HIGH SPEED TRAIN TERMINAL
CONCEPT:
THE DESIGN FOR A HIGH SPEED RAIL TERMINAL IN DOWNTOWN
NORFOLK, VA, IS A RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF
IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA. THE IDEA OF
SPEED, MOVEMENT, AND FUTURISM ARTICULATED IN AN
ABSTRACT FORM. THE CYCLINDRICAL TOWER ON THE
NORTH FACADE IS A MONUMENTAL GESTURE TRANSLATED
INTO A FUTURISTIC, MINIMALIST, AND CONTEMPORARY FORM
THAT CELEBRATES THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE
STATION’S INHABITANTS WHILE RESPECTING THE FORMAL
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN TRAIN STATION.