Seismic walls in tribute to the victims

The past meets the future in the seismic engineered walls build with sustainable construction techniques. The station walls were progressively raised layer by layer and double-walled, in alternating mortar-free layers of dry stone and wood masonry. This seismic wall is constructed by laying two wooden flat forms parallel to each other, which sets the width of the wall. Edge elements are overlapped and fixed by a wooden spacer connected to the harness of the whole formwork. In the event of an earthquake, the walls deform and reposition themselves, mitigating the damage.

This technique has proven itself as far away as the Himalaya, where it is used for its resistance to damage, and similar technique have been documented in the high Atlas valleys.

For added security, a seismic metal structure was added to the body of the building.