Iconic wave form roof design.
Southern cross station roof.
Southern cross station melbourne s transport hub.
Work on the roof in january 2005.
Southern cross station is popular for its undulated trapezoidal roof system covering an entire city block of about 60 000 square metres.
The roof s form plays a crucial role as part of the environmental envelope ensuring that it is symbol of sustainable architecture developed in response to the hot external climate and the internal need for diesel extraction and ambient cooling via natural ventilation.
Southern cross station a major public facility one of australia s major transport facilities melbourne s spencer street railway station underwent a 700 million makeover with a complete new roof covering 37 000 square metres creating the largest passenger concourse in australia.
Southern cross station has a roof area of 34 000m which gives this excellent potential for storm water recycling.
The design responds to the functional operational and logistical needs of the station but also links melbourne s central city grid with the then rapidly expanding docklands precinct.
Transport mural comes home in april 2007 a 36m long and 7m high mural illustrating significant stages of victoria s transport history from 1835 to 1935 was returned to its home at southern cross station.
The undulating structure was developed to assist with the extraction of diesel fumes and other air contaminants by way of a louvred natural ventilation system.
It is 23m at its highest point.
Southern cross station has a wavy roof and is easy to get around.
The roof covers an area of was fresh from redeveloping londons waterloo.
Work on the station in 2004.
The main feature of the new station is its the southern cross station project.
The roof was specially designed to allow the diesel fumes hot air and exhaust gases to move upwards and be dispelled through louvres using the force of the existing winds.
The soaring roof allows excellent visual connection from the collins street concourse through to the bourke street bridge concourse and engages spencer street with the use of an expansive glazed façade.
Southern cross was redeveloped by the civic nexus consortium following an innovative design by grimshaw architects and jackson architecture which features an undulating roof.
Southern cross station is a modern bulding that actually looks attractive unlike the old spencer street station.
The design focus of southern cross station is the dune like roof that covers an entire city block.
The skybus from the airport will drop you here you will probably be able to find a tram.
Serving over 1 2 million people every week southern cross station is victoria s primary metropolitan regional and airport gateway.
