Competition Station 20Design concept:
The main feature of the plot, housing the underground station is its cruciform
shape with axes respectively: north-south, on which the subway tunnel and Krastyo Pastuhov Blvd. are orientedand east-west, on which green walkways
and recreational areasare formed.
Multiplication of each of these two axes creates linear structure, which
strongly emphasizes the general direction of movement as a reference to
dynamic, speed and endlessness. Thenext stage in the development of the urban environment is the
extrusion of line segmentswhich forms astripe composition.
The resulting stripes
become rows of trees, green areas, benches, wooden pavement …etc. Two of these
stripes undergoing deformations due functional and aesthetical need generate
the shape of the station. Lifting the both ends of the stripes provides the
entrances of the station while the twisted middle enables natural light to
invade in each level. Light becomes
a natural visual reference for the vertical circulation of passengers.
The dynamic amorphous form penetrating the interior
contrasts with the silent look and removes the boundary between in and out.
The silhouette of
themetro station is elongated and low, it is
delicately present in
the surrounding urban environment.