Designed by Zaha Hadid, the new station – a construction consisting of concrete, glass and steel in the form of a bridge – is characterized by numerous curved shapes. Traffic flows from travelers inspired the architect to create this extraordinary shape.

"Porta del Sud" Railway Station, Italy
Naples Afragola, Italy

Construction period: June 2015 - June 2017
Railway station for high-speed trains in Naples Afragola as a major intersection on the Rome‑Naples‑Salerno line, designed in the form of a bridge which floats 30 m over the railway tracks
Futuristic constructed structure with complex shapes, S-shaped arches, curved walls, intersecting and converging halls and pathways
Architecture symbolizes the movement of the travellers

Location

Naples Afragola

Main Application

Civil Engineering

Project participants

Architect: Zaha Hadid
Main Contractor: Astaldi S.p.a.

The Project

Impressions from the project process

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Designed by Zaha Hadid, the new station – a construction consisting of concrete, glass and steel in the form of a bridge – is characterized by numerous curved shapes. Traffic flows from travelers inspired the architect to create this extraordinary shape.

Project Information

Requirements

Extraordinary architecture with numerous curved forms Highest architectural concrete requirements with defined joint and tie arrangement for 16,500m² of wall areas Complex shaped platform construction with 44 steeply inclined Y-shaped reinforced concrete piers Comprehensive safety concept for formwork and scaffolding operations

Solutions

Complete solution as a combination consisting of standard system components and customized formwork and scaffolding construction for realizing the curved architectural language Support during the work preparation phase before the start of the project as well as during the execution with around 200 detailed drawings Professional support provided by a PERI project manager throughout the entire period of the project Formwork solution based on the VARIO GT24 Girder Wall Formwork for the curved walls and high loads, planned with regard to achieving the best architectural concrete quality and the defined joint and tie arrangement Polystyrene elements developed by means of 3D planning for shaping more complex curvatures Support provided for the selection, planning and delivery of suitable formlining sheets (30,000 m² in total) in different thicknesses and sizes, including large-sized FinPly Maxi& sheets (7,500mm x 2,700 mm) Planning and manufacture of project-specific steel formwork for the load-bearing Y-shaped piers under both platforms Concept for implementation of the required safety measures during the construction work

Ing. Roberto Giovannini, Site Manager for Astaldi S.p.a.

Ing. Roberto Giovannini

Site Manager

The construction of the station in Afragola, designed by Zaha Hadid, was not a simple undertaking – we had to bring the future-oriented architectural concept together with the working material used: concrete. One can say that this was successfully mastered thanks to the excellent collaboration between Astaldi and PERI!