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WORLD JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY (WJIMT )

E-ISSN 2504-4766
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VOL. 9 NO. 4 2025
DOI: 10.56201/wjimt.v9.no4.2025.pg153.160

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Architecture in an Extreme Environment (A case of Halley VI Research Station)

Abumere AKHANOLU and Regina Ebosele OMONDIALE

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Abstract

This work evaluated architecture in an extreme environment. The main study focused on Halley VI research station in Antarctica. To achieve this, the qualitative - expository research design was adopted for this study. The review of Antarctica as an extreme environment was discussed in relation to climate, temperature, economic and living condition of residents. Also, the early Halley research stations, data collected for this paper were majorly from secondary sources. The data collected were solely qualitative in nature and the content analysis method was used to glean out facts from articles, textbooks, newspapers, relevant websites and electronic journals linked to Research Gate, Scopus, Academia.edu and other significant internet sources. Inferences were drawn on the basis of the researcher’s views in relation to the position of scholars from previous literature. Based on the review, it was uncovered that Halley VI was built over four summers. It was completed in 28 February 2012 but officially opened 2013. The structure is modular with a building cost of approximately £26 million. Halley VI is a string of eight modules which, like Halley V are jacked up on hydraulic legs to keep it above the accumulation of snow. Unlike Halley V, Halley VI has retractable giant skis on the bottom of these legs, which allows the building to be relocated periodically.

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