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Xi’an, China

The transport terminal contains the train station on the lower floor under the main public space located inside the principal circular structure that will host the shopping mall, the hotel, and offices.

The building's curved shape makes it lack directionality and allows it to relate in the same way from its different connection points, generating movements around it. The public space from where travelers access the station hall generates thresholds that will act as a filter between the quiet interior and the big city's chaos, absorbing the environment. The stratified spaces create relationships seen at the urban and social level and create the differentiation of public and private tours and their visuals.