The innovative Czech company So Concrete, which is successfully developing the field of robotic construction technologies, designed and realized the project of the unique Výstaviště tram stop in Holešovice, Prague.
Project name
3D-Printed UHPC Tram Stop
Location
Výstaviště tram stop, Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Tomáš Hejzlar www.tomashejzlar.cz
Design team
So Concrete www.so-concrete.com
Collaborators
Placement and technology support: Prague City, www.praha.eu. Placement and energy supply connection: Prague Public Transit Company, www.dpp.cz. Independent structural analysis: Stráský, Hustý a partneři, www.shp.eu. Preparatory excavation work and asphalt surface: Premio Invest, www.premioinvest.cz. E-ink display supplier: TechnoCast, www.technocast.cz. Electrical installations: Elektroline, www.elektroline.cz.
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper
Material
UHPC C130. UHPCFRC. LED lighting
Typology
Transportation › Tram Station
The airport’s goal is to serve the residents of the delta and reduce pressure on the international airports surrounding the delta + give greater economic value to the new city of Mansoura and be a front for it.
Student
Ahmed Mohamed Abd El Mohsen
University
Mansoura University
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Project name
New Mansoura International Airport
Semester
second semester (8)
Location
New Mansoura, Egypt
Typology
Transportation › Airport
The Lubetkin Prize winning Southern Cross Station reorganisation and expansion was the first project undertaken by Grimshaw in Australia. It is now a landmark of Melbourne’s Central Business District.
Project name
Southern Cross Station
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Shannon McGrath
Principal architect
Keith Brewis, Mark Middleton
Collaborators
Lincolne Scott Australia (Services Engineer), DCWC (Cost Consultant)
Structural engineer
Winward Structures
Client
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
Typology
Transportation › Rail Station
Construction of the three new stations for Dnipro Metro is underway. Excavation and engineering works of the 4km extension to the city’s metro line were initiated in 2016. The three new stations (Teatralna, Tsentalna and Muzeina) designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will connect the residents, businesses, cultural and academic institutions in Dnipro’s...
Project name
Dnipro Metro Stations
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Design: Patrik Schumacher. ZHA Project Architect: Yevgeniya Pozigun. ZHA Project Director: Manuela Gatto.
Design team
Seungho Yeo, Tommaso Casucci, Mark Winnington, Elena Scripelliti, Federico Borello, Garin O’Aivazian, Veronica Erspamer, Branko Svarcer, Catherine McCann, Evgeniya Yatsyuk, Olga Yatsyuk, Jose Pareja Gomez, Jung Yeon Kwak, Li Jin, Nicolas Turchi, Shajay Bhooshan, Vishu Bhooshan, Aiste Dzikaraite, Veronika Ilinskaya, Houzhe Xu
Collaborators
Façade Engineering: Eckersley O'Callaghan EOC [London]
Structural engineer
Schlaich Bergermann Partner SBP [Stuttgart]
Lighting
Office for Visual Interaction Inc. [New York]
Visualization
Omega Render, ATCHAIN
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Construction
Limak Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. [Turkey]
Client
Dnipro City Council
Typology
Transportation › Metro Station
The evaluation commission of the international architectural competition to select the best concepts for the redevelopment of the Vilnius railway station complex and surrounding area awarded the highest ranking to the proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects.
Written by
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
© Zaha Hadid Architects
