Cianjin District Central Park Metro Station
The Central Park Metro Station is located inside the Wufu Shopping District and connected to large green areas that offer travelers a reason to stay and a breath of fresh air. British architectural firm RSH+P designed a large roof called “fly” and a semi-outdoor station lobby for this station. One of its roofs was constructed by Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group, a local ship maker, using aluminum alloys. The sheet metal was precisely calculated, cut, and welded, supporting the 200+ ton-roof with a 16-steel structure. Such a feat demonstrates the beauty of structural mechanics as well providing an open space and spatial continuity.
前金／高雄捷運中央公園站
1999年，高雄市捷運系統開始興建，從那一刻起，市民們的移動行為與生活樣貌也隨之改變。高雄捷運中央公園站位於五福商圈內，結合城市中的大片綠地，為匆匆來往的現代人們提供一個停留的理由，一處喘息的空間。
英國RSH+P建築設計團隊首先創造了一個名為飛揚的大屋頂，接著在這片屋頂下創造一半戶外的車站大廳。這一處半開放性的場域，提供了封閉捷運系統與開放綠地系統之間的緩衝空間，它擁有更大的彈性，容納城市中各式各樣不同屬性和尺度的活動發生。
站體上方的大屋頂是由在地的船艦製造商—中信造船承製，由鋁合金鈑件構成，鈑件先經過精密的數位計算及切割，再以焊接方式組合成最終成果。200多噸的大屋頂由16支鋼構斜撐合力撐起，展現結構力學的美，同時亦呈現極佳的開放感及空間的連續性。
文／陳玉霖
圖／高雄市政府文化局