TAV Station // Florence // Italy

This is a project for a new High-Speed Rail station for the infamous city of Florence. As some of you know, Florence is a very well preserved historical city, with architecture that dates back to the earliest Renaissance, and designing a new, modern railway station in such a historical city has been a great challenge for the competition winning architects, Foster and Partners.

The platform level in this station is located 25 meters below ground level, and itl has a length of 454 meters and a width of 52 meters. In order to reduce energy consumption, the roofing is made of glass, which allows natural light during daytime, while also having a temperature regulation system, that allows the station to be naturally ventilated, and thus saving it from extra energy consumption. On this glass roof system, photovoltaic cells are furthermore installed to additionally contribute to the buildings sustainable regulations.