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Service Station Saint Ghislain
Service Station Saint Ghislain
E19, Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
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Service Station Saint Ghislain
E19, Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
Firm
Type
YEAR
2012
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
Within the landscape surrounding the city of
Mons, lies intermittent craggy piles of millstone which emerge through the
panorama of a
surrounding flat typography. This so called
‘terrils’ find their origins in the former mining industries and are commonly
perceived as striking elements dotted within a flat panorama. Besides the landscape having been
shaped through a number of linear infrastructures such as railways, highways
and channelled waterways; the E19 and the service areas cut through the
landscape to become geometric ribbons that visually demarcate the landscape.
The volumetric patterns that arise through the
undulating flows of this location provide a striking composition. The
intermediate areas located between the geometries shape traffic flow through
shallow meandering green hills. This wavy/rolling design defines the structure
of the terrain and suggests a visual dialogue between landscape and
building. The green hills provide
a balance to the stony arrangement of the service forecourt. The simplicity of
the surrounding landscape ensures that the service station is seen as a
striking object - a visual marker along the busy highway.
In the centre of the plan, a pedestrian path
divides the traffic areas from green landscaped spaces intended for relaxation.
The central walkingaxis offers the possibility to relax and access the terrain
safely in order to reach the service station. By organising specific service station facilities logically
and carefully, an obvious safe and comfortable environment is created.
Mons, lies intermittent craggy piles of millstone which emerge through the
panorama of a
surrounding flat typography. This so called
‘terrils’ find their origins in the former mining industries and are commonly
perceived as striking elements dotted within a flat panorama. Besides the landscape having been
shaped through a number of linear infrastructures such as railways, highways
and channelled waterways; the E19 and the service areas cut through the
landscape to become geometric ribbons that visually demarcate the landscape.
The volumetric patterns that arise through the
undulating flows of this location provide a striking composition. The
intermediate areas located between the geometries shape traffic flow through
shallow meandering green hills. This wavy/rolling design defines the structure
of the terrain and suggests a visual dialogue between landscape and
building. The green hills provide
a balance to the stony arrangement of the service forecourt. The simplicity of
the surrounding landscape ensures that the service station is seen as a
striking object - a visual marker along the busy highway.
In the centre of the plan, a pedestrian path
divides the traffic areas from green landscaped spaces intended for relaxation.
The central walkingaxis offers the possibility to relax and access the terrain
safely in order to reach the service station. By organising specific service station facilities logically
and carefully, an obvious safe and comfortable environment is created.
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