London and Rotterdam based architecture firm, Maccreanor Lavington has
completed a major new metro station in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The new 550m² station and 1,880m² platform in the neighbourhood of
Bijlmermeer started on site in 2010 and sits on the site of the original
station, built in 1970.
Architects: Maccreanor Lavington Architects
Location: 1103 Bijlmermeer, The Netherlands
Area: 1880.0 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Maccreanor Lavington
Contractor: Strukton Bouw
Interiors: Maccreanor Lavington
Structural Engineer: Ingenieursbureau Amsterdam
M&E Engineer: Arcadis
Lighting Consultant: Sjoerd van Beers, Beersnielsen
Client: Dienst infrastructuur Verkeer Vervoer, GVB, Stadsdeel Zuidoost
Contract Value: €14.000.000
The metro station features a ground level entrance with new escalators
to take passengers up to the platforms, a major improvement for citizens
as the old station only had stairs. The ground level entrance provides
the main focal point of the station with an elegant stainless steel
façade with a floral design. The laser cut design allows plenty of
natural light to flow through the entrance, helping the passenger
journey to seamlessly flow from the external surroundings into the
station.
At night time the design allows the station to be a lantern for the
local neighbourhood, creating a sense of warmth on street level and
creating an instantly recognizable feature for the station. The
architects’ chose stainless steel for the external façade due to its
durability and low maintenance enabling the station not to need constant
upkeep.
Since the beginning of the late 1990s the area has seen massive
investment transforming it from its previous negative public opinion and
now making it a thriving suburb of Amsterdam.
Now completed, the station will be in use by over 100,000 residents in Bijlmermeer, a vast increase on the number of users from when the station first opened and completes one of the biggest urban regeneration projects in Europe in recent history.
from archdaily