Hyperloop extension
Roma Termini
New hyperloop station
11 / 06 / 2018
Year one MA main project, where I inserted a hyperloop station under the existing main railway station in the middle of Rome. A length of the early 4th century BC Roman Servian wall is preserved outside the station.
The station has had three changes, first built in 1874 and opened by Pope Pius IX. In 1937, it was decided to replace the old station as part of the planning for the 1942 World's Fair, which was never held because of the outbreak of World War II. The old station was demolished, and part of the new station was constructed, but in 1943, upon the collapse of the Italian fascist government, works were halted. The side structures of the design by Angiolo Mazzoni del Grande still form part of the present-day station.
The current building was designed by the two teams selected through a competition in 1947: Leo Calini and Eugenio Montuori, Massimo Castellazzi, Vasco Fadigati, Achille Pintonello and Annibale Vitellozzi. It was inaugurated in 1950. The linear lobby hall, a tall space of monumental dimensions, characterizes the building. This great hall is fronted by full-height glass walls and is covered by a concrete roof that consists of a flattened and segmented arch, a modernist version of a barrel vault from a Roman bath. The vault is structurally integrated with a cantilevered canopy that extends over the entrance drive. The result is a gravity-defying modernist structure that also recalls a similar achievement of Roman architecture. The back of the hall leads to a transition space of ticketing functions and shops before reaching the train shed, and is topped by an even longer building block that houses a 10-story hotel, clad with travertine.
The Termini has an underground station of the Rome Metro. The station was inaugurated on 10 February 1955 as a station on Line B, and later became an interchange with Line A. The station is in Piazza dei Cinquecento, under the Termini rail terminal. Together, the two stations form the main public transport hub in the city.
In 2006 the station was updated to improve the passenger experience, a series of new commercial units and banks of ticket machines where added to the main lobby hall. Vast arrays of advertising has been
added, destroying the pure essence of the space.
The subterranean shopping centre was removed to create a new metro interlink. Also, integrating a new power-generating, the active living roof which opened and closed depending on weather conditions provides shade from the sun during the summer or protection against rain whilst the panels were photovoltaic.
The Fourth age, The project removes the shopping centre whilst simplifying the metro interchange with its booking halls. The road traffic is removed from the plaza in front of the station and moved to subterranean access routes. The hyperloop station is dug in under the existing platforms, using light scoops to help bring natural light into the heart of the station.
The existing platforms are to be covered with a reactive roof, this roof acts as shading and for energy production. The roof opens and closes depending on the weather controlled by sensors located around the building and location.