Design and development of infrastructure of the Dome A Kunlun Station (2005–2015)

ZHANG Yi; WANG Zhongjun

doi:10.13679/j.advps.2017.3.00214

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Design and development of infrastructure of the Dome A Kunlun Station (2005–2015)

ZHANG Yi1

, WANG Zhongjun2

Correspondence: zhangyi_qh@126.com ORCID:

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Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp. 214-227 (2017) • DOI

First published at: Feb 05, 2018

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To enable further advanced study of Antarctica, a new station called Kunlun Station has been built by China in the Dome A region of the inland East Antarctic ice sheet. This paper describes the Antarctic station building design system that was developed with consideration of factors that may affect Kunlun Station, such as environment and climate, construction work and transport, environmental protection and energy conservation, psychological requirements and functional requirements. The design system included site selection, station planning, external building form, construction work, function and indoor environment, energy conservation, environmental protection, and material strategy. We also describe the experience acquired during the transportation and construction phases of Kunlun Station.

Citation: Zhang Y, Wang Z J. Design and development of infrastructure of the Dome A Kunlun Station (2005–2015). Adv Polar Sci, 2017, 28(3): 214–227, doi: 10.13679/j.advps.2017.3.00214

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Antarctica; Kunlun Station; Dome A; architectural design strategy

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¹ Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;

² Baosteel Construction System International Co. Ltd, Shanghai 201999, China

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