A glass box protects the building of the old train station while an extensive deck with a few openings covers the train tracks, generating a new green urban space in the city. These openings allow light and air to go through the deck.
Wishing to offer new civic spaces, the proposal incorporates a large cultural building – the Melbourne Room –, and a number of pedestrian connections under a glazed lattice that shelters the users without interrupting the views.
On top of the train tracks is the piazza – a new public space connecting the station with the walkway from north to south –, and an amphitheater looking onto a stage over the river. The new plaza functions as an integrating element within the urban f
Developed along the river, the proposal is conceived as an economic solution: only the central part of the railway tracks is covered. The proposal is regarded as one which doesn’t interrupt the running of the station while the construction works last
The reflection and the spreading of waves and curves is the metaphor that inspires the project, which includes a large rooftop garden made up of a great diversity of vegetation and sparse ‘islands’ that function as skylights of the new station.
The roof, inspired by the 19th century original design, is made of extruded longitudinal vaults in the direction of the rail tracks. The new addition seeks to blend with the historic building, working the connections of the station with the city. A s
