Transport infrastructure
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about transport infrastructure
Project • By The Manser Practice • Passenger Terminals
Isle of Man Ferry Terminal
On Liverpool’s historic docks, a new ferry terminal marks the point of departure and arrival for travellers to and from the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man Government commissioned architecture and interior design studio The Manser Practice to design a simple, clean, and modern terminal for the “Steam Packet” ferry crossings between Liverpool and the island’s capital, Douglas. This marks the first time the Isle of Man’s government has invested in a land purchase outside the island.
Hufton+Crow
As the project’s lead consultant, The Manser Practice coordinated extensive marine and ground works, link bridges, external landscaping, vehicle security and drop off areas. The studio was also responsible for int... More
Project • By AZC Architects • Subway Stations
Station HLS
Site : Saint-Genis-Laval (69), France
Client : SYTRAL
Team : AZC architects, EGIS Rail, Systra, Aartill, Sibat, Interface
Program : Deep metro station for the south extension of the line B
Mission : Complete
Size : 2.642 m²
Calendar : 2015 – 2023
Julien HOURCADE
LOCATION AND CONTEXT
The Hôpital Lyon Sud (HLS) metro station completes the extension of line B of the Lyon metro.
Located opposite the hospital, along the Chemin du Grand Revoyet, the new urban development project includes the metro station, an express bus line, a 900-space park-and-ride facility and commercial premises.
The metro box is 80m long, 25.5m wide and descends... More
Project • By Margot Krasojević • Transports
PIEZOELECTRIC INERTIA BRIDGE
The suspension footbridge in Tianmen, China, spans two mountains, and its design simulates that of the surrounding snow-capped mountain landscape. Further, it responds to the cloud-edge effect, capturing direct and reflected light to increase solar energy production. On cloudy days, its solar panels absorb diffused as well as reflective light, so that this bridge can achieve maximum exposure to solar energy. Moreover, its canopy is clad and fabricated with a highly reflective shifting carbon-fibre aluminium composite embedded with photovoltaic and piezoelectric cells.
Pedestrians have a birds-eye aerial view that changes with the weather, anticipating cloud-breaks and expanding horizon lines. The bridge stands at a height of 650 feet above... More