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GKD - new railway station at St Anton - Brief Article

Architectural Review, The, June, 2001

A new railway station at St Anton, in the Tiroler Alps, was completed in time for the Ski World Championship held there in January 2001. The station facade, 170m long, is almost entirely cloaked in a silvery screen of stainless-steel mesh. It allows the building to fit discreetly in the mountain slopes while acting as a highly-reflective, semi-transparent enclosure.

The facade consists of a series of 5 x 4m mesh panels braced with steel rods. It is designed to resist strong wind forces, including those created by 100kph express trains passing through the station.

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