Ãœlemiste Terminal in Tallinn, Estonia
Ãœlemiste Terminal, Tallinn Railway Station, Estonian Architectural Contest, Images
Ãœlemiste Terminal in Tallinn, Estonia
Futuristic Railway Station in Estonia – design by Zaha Hadid Architects
8 Nov 2019
Ãœlemiste Terminal
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Zaha Hadid Architects (UK) working with Esplan (Estonia) have been have been awarded first place in the design competition for the new Ãœlemiste Terminal of the Rail Baltic railway in Tallinn.
Rail Baltic is a planned 870 km electrified railway from Tallinn in Estonia to the Lithuanian-Polish border. The terminal will be the starting point of the Rail Baltic line connecting Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius with the European high-speed rail network.
The Ãœlemiste terminal is designed as a connecting public bridge used by the local community as well as multi-modal transport hub for commuters, national and international rail passengers in addition to air travelers using the adjacent Tallinn airport.
Circulation routes through the building have determined the station’s spatial geometry to aid navigation and the smooth integration of bus, tram and rail lines that intersect at the terminus.
Incorporating a modular structural system built in phases to enable ongoing operations on the rail lines throughout construction, the station has been designed and planned to BREEAM benchmarks and guidelines.
“I have been constantly informed about the developments in the Ãœlemiste area an...
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