The
site of this infrastructural project is characterized through a
strong urban discontinuity due to the railway track that is situated
on a level of 3mt above ground creating a physical barrier. This
separation is even more accentuated as the two sides feature an
complete different utilization and character. While on the eastern
part there is the urban fabric the western side opens into a wide
parkland. The only linking element is presently a poorly developed
underpass. Intension of this project was therefore to
establish an urban continuity between these two separate entities.
This was achieved following four interventions:
1.Redesigning and integrating the underpass within the overall
design project in order to give it an urban relevance as high quality
linking space.2.Realization of a main transport hub, the
building of a bus and train station.
3.Introduction
of a new multi-functional building facing the urban square in front
of the station to give this undefined space its urban distinct
identity. 4.The introduction of an overall paving pattern
that is working on a modular base adjusting itself to local
conditions.The new bus and train station is appearing as hub
and node of interconnections. The built volume presents itself as
exposed object, open to both sides to free wide vistas onto the
panoramic landscape. The strong stereo metric geometry of this
building interacts with the playful treatment of the floor-scape
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