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Nîmes Pont-du-Gard train station
Nîmes Pont-du-Gard train station
Nîmes, France
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Nîmes Pont-du-Gard train station
Nîmes, France
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
Thermal comfort, water management, use of local materials, biodiversity preservation, solar car ports. The Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard train station brings together all of our commitments.
The building appears behind the trees in a Mediterranean
garden. Around the station, local tree and plant species lead the way to the entrance of the station. Inside the building, a large canopy takes over from the trees to protect the travelers.
The building is composed of three layers of thermal protection and light fiters. On top, inclined sunshades protect from
excessive light. On the underside, a bamboo cane ceiling
provides subdued lighting that evokes the shady atmosphere
of the South.
The transparent glass skin enhances the legibility
of the station’s organisation: vertical circulations, services
and facilities, connections between the different modes
of transport, including bicycles and electric cars, and between the existing regional train line and the new high-speed line.
Soft light, generous spaces, bio-sourced and earth-sourced
materials, such as the local stone of Brouzet, natural ventilation and light-weight structures such as the connecting walkway
built like a suspension bridge. Most of the car parking spaces
provide a solar canopy with 8,000 sqm of solar panels.
The linking platform overlooks the landscape and offers both
a view of the Nîmes hillsides to the north and an unimpeded
view of the Costières. The arrival at the station allows to quickly grasp the particularities of the site.
The combination of all these elements makes passengers movements easier and more fluid and provids a enhanced passenger experience.
AREP Group's mission:
Design of the new passenger building and exterior spaces.
Complete service from project creation and concept design through to practical completion.
Environmental metrics and solutions – EMC2B:
Energy
• 7,700 sqm of solar car ports
Materials
• Solid wood posts
• Solar shading made of bamboo canes
• On-site reuse of all excavated material
• Use of harvested rainwater for flushing toilts and cleaning purposes
Carbon
• Total life cycle emissions: 2,400 kg CO2 eq / sqm
Climate
• Site-wide rainwater infiltation scheme
• Exterior solar shading to minimise heat gain in the concourse
• Natural ventilation and mist cooling for thermal comfort in the
concourse during summer
Biodiversity
• 223 trees out of 435 have been preserved
• 390 new trees have been planted as part of the project
• Installation of insect hotels
• Installation of hibernacula for the ocellated lizard
Distinction:
Green buildings in the South of France award, Silver category
(operating station)
The building appears behind the trees in a Mediterranean
garden. Around the station, local tree and plant species lead the way to the entrance of the station. Inside the building, a large canopy takes over from the trees to protect the travelers.
The building is composed of three layers of thermal protection and light fiters. On top, inclined sunshades protect from
excessive light. On the underside, a bamboo cane ceiling
provides subdued lighting that evokes the shady atmosphere
of the South.
The transparent glass skin enhances the legibility
of the station’s organisation: vertical circulations, services
and facilities, connections between the different modes
of transport, including bicycles and electric cars, and between the existing regional train line and the new high-speed line.
Soft light, generous spaces, bio-sourced and earth-sourced
materials, such as the local stone of Brouzet, natural ventilation and light-weight structures such as the connecting walkway
built like a suspension bridge. Most of the car parking spaces
provide a solar canopy with 8,000 sqm of solar panels.
The linking platform overlooks the landscape and offers both
a view of the Nîmes hillsides to the north and an unimpeded
view of the Costières. The arrival at the station allows to quickly grasp the particularities of the site.
The combination of all these elements makes passengers movements easier and more fluid and provids a enhanced passenger experience.
AREP Group's mission:
Design of the new passenger building and exterior spaces.
Complete service from project creation and concept design through to practical completion.
Environmental metrics and solutions – EMC2B:
Energy
• 7,700 sqm of solar car ports
Materials
• Solid wood posts
• Solar shading made of bamboo canes
• On-site reuse of all excavated material
• Use of harvested rainwater for flushing toilts and cleaning purposes
Carbon
• Total life cycle emissions: 2,400 kg CO2 eq / sqm
Climate
• Site-wide rainwater infiltation scheme
• Exterior solar shading to minimise heat gain in the concourse
• Natural ventilation and mist cooling for thermal comfort in the
concourse during summer
Biodiversity
• 223 trees out of 435 have been preserved
• 390 new trees have been planted as part of the project
• Installation of insect hotels
• Installation of hibernacula for the ocellated lizard
Distinction:
Green buildings in the South of France award, Silver category
(operating station)
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