Grimshaw reveals landmark HS2 vent shaft structure
By Jordan Marshall2020-08-21T06:00:00
Spiral design in sharp contrast to architect’s other vents for Chiltern tunnel
Grimshaw has revealed the design for HS2’s Amersham vent shaft headhouse in Buckinghamshire.
It is the most eye-catching of the five structures that will be built to provide ventilation and emergency access to the high-speed rail line’s 10 mile-long Chiltern tunnel.
Set in the middle of a road junction just on the western edge of the town, the circular single-storey head house is crowned with anodised aluminium finsintended to soften the view from a distance.
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