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• Architects

  Marc Mimram

• Location

  Montpellier, France

• Category

  Train Station

• Design Team

  Emmanuel Nebout, Marc Mimram, Icade, Egis, Fondeville

• Area

  6000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hisao Suzuki, Lisa Riccioti

Paris-based architecture and engineering firm Marc Mimram has been appointed to design a new TGV station in Montpellier, France. To be completed in late 2017, the station is intended to serve up to 3.5 million passengers a year by 2030, connecting with the existing Perpignan to Barcelona line, ultimately reducing the travel time between Paris and Barcelona.

The station's striking roof structure is composed of five 8 metre wide pleated shells, made from a fibre reinforced, ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). The high performance concrete combined with the pleated form allows the shells to be just 5-6 centimetres thick, with glass panes embedded directly into the concrete during casting.

• Architects

  Marc Mimram

• Location

  4 Boulevard du Président Wilson, 67000 Strasbourg, France

• Category

  University

• Area

  4500.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Julien Lanoo

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