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Gare de Grande Point, Le Massif de Charlevoix by Stephan Langevin

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Article source: STGM Architectes

Built along the St. Lawrence River at the bottom of the Massif de Charlevoix mountain, the Grande Pointe railway station gives clients of the new tourist train and shuttle access to the mountain. Integration with the unique landscape of the region is achieved through the station’s simplicity, scale, intrinsic relationship with the river and materials.

Image Courtesy: Stephane Groleau

Architect: Stephan Langevin
Project: Gare de Grande Point, Le Massif de Charlevoix
Location: Le Massif de Charlevoix

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Station Hyllie in Malmö by Metro Arkitekter

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Article source: Metro Arkitekter

Hyllie is the first station you reach when travelling by train from Copenhagen’s Kastrup airport and is therefore Malmö’s gateway to Copenhagen. This is no traditional station building – we have been working with other elements instead. The large round roof (diameter 45 m) – lit from below using uplights – hovers like a UFO above the station entrance. The roof is perforated by 52 round lantern lights which allow daylight to penetrate right down to the platforms, thereby eliminating any sense of an underground station.

Image Courtesy Rafael Palomo

Architects: Metro Arkitekter
Project: Station Hyllie
Location: Hyllie Torg, Malmö
Architect Team: Metro Arkitekter AB through Claes R Janson (resp), Ola Arnholm (project architect), Carl Kylberg, Anna-Karin Joelsson (HL), Jörgen Åkerlund.
Other consultants: ÅF/ Sweco, Tyrens, Sweco
Constructor: Jernhusen AB
Building contractor: NCC
Area: 10 000 sqm
Year: 2010
Photographer: Rafael Palomo
Software used: Autocad and Sketchup

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Fullerton And Belmont Stations in Chicago, Illinois by Ross-Barney Architects

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The design of the Fullerton and Belmont Stations are a balance of many influences and attempts to bridge the perceived gap between safety, accessibility, and connections to neighborhoods by creating a consistent, recognizable branding for the transit system, while providing unique amenities within open-air plazas at each locality.

The plazas enclose controlled entrances into the stations. In the main plazas, fare collection gateways are supported by flanking white brick pylons that lead to monumental stairs, from which lighter stairs connect to the platforms. Within the plazas, concrete columns taper to provide visual relief and a canvass for artwork bearing the weight of the new, sound-dampening track structure above.