Halley VI Antarctic Research Station

Antarctica

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Halley VI Antarctic Research Station

Antarctica

Firm

Hugh Broughton Architects
AECOM

Type

Industrial › Research Facility

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2013

SIZE

100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

BUDGET

$50M - 100M

Photos

James Morris (5), Hugh Broughton Architects (3), Ant Dubber (1)

Halley is the UK’s most southerly Antarctic research station, located on a wind swept, freezing, floating ice shelf. Highly insulated steel framed GRP clad modules are used for laboratories, operational areas, bedrooms and energy centres. The red module provides the social heart of the new station. Inspiring interior design provides an uplifting environment to sustain the crew through the long dark winters. Modules are supported on giant steel skis and hydraulically driven legs that allow the station to mechanically ‘climb’ up out of the rising snow. As the ice shelf risks fracturing as an iceberg, the modules can be towed inland on their skis to safety. Halley VI is a visitor to Antarctica, not a resident.