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West Kowloon Station - Andrew Bromberg at Aedas (Hardcover)
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West Kowloon Station - Andrew Bromberg at Aedas (Hardcover)
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The is the first book to document the highly innovative Terminal in
Hong Kong, completed in 2018, with a rare glimpse at all stages of
plans, design, and construction. Located centrally in Hong Kong,
this is the largest below ground station in the world. The
high-speed rail terminus station will connect Hong Kong to Beijing
with the largest rail network in history, expected to strengthen
the city s strategic position as the southern gateway of China.
West Kowloon Station enjoys a spectacular location with a panoramic
view of the Hong Kong skyline, but when Bromberg s team entered the
competition to design it, they encountered a problem the station is
mostly 100 feet belowground. His solution was to ensure the station
was civic-minded and to create a large volume capped by a
shell-like dome that rises from the earth, capturing daylight and
sending it deep underground. Even as they stand on the subterranean
concourse, passengers can catch a glimpse of Victoria Peak and the
city s tallest buildings. In order to keep the space open and airy,
Bromberg minimized the number of columns needed to support the vast
atrium. His team devised a system that branches out, giving the
organic appearance that complements the sweep of the station roof.
This book contains never-before-seen sketches, models, renderings,
drawings, and all-new photography of the building as well as an
interview with the architect.
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