Livegreen Blog
Sustainable Architecture
The project by HASSELL of Australia, a practice which stands out for its interdisciplinary nature, conquers primarily for its attentive focus on the end user’s needs. Taking the metro in one of the four new stations in the new area now served by the Epping to Chatswood line - Epping / Macquarie University / Macquarie Park / North Ryde – is a positive experience right from the start, for the iconic glass entrances let in light and air that reach all the way underground and act as landmarks at night.
This saves on ventilation and lighting costs, in that the contribution made by natural light and air improve real and perceived comfort.
Once underground, we find ourselves in a well-lit, clearly readable place where passengers are guided toward their destinations. The environment infuses a sense of calm with its timeless elegance, appropriate for an infrastructure intended to outlive the fads, making travellers feel at ease.
Signs are also designed to facilitate readability and orientation as much as possible, saving passengers the unpleasant experience of getting on the wrong train.
LED lighting saves energy, and various services such as ticket sales and station management are grouped together.
The acoustics are clear, the temperature comfortable and the air good. Thinking “green” and using public transport becomes a conscious choice which does not involve giving up comfort. What better way of encouraging citizens to leave their cars at home and help cut greenhouse gas emissions, considering that a train produces 5 times less emissions per passenger/km than a car?
In this project HASSELL adds to the already significant number of awards won by its offices in Australia, China, Southeast Asia and England.
Design: HASSELL http://hassellstudio.com
Location: Epping / Macquarie University / Macquarie Park / North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Client: Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
Photographs: Photos 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 - Brent Winstone; Photos 2, 3, 4 - Simon Wood
Prize (selection): 2011 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards (Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies) - Winner
2010 Australian Institute of Architects National Awards – Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture 2010 International Annual Lighting Design Awards – Award of Merit (awarded to PointOfView and HASSELL)
2009 Australian Institute of Architects (NSW) Awards – Premier's Prize
2009 IESANZ (NSW) Lighting Design Awards – Award of Commendation (awarded to PointOfView and HASSELL)
2009 Engineering Excellence Awards (Sydney Division) - High Commendation – Building and Structures (awarded to Opus International Consultants NSW Pty Ltd; Stephen Grubits and Associates; AW Edwards Pty Ltd)
2008 Master Builders Association National Excellence in Construction Awards - Winner - National President's Award (awarded to AW Edwards)
Sustainable, liveable infrastructures. Hassell’s metro stations on a human scale
by Christiane Burklein on Friday, 27th January 2012 in Sustainable ArchitectureThe expansion project for the metro line in northern Sydney with 4 new stations has earned Hassell the 2011 Chicago Atheneaum International Architecture Award
The project by HASSELL of Australia, a practice which stands out for its interdisciplinary nature, conquers primarily for its attentive focus on the end user’s needs. Taking the metro in one of the four new stations in the new area now served by the Epping to Chatswood line - Epping / Macquarie University / Macquarie Park / North Ryde – is a positive experience right from the start, for the iconic glass entrances let in light and air that reach all the way underground and act as landmarks at night.
This saves on ventilation and lighting costs, in that the contribution made by natural light and air improve real and perceived comfort.
Once underground, we find ourselves in a well-lit, clearly readable place where passengers are guided toward their destinations. The environment infuses a sense of calm with its timeless elegance, appropriate for an infrastructure intended to outlive the fads, making travellers feel at ease.
Signs are also designed to facilitate readability and orientation as much as possible, saving passengers the unpleasant experience of getting on the wrong train.
LED lighting saves energy, and various services such as ticket sales and station management are grouped together.
The acoustics are clear, the temperature comfortable and the air good. Thinking “green” and using public transport becomes a conscious choice which does not involve giving up comfort. What better way of encouraging citizens to leave their cars at home and help cut greenhouse gas emissions, considering that a train produces 5 times less emissions per passenger/km than a car?
In this project HASSELL adds to the already significant number of awards won by its offices in Australia, China, Southeast Asia and England.
Design: HASSELL http://hassellstudio.com
Location: Epping / Macquarie University / Macquarie Park / North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Client: Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
Photographs: Photos 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 - Brent Winstone; Photos 2, 3, 4 - Simon Wood
Prize (selection): 2011 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards (Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies) - Winner
2010 Australian Institute of Architects National Awards – Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture 2010 International Annual Lighting Design Awards – Award of Merit (awarded to PointOfView and HASSELL)
2009 Australian Institute of Architects (NSW) Awards – Premier's Prize
2009 IESANZ (NSW) Lighting Design Awards – Award of Commendation (awarded to PointOfView and HASSELL)
2009 Engineering Excellence Awards (Sydney Division) - High Commendation – Building and Structures (awarded to Opus International Consultants NSW Pty Ltd; Stephen Grubits and Associates; AW Edwards Pty Ltd)
Email
Categories
Video:
ARCHIVE
Search
About us
Sustainable architecture exists and works.
This is the premise of the Livegreenblog editorial project, which has been exploring energy savings, eco-friendly design and environmentally-aware innovation daily since 2009.
Latest videos
Video archive