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A Story of Efficiency and Resiliency
from HOK Transportation Brochure
by HOK
Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center Anaheim, California
A Nexus for Transit and Community. ARTIC provides Southern California with a flexible, futuristic terminal for rail, bus and auto passengers in addition to bicyclists and pedestrians. The parabolic design concept of diamond-shaped steel arches infilled with translucent ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) creates a grand, light-filled atrium space reminiscent of the world’s great passenger terminals of the early-20th century.
The building’s vault-shape design acts in concert with advanced mechanical systems to optimize energy efficiency. Air pockets between the ETFE layers provide insulation. A frit pattern on the outer layer of the material reduces solar heat gain.
While the dynamic roof skin shades the internal space and provides solar protection. the radiant heating and cooling floor system and optimized HVAC system help reduce ARTIC’s energy costs by 35% and make the building more resilient to climate change. Convection currents naturally ventilate the building as heat rises from the lower south end up to the north side and out through operable louvers within the glass curtain wall.
