HIGH SPEED TRAIN TERMINAL HRANICE
Our aim was to create a significant and confident gesture for the multimodal terminal in the town of Hranice na Moravě. This concept is expressed through the unifying roof structure. This roof, both simple and functional, brings together the entire multimodal terminal concept and unifies all its buildings into a harmonious whole.
CONCEPT
We propose a distinctive and confident gesture for the multimodal terminal in Hranice na Moravě. The concept is based on a unifying roof structure. This simple and functional roof brings together the terminal and its buildings into a single whole. At the same time, the canopy creates a clear orientation point and provides protection from adverse weather conditions.
The public space is designed to be open and easy to navigate. Priority is given to public transport, pedestrians, and cyclists. Individual car traffic is treated as a complementary function, primarily in the form of taxi, K+R, and P+R services. The organization of connections around the terminal hall is arranged to shorten walking distances and simplify orientation.
ARCHITECTURE
The main terminal building serves as the central hub for both rail and bus transport. We propose an entrance hall with access to the platforms. The hall accommodates a waiting area, ticket sales, an information center, restrooms, and basic facilities for passengers.
Within the hall, we propose a café kiosk, two retail units, and areas for ATMs and vending machines. The main entrance is oriented toward the main piazzetta, while side entrances lead to the railway tracks, the parking structure, and connecting transport modes. The building also includes administrative offices, technical facilities, restrooms, and a staff lounge.
The retail building is designed as a standalone structure. Together with the terminal hall, it forms the main piazzetta through which most passengers pass. The building provides a retail area of 380 m², complemented by storage, administrative, and technical facilities. Deliveries are organized in a way that does not interfere with the operation of the terminal.
URBANISM
The complex is designed as a composition of separate buildings. The terminal hall and the retail building together form the main piazzetta, through which most passengers pass. The main entrance to the terminal building is oriented toward the piazzetta, while side entrances lead to the railway tracks, the parking structure, and other connecting modes of transport.
SUSTAINABILITY
Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof. The generated energy is used for charging electric buses and electric vehicles. It also supports the operation of the terminal building, public and site lighting, and can be distributed to the electrical grid if needed.
Rainwater is collected from the roof structures as well as from the paved surfaces. The water is reused for irrigating vegetation, washing paved areas, and supplying toilets in the terminal. It is then gradually infiltrated through retention systems.
MATERIALS
The complex is divided into several separate buildings. They are designed to be relatively simple and easy to construct. Each building is conceived as an independently realizable unit.
The terminal buildings are designed as single-storey structures. The design combines masonry and frame systems, with the buildings conceived primarily as reinforced concrete constructions.
The main roof structure is designed as a steel truss construction. It is clad with metal panels on both the roof side and the curved soffit. The structure is supported by steel columns, with additional steel bracing rods introduced where necessary. The structure is statically assessed and designed to be simple and efficient.
PUBLIC SPACES AND TRANSPORTATION
The public space is designed as an open area using surfaces that are easy to maintain. We apply solutions that support rainwater infiltration, such as paved walkways and permeable paving at parking spaces.
Pedestrian connections are designed in relation to the surrounding urban structure, simplifying access to the area as well as to the railway platforms and the bus terminal. Cycling connections follow the existing network of cycle routes and are complemented by new links.
Co-author: CMC Architects
Technical solutions: Valbek
Project: 2024
Green area: 750 m2
Gross floor area - main building: 950 m2
Gross floor area - retail building 560 m2
Location: Hranice na Moravě, Olomoucký Region, Czech republic
Retail
Departure hall
Administration
BUS stop
TAXI
K+R parking
Enough surface parking
Parking house
Cyclo-parking
Entrance to the platforms
Central piazzetta
