city of Brno has selected the winner of an international competition to design a new main station in the Trnitá urban redevelopment area. Completion is envisaged in 2032-35 at a cost of €1·8bn.
The station is to be built on the site of the current Brno Dolní station, around 1 km south of the existing main station in the city centre. It will have 14 platforms, with tram and urban bus stops, a regional bus station with 40 stops, and bicycle and car parking. The central concourse would ‘clearly and intuitively’ connect to two station halls where passengers will have direct sightlines to the next step in their journey, including a view of the cathedral on the skyline.
A glass canopy will collect solar energy, while the design incorporates rainwater management, the use of daylight and natural ventilation, and low temperature floor heating and cooling based on a reversible heat pump. The use of reinforced concrete will be minimised to improve the carbon footprint, with cross-laminated timber used in the roofing structures and cladding.
This video, by the winning team, is worth watching. The design is really breathtaking ....
Brno new main station
Benthem Crouwel Architects + West 8 urban design and landscape architecture jointly design the multimodal hub of Brno, urban realm and adjacent station quarter.…
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