with construction well underway, addition and renovation work on the birmingham ‘new street station’ has taken full form, with the ETFE roof finalized as of september 2014. the design is based on the competition winning proposal by foreign office architects (FOA) in 2008, and has stayed with architect alejandro zaera-polo and his more recent officeAZPML following FOA’s dissolve.
seeking to serve as an architectural icon for the prominent transport hub, the scheme is distinguished by two main components: a sweeping stainless steel cladding surface that wraps the existing building, and a new atrium covered by a translucent bubble-like structure. the station’s transformation is commissioned by network rail, and expected to be fully completed in september 2015.
the ETFE roof structure covering the station’s new atrium was finalized as of september 2014
in regards to the project’s new stainless steel skin, which wraps the perimeter of the building, undulating and branching forms were conceived to express the dynamic geometries of the train station’s tracks. in addition, the material’s mirrored quality is intended to visually connect the bold and inherently contrasting urban element to its surrounding context. the architects state, ‘as the cladding cannot be related to the interior of the building for practical reasons, the design of the façade has been related to the exterior space, making the building an instrument to intensify the perception of urban life in birmingham’s inner city, as opposed to try to reveal its inner structure.’
a john lewis department store emerges from the band of stainless steel cladding
beyond the new atrium, perimeter cladding, and reorganization of concourse and platform access, the station’s transformation includes a major building addition to house retail program. known as ‘grand central’, the shopping center is predominantly comprised of a large john lewis deparment store, which emerges from the lower level band of stainless steel on the complex’s south side.
client: network rail ltd.
concept architect: AZPML
façade structure engineer: AKTII
M&E engineer: hoare lea
construction management: mace
executive architect: atkins
structural engineer: atkins
M&E engineer: atkins
QS: faithful & gould
grand central interior architect: haskoll
AZPML/FOA partner-in-charge: alejandro zaera-polo
AZPML/FOA team: manuel eijo, guillermo fernandez-abascal, charles valla, christof trenner, miquel surinac, tommaso franzolini, lola fernandez, sukyeong kim, carmen sagredo, takeru sato, penny sperbund, niklavs paegle, tobias jewson, mio sato, manuel távora
seeking to serve as an architectural icon for the prominent transport hub, the scheme is distinguished by two main components: a sweeping stainless steel cladding surface that wraps the existing building, and a new atrium covered by a translucent bubble-like structure. the station’s transformation is commissioned by network rail, and expected to be fully completed in september 2015.
in regards to the project’s new stainless steel skin, which wraps the perimeter of the building, undulating and branching forms were conceived to express the dynamic geometries of the train station’s tracks. in addition, the material’s mirrored quality is intended to visually connect the bold and inherently contrasting urban element to its surrounding context. the architects state, ‘as the cladding cannot be related to the interior of the building for practical reasons, the design of the façade has been related to the exterior space, making the building an instrument to intensify the perception of urban life in birmingham’s inner city, as opposed to try to reveal its inner structure.’
beyond the new atrium, perimeter cladding, and reorganization of concourse and platform access, the station’s transformation includes a major building addition to house retail program. known as ‘grand central’, the shopping center is predominantly comprised of a large john lewis deparment store, which emerges from the lower level band of stainless steel on the complex’s south side.
concept architect: AZPML
façade structure engineer: AKTII
M&E engineer: hoare lea
construction management: mace
executive architect: atkins
structural engineer: atkins
M&E engineer: atkins
QS: faithful & gould
grand central interior architect: haskoll
AZPML/FOA partner-in-charge: alejandro zaera-polo
AZPML/FOA team: manuel eijo, guillermo fernandez-abascal, charles valla, christof trenner, miquel surinac, tommaso franzolini, lola fernandez, sukyeong kim, carmen sagredo, takeru sato, penny sperbund, niklavs paegle, tobias jewson, mio sato, manuel távora
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/azpml-birmingham-new-street-station-10-30-2014/
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