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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz station in Leipzig, Germany by MAX DUDLERJanuary 9th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: MAX DUDLER The station concourse, with a rectangular section and a slight longitudinal curve, is situated 20 metres below ground. Walls and ceilings of the elongated, column-free hall are clad with large, backlit prefabricated glass blocks set into a framework of fair-faced precast concrete. This gives the station concourse a bright and spacious feel. Extreme repetition of one and the same motif makes its actual dimensions almost intangible for passengers.  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller
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 Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller The light-coloured, jointless terrazzo flooring of the insular platform acts as a quiet counterpoint to the seemingly endless pattern of the walls. All necessary station furniture is arranged on the platform in the shape of geometrical concrete sculptures, all functions such as seating, timetables and ticket machines having in a sense been subtracted from or carved out of the concrete cubes.  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller The station concourse’s supporting structure of precast reinforced concrete is not visible behind the glass block cladding. The wall elements of the glass block envelope are anchored to a steel substructure on the tunnel wall. The ceiling elements are suspended from the building shell.  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller Passengers access the station through the entrances on the north and south ends of the station that are fitted with solid staircases, escalators and elevators. The architectural design of the two entrances is in deliberate contrast to the filigree, seemingly transparent station concourse. As soon as they dip beneath the surface of the square, the staircases and their inner casings are made entirely of fair-faced concrete.  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller The minimalist, almost coarse design conveys an impression of descending towards the interior of the earth, as if it was tunnelled directly into the rock. The stairs and the platform combine seamlessly into a monolithic ribbon. Similar to the station concourse, the aboveground entrance buildings have also been fitted with glass block components. They will help bring the square to life when illuminated at night.  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller Wilhelm Leuschner was a social democrat politician and part of the resistance against National Socialism. Formerly known as Königsplatz, this square in Leipzig was renamed Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz in his honour in 1945. In 2013 it was finally renamed Platz der Friedlichen Revolution” to honour the important role it played during German reunification.  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © Stefan Müller  Image Courtesy © MAX DUDLER  Image Courtesy © MAX DUDLER  Image Courtesy © MAX DUDLER  Image Courtesy © MAX DUDLER
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