Article source: JKMM Architects 

The new Travel Centre is located at the heart of the city of Lahti next to the existing, historical railway station. It forms a public transport hub connecting the rail network to the long-distance and local bus lines.

The new Travel Centre consists of a 60-meter long canopy for the bus terminal, enclosed elevator structures, local bus stops, and supporting landscape elements. There is also a cladding for the 80-meter long tunnel space underneath the new deck that forms a platform for the canopy. Together these elements create an easily perceivable and high quality entity in a complex city environment in various levels.

Image Courtesy © Mika Huisman

• Architects: JKMM Architects
• Project: Lahti Travel Centre
• Location: Lahti, Finland
• Photography: Mika Huisman
  
• Client, Supervision: City of Lahti, Technical and environmental branch
• Chief Designer, Architect SAFA, Partner: Samuli Miettinen
• Project Architect in Charge: Tuomas Raikamo
• Architect SAFA: Katariina Knuuti
• Architect SAFA, 3D-Modelling, Visualization: Marko Pulli
• Interior Architect SIO, 3D-Modelling, Visualization: Jarno Vesa

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