Our multidisciplinary practice put forward frugal and sustainable solutions for this Parisian station located along the Seine.
It is the eighth busiest station in France (32 million passengers) and is served by the RER (suburban) lines B and C and the metro line 4, providing an interconnection area for them.
Many constraints had to be overcome to turn this underground station and its invisible passenger building into a brighter, more accessible, more fluid and more noeworthy terminal. How could the building be bathed in natural light when openings to the outside could expose it to flooding from the Seine or cause noise pollution? And how, without these openings, can the quality of the indoor air be improved?
AREP Group's mission:
Architecture, design, heritage architecture, engineering, HVAC,acoustics, environment, pedestrian flows
Complete service from project creation and concept design through to practical completion
Ennvironmental metrics and solutions – EMC2B:
Energy
• Reduction of energy consumption
Materials
• Waterborne transport of materials
Carbon
• Reduced use of concrete
Climate
• Improvement of indoor air quality
Biodiversity
• Minimal impact on the station’s exterior