Archinect - News2024-04-27T09:29:42-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150067006/hassell-rogers-stirk-harbour-weston-williamson-design-five-new-melbourne-metro-stations
HASSELL, Rogers Stirk Harbour, Weston Williamson design five new Melbourne metro stations Alexander Walter2018-05-31T15:54:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/95a6c8fbabc523b3f7e9ecef81fd644d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Melbourne has consistently been ranked the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150023446/melbourne-named-world-s-most-liveable-city-for-seventh-consecutive-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">world's #1 most livable city</a> (often sharing the top spot with rival Vienna), and city planners hope to strengthen this position with a new metro tunnel set to open in 2025.</p>
<p>Five new stations, along with bicycle facilities, new parks, open spaces, and public plazas, will dot the tunnel line and boast architectural design that is the result of a collaboration between Australian architects <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/29423331/hassell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HASSELL</a> and UK firms <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/55220775/rogers-stirk-harbour-partners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogers Stirk Harbour</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/WestonWilliamson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weston Williamson</a>.</p>
<p>The new stations are:</p>
<p><strong>North Melbourne Station</strong><br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/98/9820a2132b886aa32701d6cb3702875c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/98/9820a2132b886aa32701d6cb3702875c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>North Melbourne Station</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/14/14980020b9dbefcab7e7a89436ff290c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/14/14980020b9dbefcab7e7a89436ff290c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>North Melbourne Station</figcaption></figure><p>Project description: "North Melbourne Station has an impressive large-scale brick arched entrance to reflect the area’s industrial heritage and skylights to enable natural light to filter down on the platforms and concourse."<br></p>
<p><strong>Parkville Station</strong><br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/5847e07aa12400c98d555e5d9adef51e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/5847e07aa12400c98d555e5d9adef51e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Parkville Station</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/aca36beee28b4250e7ca407aaac3561c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/aca36beee28b4250e7ca407aaac3561c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Parkville Station</figcaption></figure><p>Project description: "In Parkville, a glass feature roof at the Grattan Street entrance provides passengers visiting this world c...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/136811349/100-renderings-of-ideas-to-solve-london-s-housing-crisis-released
100 renderings of ideas to solve London's housing crisis released Julia Ingalls2015-09-17T07:12:00-04:00>2015-09-16T15:28:45-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nx/nx5hv3clzdmyworl.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The international competition organized by think-tank New London Architecture and the Mayor of London has released 100 renderings of proposed solutions to <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/722/london" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London</a>'s housing crisis. Attracting over 200 entries from 16 countries around the world, the competition includes submissions from respected London-based architectural firms including <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/3251/drmm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dRMM</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/55220775/rogers-stirk-harbour-partners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners</a>, and <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/22827902/grimshaw-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grimshaw Architects</a>.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/90/90gb3635shlj4sar.jpg"></p><p>The ideas cover a variety of conceptual ground, although the innovative use and repurposing/modification of existing spaces appears in numerous renderings, as shown in the entries of Akira Yamanaka and Hal Architects:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/us/us6earfk9yq9nb7f.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/gv/gvrf5lo7t121l4q8.jpg"></p><p>Several proposals make use of the Thames and other waterways to create floating housing, such as these renderings from Baca Architects and dRMM:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/nu/numqj8hdq8h1fa2s.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/c3/c3rowpsx94hutw48.jpg"></p><p>Starting on October 15th, the 100 shortlisted entries will be on public display for free at the NLA galleries in The Building Centre near Russell Square, and ten winners will be announced by the end of October. Those winners will be...</p>