It is 23m at its highest point.
Southern cross station roof.
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 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.
The roof covers an area of was fresh from redeveloping londons waterloo.
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.
A key design feature of the station is the iconic large span wave form roof an australian first.
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.
Southern cross station is popular for its undulated trapezoidal roof system covering an entire city block of about 60 000 square metres.
Southern cross station melbourne s transport hub.
Southern cross station has a wavy roof and is easy to get around.
Construction work inside the station in late 2005.
Work on the station in 2004.
Work on the roof in january 2005.
Southern cross station is a modern bulding that actually looks attractive unlike the old spencer street station.
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.
Iconic wave form roof design.
The design focus of southern cross station is the dune like roof that covers an entire city block.
Southern cross station has a roof area of 34 000m which gives this excellent potential for storm water recycling.
The main feature of the new station is its the southern cross station project.
The skybus from the airport will drop you here you will probably be able to find a tram.
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.
Southern cross was redeveloped by the civic nexus consortium following an innovative design by grimshaw architects and jackson architecture which features an undulating roof.
