4 Brunel Awards 2014 Amsterdam
On the occasion of 175 years of rail transport in the Netherlands and the 125th anniversary of Amsterdam Central Station, ProRail and Dutch Railways (NS) hosted the prestigious Brunel Awards International Railway Design Competition. The Brunel Awards is an initiative of the Watford Group. The International Union of Railways (UIC) has joined the organisation of this prestigious event.
The Brunel Awards Competition distinguishes the commissioners of the world’s best projects in railway architecture, industrial design, graphics and art, technical infrastructure and environmental integration as well as rolling stock. The aim of the Awards is to promote a focus on customer attractiveness, aesthetic quality, sustainability and economic efficiency across all sectors of the rail business. The competition is open to all public and private railway organisations that own or operate common carrier rail services on classic mainline or high-speed rail infrastructure, and public or private railroad infrastructure owners and managers.
For the 2014 Brunel Awards, entries could be submitted in 4 categories. Eligible projects should have been completed since January 1st, 2010. A distinguished jury composed of UIC railway experts, internationally respected design professionals and customer advocates judged the 92 entries from 13 countries. The results haven been presented at the Brunel Awards ceremony in Amsterdam’s Zuiderkerk on October 15th 2014, along with an exhibition of all entries.
5 6 History of the Brunel Awards
Established in 1985 by the Watford Group of International Railway Architects and Designers, the launch of the Brunel Awards Competition marked the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway in England. The competition is named after the noted British railway engineer, inventor and architect Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), founder and builder of the Great Western Railway. Brunel, whose ideas were significantly ahead of this time, envisioned an intermodal transportation system that, through the integration of his own steamship line with his Great Western Railway between London and the port city of Bristol, would connect London with New York. Brunel based his vision on everything the Great Western Railway had built. His projects were so well designed that many have remained in service to this day.
The competition has been held at three-year intervals rotating among the member nations of the Watford Group.
• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II presented the first edition of the awards in 1985 in Bristol. • In 1987, the second competition was held by the Austrian Federal Railways to mark their 150th anniversary. • In 1989, the Netherlands Railways celebrated 150 years of Dutch railways by holding the third Brunel competition. • In 1992, the Spanish Railways (RENFE) celebrated its 50th anniversary in conjunction with the Olympic Games, the Seville World Exposition, and the opening of the Madrid-Seville High Speed Line. Her Majesty Queen Sofia presented the awards. • In 1994, the Brunel Awards ceremony was held in the USA, hosted by the Foundation for Railway and Transportation Excellence (FoRTE). • In 1996, the sixth Brunel Awards ceremony was organised by the Danish State Railways (DSB) in Copenhagen. • In 1998, the seventh Brunel Awards ceremony was held in Madrid, organised by the Spanish Railways (RENFE) to celebrate 150 years of railways in Spain. • In 2001, the eighth Brunel Awards ceremony was held in Paris and organised by French Railways (SNCF) to coincide with the opening of the new TGV Mediterranean high-speed line. • In 2005, the ninth Brunel Awards competition and ceremony was held and organised by the Danish State Railways (DSB) in Copenhagen. HRH the Crown Prince Frederik presented the awards. • In 2008, the tenth Brunel Awards ceremony was organised by OBB in Vienna, which featured a surprise appearance by Sisi. • In 2011 the eleventh Brunel awards Competition was organised by the Center for Industrial Design in Transportation in Washington.
7 Foreword Rob Stringa 2014 Secretary of The Watford Group
The Watford Group is proud of the success of the 12th edition of the Brunel Awards. The event is recognised throughout the world as the leading international railway architecture and design competition.
It is good to notice that governments, railway companies and municipalities do their best to invest time and money in quality for the public’s benefit, even in times of worldwide crises and social concern. The current economic climate also makes it quite understandable that this edition of the Brunel Awards has only received 92 entries. We are convinced that this doesn’t imply a lack of quality in railway related design; it is a natural reflection of company capacity and preferences in hard times. Of course, current conditions are reflected differently in individual countries, each of which has their own amplitude of political and financial interest.
Nevertheless, the entries show that a sense of quality is shared more and more throughout the world by all those involved in infrastructure design. The entries also show that the sharing of ideas and best practices among designers as well as among design commissioners pays off. The basic needs of individuals regarding their travel experience don’t differ so much worldwide. Everybody wants to feel safe and comfortable during their journey. It has been proven and widely accepted that an environment of good spatial quality shortens and improves the perception of waiting times; that a clear station lay-out guides the traveller to his destination naturally; and that the station area’s ambiance adds to the city’s quality as well as to the station’s urban quality and activity. The Brunel Awards specifically seek to reward municipalities and owners of stations, trains and railway infrastructure who maintain or intensify their effort to integrate the commissioning of good design into their core business.
The Watford Group, which is the international voluntary association of integrated railway architecture and design offices, has taken upon itself the challenge to offer inspiration and support. The Watford Group was created in 1963 at the annual gathering of British Rail architects and designers; every year, they also invited their European colleagues to this event in the city of Watford in the South of England. Today, the Watford Group provides an annual forum for professional exchange for railway design experts from over 20 countries in 3 continents.
We are most grateful to ProRail and NS for organising the 12th Brunel Awards. We are especially happy with the financial en organisational support offered by the International Union of Railways UIC. The Watford Group intends to keep teaming up with UIC to promote quality in all fields of railway architecture, engineering, and design, for the benefit of railway users and society. The Brunel Catalogue is a perfect example of these shared intentions.
8 Foreword Jean-Pierre Loubinoux President of UIC
Rail transport has significant development prospects in practically every region across the world. In the context of strong demographic, economic and environmental constraints, this mode of transport is experiencing a renaissance and is making a comeback as a particularly efficient, safe and economical mode of transport able to handle large flows of passengers and goods. The future of rail transport is all the more promising in that there is an increasingly better fit between rail and other means of mobility – the traditional modes such as air, maritime, water and road transport, as well as cycling and walking.
The transport policies currently set out across all the world’s continents reflect great confidence in the role of rail and public transport to better serve the economy and people. Throughout the world, rail transport is being included in strategies for multimodal mobility, enabling the benefits of each mode to be maximised and optimising the mobility chain, notably by designing sensible and well thought-out interfaces.
The mobility strategies designed to boost economic and social growth in various regions, or for urban planning – in particular major conurbations – present rail transport stakeholders with a number of new challenges. The first is to provide attractive and innovative mobility systems in a competitive environment which meet the high expectations of modern customers and which include all the services they are accustomed to such as comfort, safety, user-friendly interfaces, transparency and easy-to-use information and pricing systems based on the latest technology. Railway companies, operators and the supply-industry partners which design the products are taking a creative approach to greatly improve the services on offer prior to the journey, onboard the train and in stations – and all this progress to improve quality and attractiveness must meet binding targets of cost-efficiency. Another major challenge for all rail transport stakeholders is to maintain and even strengthen rail’s significant advantage in terms of sustainable development, sustainable and economical use of natural resources, consideration for people and their environment. Every activity and project in the railways is directly affected by these aims and challenges. These include the design of rolling stock, infrastructure, bridges and viaducts, stations, service buildings, etc. All these structures have to fulfil their function to the full whilst preserving the environment and landscapes, by not polluting, and making use of the latest innovations in the area of renewable energy, waste management, etc. Another great challenge for the railways is to optimise the role of stations as places of convergence for passengers, places of activity where city dwellers spend time, and increasingly as their cities’ economic and cultural centre. Stations, built and renovated in the context of increasingly well thought-out partnerships between railway operators, city or regional authorities, investors and all the economic stakeholders, have become much more than a transport hub. They have become a vital feature of urban planning which, while continuing to meet their basic requirement of supplying interfaces between modes of transport, also form part of the city’s historical, cultural and economic heritage. Thus, there are many challenges in a wide number of areas. As has been the case throughout their history, the railways offer an extremely rich field of expression and creativity to a number of sector professionals. The challenges are technological, ecological, aesthetic, economic, cultural and human. They condition and shape the work of numerous engineering, architectural and design firms across the world, with wonderful results that we appreciate along our networks, and in our trains and stations.
9 UIC, the international railway association which currently has 240 members across five continents, is chiefly tasked with helping its members to make rail a highly competitive mode of transport as part of an optimised multimodal system, its customers’ mode of choice, and a mode that is eco-friendly and serves society as a whole. It is specifically as part of its remit to serve citizens and society that UIC is pleased to be one of the organisers of the 12th edition of the Brunel Awards in Amsterdam, in close collaboration with our members ProRail and NS and the Watford Group, whom we thank for the excellent preparatory work that has been carried out for this international competition. This is an occasion for UIC to pay a warm and sincere tribute to all the professionals, in railway companies or other sectors, whose talent, creativity and innovative approach contribute to the image and success of our mode of transport.
10 Brunel Awards Categories
CATEGORY 1: STATION BUILDINGS Such as • Train stops and canopies • Small stations: renovated, restructured or newly constructed • Medium size and large stations, renovated, restructured or newly constructed • Access structures to platforms • Interior architecture
CATEGORY 2: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, GRAPHICS AND ART Such as • Furniture and design products for trains and stations • Graphic design for information, timetables, tickets, advertising and signage • Business branding • Passenger information and ticketing system • Employee uniforms and clothing • Integration of art in railway sites, rolling stock and communication items
CATEGORY 3: TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Such as • Civil engineering, bridge and viaduct structures, tunnel heads, signal or catenary structures, etc. • Railroad support buildings, new or renovated • Integration of railway into the environment, mitigation of visual or environmental impact, protective devices and landscape architecture, railways and natural spaces
CATEGORY 4: ROLLING STOCK Such as • Short, medium and long distance passenger trains, new or renovated • All kinds of passenger cars, new or renovated • Tram-trains • Freight rolling stock, maintenance or other technical cars or train units • Locomotives
11 Participants
Austria ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG 9 entries
England Network Rail Infrastructure 1 entry
Finland VR Group Ltd 2 entries
France SNCF Gares & Connexions 12 entries
Germany DB Stations and Service 2 entries Germany Mobility Logistics 5 entries Germany DB Netz AG Machinenpool 1 entry
Hungary MAV 2 entries
Ireland Irish Rail 2 entries
Japan East Japan Railway Company 9 entries Japan West Japan Railway Company 3 entries Japan Kyushu Railway Company 10 entries Japan Tosa 1 entry Japan Joshu 1 entry Japan Seibu 1 entry
Netherlands ProRail / NS 13 entries Netherlands ProRail 2 entries Netherlands Gemeente Helmond 1 entry
Portugal REFER 2 entries
Singapore LTA 2 entries
Spain ADIF 4 entries
Sweden Swedish Transport Administration 1 entry
USA MTA Capital Construction 1 entry USA Connecticut Department of Transportation 2 entries USA Massachusetts Bay Transportation 1 entry USA South Florida Regional Transportation 1 entry
12 The Brunel Awards Jury
• Frits van Dongen, Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands, chairman • Bert Dirrix, architect • Paul Mijksenaar, consultant wayfinding • Marco Bevolo, consultant ID lightning • Marc Guigon, consultant stations (UIC) • Laurent Schmitt, rail engineer (UIC) • Anne Luijten, editor
Members of the Technical Committee
• Aileen Thomas, Designer, DB Station&Service AG, Germany • Paul Veron, UIC Director of communications, France • Andreas Heym, Architect, Director International Development, AREP, France • Miguel Loos, Architect, Spoorbouwmeester, Netherlands • Niels Greiff, Designer, Greiffdesign, advisor to Spoorbouwmeester, Netherlands • Kees Peters, Urbanist, Movares Netherlands • Luc Veeger, Architect, Arcadis Netherlands
• Rob Stringa, Architect, coordination, The Watford Group
13 14 Frits van Dongen, Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands, chairman of the jury Trends and developments: main conclusions of the jury
What good commission can do…
The jury is pleased to take note that for a lot of countries, design quality is an eminent priority, even if it is not self-evident yet for all countries. The progressive interest railway companies and their partners take in design quality, is the best proof of the benefit of and need for the Brunel Awards. The jury therefore calls for commissioners to keep sending in outstanding projects, to inspire others and in doing so, to improve the benchmark for design in railway architecture and environment.
In the judging process, a number of trends and developments in the way stations, technical infrastructure and rolling stock are commissioned as well as in the results of that process - the actual projects – are pointed out by the jurors. Some of these are reason for concern and a continuing need for focus on quality by design. For most trends however the jury shows a great deal of enthusiasm, for they benefit the goals the Brunel Awards also aims to achieve. Let’s not forget, in the end it is all about the best outcome in terms of aesthetic, innovation and user experience. Good commissioning in that respect is a means to a very important end. The results of the competition for the Brunel Awards 2014 have shown what good commission can do.
The jury would like to highlight some of the most encouraging and welcoming trends in railway architecture and its environment worldwide. The jury would like to make the precursory remark that the time when a station was a place just to go through and leave again as swiftly as possible, is definitely behind us. The station category StationGreen Horrem The connection bet- ween different means has now become a destination in itself, mainly due to the increased quality of 1 of traffic turns the new the first carbon-neutral Station in Europe StationGreen into an facilitated Access participant Deutsche Bahn Station & Service AG intermodal transport to public transport hub through ambiance accomplished by smart design solutions in architecture, art, wayfinding barrier-free design name of entry Station Green Horrem of StationGreen heat, cold and electrity SOCIAL are produced through and the addition of urban programme such as shopping, leisure and (flexible) renewables like geo- year completed 2014 The basic-concept be- thermal, photovoltaics hind StationGreen is and solar energy StationGreen modular and adaptable to department(s) DB Station & Service AG, Concept and Design, I.SBP Sustainability varying demands in size offices. responsible for design ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC and passengerfoodfall. the layout of the groundf- loor is flexible project description StationGreen – a new standard for the passenger building of the future active / passive Use of CO2-neutral Deutsche Bahn AG has launched its "StationGreen" programme, under which the Regionally develloped first climate-neutral railway stations in Germany are being designed. Solarenergy materials, assignement concept for retail and faci- The starting point for this project was the conception of a building that would Possible use of commuta- of renewable resources combine modern ecological standards with a high level of customer comfort. Such lity management simplifies Photovoltaic tors for the heating of ser- and materials - timber a combination aims to both protect the environment by reducing CO2 emissions running the Station, reduces vice water and wood composited and increase passenger satisfaction. The pilot project in Kerpen-Horrem near Application of photovoltaic Use of regionally distances for transport and Cologne will be a test bed for new technologies and the first CO2-neutral train modules on 340m² roof sourced materials, helps the envirenmental station in Europe. area - 31 000 kWh/ per respectively reusab- balance year peak les (steel, glass) The skeletal structure for the green buildings is based on modules measuring five Green-roof Cooperation by five metres, which can be combined according to the space available and Intensive greening on usage requirements. The railway station in Horrem has a floor area of 634 square Daylight use/ LED 150m³ avoiding heatis- metres, making it a Category 4 passenger building visited by about 12,000 Daylight will be recaptured passengers a day. Functional features such as travel centre, waiting area, shops land effect and retention and channeled to illuminate area for percolation and adjoining spaces are laid out in such a way as to respond to the needs of timber structure users. StationGreen buildings are designed to let in a lot of light, by creating large surfaces inside the building glass fronts to manage both natural light and artificial light as needed throughout Use of LED-technology for primary structrure the day. The generous use of glass also ensures high transparency, aiding illumination made in prefabrica- passengers' orientation. The facade is made up of around 52% glass, which in the ted timber winter months means that the sun's energy can be used to heat parts of the The influence of municipalities and other parties in commissioning the station 2014 building. A large roof provides the shade required in summer and also space for a photovoltaic system and a solar thermal system.
AMSTERDAM The new passenger terminals therefore offer passengers a novel, innovative building concept that satisfies ecological needs and at the same time guarantees environment is increasing, most notably in the Netherlands but also elsewhere. customer comfort. The clear structure and high transparency in the interior of these buildings facilitate orientation. StationGreen is designed to allow mobility for all and meets the changing needs of people as demographic trends develop. Why is DB building StationGreen? By working together on the establishment of station buildings and their periphery, • StationGreen shows the possiblities of new standards in Stations • StationGreen combines comfort for our the environment’s quality and coherence are brought to a higher level, for example Plattform 1 customers with sustainability for the environment Rainwater is Plattform • StationGreen serves as testbed for new in the case of Helmond Station. Here, the project was no longer commissioned by harvested and for buses used for public technologies and innovations secondary toilets Geothermal energy spaces Bookshop Use of geothermal the railway company, but by the municipality. It must be remarked that this kind probes (10x100m) for Helmond Station the central heating and Concourse cooling supply StationGreen Waiting Area backery Ticketing and café Facts and Figures of cooperation first and foremost demands a mind-set in which all of the parties Ticketing center digital for customer service public facilities Reception 654m² Starting date of construction: 12.000 travellers surface Area on November 2012 involved focus on working together on integral solutions. It also calls, at the very ground floor use the new Station rainwater Start of Service: Canopy Green in Horrem on a retention Februar 2014 daily basis surrounding Investment Total: the Station 3,86 Millionen Euro least, for extremely well organised project management that works towards set CO2 Reduction compared to standard
Ground-Floor new Station: 24 Tons per Year scale 1: 300 (long term) goals and keeps in mind the constant nature of its learning process.
Environmental Economic Customer and Aesthetic Efficiency Attractivity StationGreen Quality + + = The ecological station
Section The entries demonstrate many efforts made in creating sustainability on all scale 1:300 different scale levels, from energy self-sufficiency for (small) buildings to innovative technical solutions for rolling stock. The jury of course welcomes this trend, but also urges commissioners to take into consideration to what extent these efforts
Groundfloor Top view scale 1:300 scale 1:300 actually improve the traveller’s comfort and experience. Can the traveller actually
Station Green Bird´s eye view towards PVs, green roof and passenger waiting area
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The canopy serves as sunscreen but also defines forecourts The spacious waiting area with 24 seats is connected to powersupply and internet via WLAN. Digital reception integrated in the info-tower The shops are designed to merge with the concourse as open plan, enlarging and connection to the city of Horrem offers face to face communication with service staff. In winter the space is heated by underfloor heating through the geothermalheat pump both retail area and public space inside the Station
The image shows the area during construction, but also allows to see how The concourse and the waiting area are directly connected to the plattforms, Slate is a regional material linking the Station with the the large canopy shelters a large part of the forecourt this helps the traveller orientation and well-being architectural traditions of the region experience ecology or is it merely a technical ‘plug in’? For the customer, ‘green’ behaviour is an important motivation to choose the train instead of a car or airplane in the first place. The jury therefore emphasises the need to create an ambiance for the traveller in which the ecological solutions are also noticeable, tangible. Such solutions, after all, will reinforce the ‘green’ aspect of travelling by train.
Transformation
Another important aspect of sustainability is re-use of existing commodities. Evidently, much effort was put into the renovation and transformation of existing station buildings. These were made into new modern and comfortable environments, taking the existing situations to a higher level with regard to quality and experience; ready for the future ahead. A remarkable example of Tokyo Station City transformation is the award-winning Tokyo Station City project.
Urban Window
Station buildings and their environments increasingly become a vibrant and full part of the city and of city life: city and station building flow into one another. The station building itself becomes a part of the urban space; not only through the increase of commercial activity, but also through station designs, which create an open, inviting atmosphere. The station becomes a city within a city, but even more so, it becomes Rotterdam Station the landmark for the city’s entrance experience. You are in the station and feel you are already in the city. The station IS the city and travelling itself almost becomes secondary: an in between or ‘en passant’ as the French put it. The most inspiring projects in this regard were found in Paris, Tokyo and Rotterdam.
Art as an experience
A large contribution to the Urban Window trend is made by a new way of approaching art. The focus no longer rests on fixed works of art, placed upon the building, but on temporary art, and even on art as an activity. Art thus becomes part of a cultural experience that positively affects the traveller’s feelings. Applied in this way, art uses the full potential of the station as a public space and thus, the station Revealing Culture obtains a museum-like quality. Waiting time becomes quality time. Sometimes, all that is needed is just to put a piano on the spot, inviting passengers to play and others to listen and applaud. Social interaction emerges, as well as a reciprocal feeling of trust between the railway company and its customers. Art gives a new meaning to the building, a new layer in the experience in which the station no longer is just a place to ‘travel through’. ‘Art as an experience’ is sometimes simple and easily realised, but it always has a large impact. Some highly interesting examples are shown by the Gares & Connexions Revealing Culture programme in a number of French station buildings.
16 Intuitive wayfinding
Graphics and signage no longer play the main part in getting the passenger from A to B inside the station building and its surroundings. Natural or intuitive
category 1 STATIONS La haye fouassière wayfinding has become the preferred way of getting people to the right place in participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – CR Pays de Loire name of entry La Haye Fouassière eco sustainable rail stop eco sustainable rail stop an increasing number of stations. The buildings’ refurbishment is more and more year completed 2012
department(s) SNCF Gares & Conception responsible for design AREP (P. Bonhomme architect, S. Dekindt designer) project description The sustainable eco-shelter is a concept for passenger waiting areas on branch lines with designed from the perspective of the traveller, marking a shift from a focus on built-in solutions to ergonomic and environmental requirements.
From a number of possible approaches (14 “hQE” high environmental quality target criteria) the preferred solutions were those focusing on the comfort of the “travelling citizen” in harmony with their immediate environment.
As far as possible, shelters are oriented in relation to the sun and the prevailing winds, or to natural vegetation cycles, thus providing passengers with a high-quality waiting experience unusual in a rail travel framework. signage to architectural space. While this gives the travellers more comfort and less The shelters are prefabricated in kits.
Several configurations can thus be developed for tailoring to the specific site or service required. It takes only a week to assemble the prefabricated components in-situ. The slightly raised floors minimise the shelter’s footprint but are easily accessible to the disabled by means of a shallow ramp. The whole shelter constitutes a haven of peace and quiet, in close harmony with the stress, this shift principally requires an overall coherence. Especially in intermodal surrounding, controlled natural environment, somewhat long the lines of the Zen gardens in traditional Japanese living spaces. 2014 Several eco sustainable rail stop have been realised since the launch of the concept.
AMSTERDAM This one is located in La Haye Fouassière, a small city near Nantes in the west of France. Completed in 2012, it represents a good exemple of eco sustainable rail stop showing a good site adaptation and a configuration using most of the services proposed by the concept. stations, which often have height differences to overcome and a variety of different zones to pass through, coherence is of extreme importance. The jury also warns for the risk of too much commercial programme such as shops, kiosks and the like, as this can be a disturbing factor in the process of natural wayfinding.
Small stations: prototyping and variety
Designing a small station is truly different from designing a larger urban station. Very often, the small station’s programme is limited to a waiting space, a bike shelter and a connecting bus stop. There is no urban centre nearby, nor is there any social control – how to make these stations feel safe and attractive? How to establish contact between the station and the village or city? Due to the minimal La Haye Station programme, this has often been done with only bricks and stones. The Netherlands has a good number of examples of such small stations that mark the railway amidst the landscape in a welcoming variety and with high quality solutions. On the other side of the spectrum, there is the trend of prototyping, of modular stations. In some of these cases, the station almost becomes big furniture: a modular shelter. Often this trend is seen in a combination with high-end sustainable solutions, like in the award-winning La Haye Fouassière Station. A point of interest on these Brunels_2014_EXE.indd 8 unmanned28/05/2014 17:59:27 stations is the provision of information for travellers. Railway companies are experimenting with, for instance, live video contact. The jury takes note of this important development but has not yet seen examples of outstanding solutions in terms of design.
The concept line
A new and successful approach to recreational train travelling has emerged: a complete trip experience on a concept line – a line with a central theme. All aspects, from the train furniture to food, uniforms and marketing, are aimed at and designed for the entire travel experience; think of it like a ride on the Orient Express. This is train travel in a ‘cruise ship formula’, in which branding is key. Seven Stars A number of cruise concept lines have been realised in Japan, with dining cars, traditional woodcrafts and so on. Here, station, train and experience are part of a continuous system in which design functions as a fundamental supportive part of branding and marketing. A good example is the award-winning Cruise Train Seven Stars in Kyushu.
17 Awards
CATEGORY 1 : STATION BUILDINGS 10 awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan Tokyo Station City, 2012 East Japan Railway Company Japan Hitachi Station, 2011 Gemeente Helmond Netherlands Helmond Station, Landscaping the Connexion, 2014 Joshin Dentetsu Co, Ltd Japan Joshu Tomioka Station, 2014 MÁV Hungarian State Railways Private Company Ltd Hungary Stations on 120a Suburban Line, 2012-13 ProRail/NS Netherlands Rotterdam Central Station, 2014 Rede Ferroviária Nacional REFER EPE Portugal Porto-São Bento Station, Restoration Tile Panels, 2011 SNCF Gares & Connexions/CR Pays de Loire France La Haye Fouassière Eco Sustainable Rail Stop, 2012 SNCF Gares & Connexions/SPIE Batignolles- SOAVAL France Paris Saint-Lazare Station, Restructuring the Station, 2012 Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo (Railway) Co.,Ltd Japan Nakamura Station Renovation, 2010
CATEGORY 2: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, GRAPHICS AND ART 2 awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), 2012-13 SNCF Gares & Connexions France Gares & Connexions Revealing Culture, 2013
CATEGORY 3: TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT 4 awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan Revitalization of Viaduct, Tokyo Manseibashi, 2013 ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Austria Bridge over the Inn River, 2010 SNCF Gares & Connexions France Besançon Franche Comté TGV Station, 2011 VR Group Ltd Finland Oulu Maintenance Depot, 2013
CATEGORY 4: ROLLING STOCK 3 awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan The series EV-E301 Trains, 2014 Kyushu Railway Company Japan Cruise Train Seven Stars in Kyushu: Train, 2013 VR Group Ltd Finland Duetto Plus Double Deck Restaurant Car, 2013
18 Commendations
CATEGORY 1 : STATION BUILDINGS 8 commendations
ADIF Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Spain Paseo de Gracia Station Refurbishment, Barcelona, 2013 DB Stations & Service AG Germany Station Green Horrem, 2014 MTA-Capital Construction, NYCT/Arup USA Fulton Center New York, 2014 ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Austria Train and Bus Station Reutte, 2012 ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Austria Salzburg Central Station, 2013 SNCF Gares & Connexions/RFF/CG94 France Creteil-Pompadour Suburban Station, 2013 SNCF Gares & Connexions/Toulon/CR PACA/CG 83 France Toulon Railway Station Reorganization, 2014 Swedish Transport Administration/INAB Sweden Umeå Östra (Umeå East) Station, 2010
CATEGORY 2: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, GRAPHICS AND ART 2 commendations
ProRail/NS Netherlands Station Furnishing Project, 2012 SNCF Gares & Connexions France Tours Station, Access to Tram Station, 2013
CATEGORY 3: TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 commendations
ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Austria Tunnel System Wienerwald – Lainzer Tunnel, 2012
CATEGORY 4: ROLLING STOCK No commendations
SPECIAL PRIZE
The OVERALL JURY AWARD was awarded to the Netherlands and her railway companies ProRail and NS
19 Jury Report
The jury of the International Brunel Awards Competition 2014 is more than pleased to announce this edition’s results – and not only for the awards and commendations; the overall quality of the 92 entries by railway companies from all over the world was very impressive. In an intensive two-day period of judgment the jury decided to grant 20 awards and 11 commendations, as well as an Overall Jury Award for best performances in at least three of the four categories.
The Brunel Awards is a competition for railway companies and other commissioners for outstanding design in railway architecture, including railway stations and their environments, graphics and art, technical infrastructure and rolling stock. The Brunel Awards aims to promote aesthetic quality, customer attractiveness and sustainable solutions in all sectors of the rail industry. Thus, the Brunel Awards aims to promote the use and experience of heavy rail, stations and their environment as a ‘green’ solution for mobility, thereby enhancing the quality of life in our cities and preserving the ecological quality of our landscapes. An integration of the three above mentioned crucial qualities of aesthetics, passenger friendliness and sustainability can only be accomplished, the jury strongly believes, through the power of design quality. Economic efficiency, for instance in low maintenance, and innovative products and processes also derive from the integrative and enhancive power of design quality. In other words, design is not just an aesthetic layer to be smeared upon buildings, furniture and trains. On the contrary: design is key to an efficient, sustainable, attractive and passenger friendly railway system, in every aspect.
The jury, which was chaired by architect / urbanist and Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands Frits van Dongen, would like to emphasise the importance of design quality; and even more so after reviewing all the entries, which show how profound the impact of design can be. Of course there are significant differences and different views on the actual outcome of design quality per country. For some countries, integrated design has become an overall standard. Other countries are making their first but convincing efforts, often even without much budget and means. The jury would therefore like to stress again the continuing importance of the Brunel Awards in stimulating overall design quality all over the world. The Brunel Awards indeed grants commissioners’ prizes; they show and reward the best practices worldwide, and as such, also are awards for paving the way.
The jury strongly believes that, by showing the prestige of design, railway companies and their partners will be inspired and find references for their own practices. The jury has seen some remarkable examples of landscaping and urban environmental integration of station buildings, as well as ecological innovations that lead to simple but highly effective and elegant solutions for modular small stations. This can only be done if design quality is a principal priority of railway companies and their partners.
With this catalogue, the jury is contented to show the best practices of railway architecture worldwide in a broad sense. The rewarded projects are truly state of the art in their respective categories. As the Brunel Awards grants commissioners’ prizes, the jury has not only considered the outcome of the project, but also the organisation of the process behind it. What challenges did the commissioner have to meet? What are the project’s intentions and to what degree was it committed to design quality?
As a working method, the jury has done several communal rounds along the presented panels with all the relevant information on the entries. After discussing and motivating the entries, each of the jurors selected their favourites in all of the four categories. A large number of the awarded projects was of such outstanding quality, that no further deliberations were required. For the other entries, and particularly for the commended
20 projects, some further motivation was needed. The commendations should be seen as stimulating prizes: maybe it’s not yet the best quality possible, but the effort was indeed recognised and rewarded by the jury.
Category I, station buildings, had relatively the largest number of entries, namely 43 from 13 different countries. As a result of this as well as the entries’ high standard of quality, the jury granted no less than ten awards and eight commendations in this category. Leading themes for the jury in this category are, firstly, large stations integrating with the city, with a large emphasis on entrance and the station as an attractive and mixed-use urban space. Re-use and transformation of existing commodities also is an important theme here. Other main themes are architectural wayfinding, the modular small station, ecological innovation, openness and transparency, and landscape and urban environmental integration.
In category II, industrial design, graphics and art, there was a total of nineteen entries from seven countries, two of which were rewarded with an award and two with commendations. A new role and new use of art and colour in station buildings – both in France – to accommodate the passenger played a large part in two of the entries. The third one was a special, innovative and passenger sympathetic rail-replacing project in post-tsunami Japan.
In the third category, technical infrastructure and environment, sixteen projects were sent in from nine countries. In this category, four awards were granted, as well as one commendation. The rewarded projects vary in scope: from a maintenance depot to an elegant yet robust bridge and a tunnel with an aerodynamic quality ‘built’ into its design.
The fourth category of rolling stock, finally, received fourteen entries from four countries. Four awards were granted here, including one for a concept ‘cruise’ line and one for a restaurant car that lets the passenger choose his preferred view – inside or outside.
A special award is the Overall Jury Award, intended for the organisation or country that has made the most outstanding achievements in at least three of the four categories. The Jury Award is therefore not for specific projects, but for the high overall quality of all the entries combined. This edition’s Jury Award is granted to the Netherlands, represented by ProRail, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and diverse municipalities for the rich variety of architectural design, the well-executed integration into the environment –both in landscape and in urban situations–, the persisting focus on innovation and the consistency of the overall high standard.
Despite of the large number of countries represented, the jury expresses its disappointment in the absence of countries like Italy and Denmark, which traditionally stand for a very high overall design quality, and countries like China and Russia, which have shown a very rapid and steady improvement over the past years. For the next edition of the Brunel Awards Competition, the jury hopes even more countries will enter, thus setting the standards even higher.
The jury would like to stress again its criteria for the judgment, as well as the trending developments it distinguishes from the entries. For an essay on these actual trends and developments in station building, wayfinding, the use of art and so on, the jury would like to refer the reader to the relevant chapter in this catalogue. Among these trends are – as mentioned above - intuitive wayfinding, the ecological station and the practice of transformation: integrating modern techniques and adjustments into existing buildings,
21 making them into something new with a higher qualitative level. As for the criteria for judgment, the jury has looked at the entries through the glasses of five ‘quality categories’: customer attractiveness, aesthetic quality, sustainability, efficiency and innovation. Of course, the jurors’ own experience and expertise in this particular field of design also played an undeniable role in recognising and rewarding outstanding design quality.
Before presenting the motivated results of the Brunel Awards Competition 2014 on the next pages, the jury would like to thank all the people ‘behind the scenes’ who have made it possible for the jury to smoothly conduct its difficult task with great pleasure. The jury would especially like to express its thanks to the members of the Technical Committee and to the organising committee formed by the Watford Group and UIC, together with ProRail and NS.
The jury is proud to present the winners of the Brunel Awards Competition 2014. The awards, the commendations and the Overall Jury Award were unanimously chosen. For some projects, some further discussion and persuasiveness were required, but the jury is very contented to announce that these deliberations have in each case lead to the most reasonable and, we believe, most inspiring outcome.
With kind regards of the jury,
Frits van Dongen, Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands, chairman Bert Dirrix, architect Paul Mijksenaar, consultant wayfinding Marco Bevolo, consultant ID lightning Marc Guigon, consultant stations (UIC) Laurent Schmitt, rail engineer (UIC) Anne Luijten, editor
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23 Participants
Austria ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG 5 entries England Network Rail Infrastructure 1 entry France SNCF Gares & Connexions 7 entries Germany DB Stations & Service 2 entries 1 Hungary MÁV Hungarian State Railways Private Company Ltd 2 entries Ireland Irish Rail 1 entry Japan East Japan Railway Company 2 entries Japan West Japan Railway Company 1 entry Japan Kyushu Railway Company 1 entry Japan Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo (Railway) Co.,Ltd 1 entry Japan Joshin Dentetsu Co, Ltd 1 entry Japan Seibu 1 entry Netherlands ProRail / NS 11 entries Netherlands Gemeente Helmond 1 entry Portugal Rede Ferroviária Nacional REFER EPE 1 entry Singapore Land Transport Authority 1 entry Spain ADIF Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias 1 entry Sweden Swedish Transport Administration / INAB 1 entry USA MTA Capital Construction / NYCT / ARUP 1 entry USA Connecticut Department of Transportation 1 entry
24 Awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan Tokyo Station City, 2012 East Japan Railway Company Japan Hitachi Station, 2011 Gemeente Helmond Netherlands Helmond Station, Landscaping the Connexion, 2014 Joshin Dentetsu Co, Ltd Japan Joshu Tomioka Station, 2014 MÁV Hungarian State Railways Private Company Ltd Hungary Stations on 120a Suburban Line, 2012-13 ProRail/NS Netherlands Rotterdam Central Station, 2014 Rede Ferroviária Nacional REFER EPE Portugal Porto-São Bento Station, Restoration Tile Panels, 2011 SNCF Gares & Connexions/CR Pays de Loire France La Haye Fouassière Eco Sustainable Rail Stop, 2012 SNCF Gares & Connexions/SPIE Batignolles- SOAVAL France Paris Saint-Lazare Station, Restructuring the Station, 2012 Tosa Kuroshio Tetsudo (Railway) Co.,Ltd Japan Nakamura Station Renovation, 2010
Commendations
ADIF Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Spain Paseo de Gracia Station Refurbishment, Barcelona, 2013 DB Stations & Service AG Germany Station Green Horrem, 2014 MTA-Capital Construction, NYCT/Arup USA Fulton Center New York, 2014 ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Austria Train and Bus Station Reutte, 2012 ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG Austria Salzburg Central Station, 2013 SNCF Gares & Connexions/RFF/CG94 France Creteil-Pompadour Suburban Station, 2013 SNCF Gares & Connexions/Toulon/CR PACA/CG 83 France Toulon Railway Station Reorganization, 2014 Swedish Transport Administration/INAB Sweden Umeå Östra (Umeå East) Station, 2010
25 Award East Japan Railway Company, Japan Tokyo Station City, 2012
The renewal of the main Tokyo railway station is a truly remarkable achievement of the East Japan Railway Company: they renovated the one-hundred-year-old station building while combining it with new elements like a large glass canopy to mark the entrance to the city on the other side of the station. Thus, an open window to the 1 city was created; it became a station that embraces the city and became a mixed- use urban space. In other words, it became a city in itself by adding functions like shops, galleries and offices. A large effort in renovation, with outstanding technical achievement in renewing the fundaments only after the building was renovated, was combined with an open, transparent atmosphere accomplished by the creation of space and the use of materials like glass and steel. The jury feels that in this exemplary display of transformation, in which the old structure is combined with a new structure, the existing quality was brought to a higher level of quality – in many layers. It is clear that the station building was also designed from the perspective of the traveller, as coherence and natural wayfinding are an important part of the architecture.
26 Award East Japan Railway Company, Japan Hitachi Station, 2011
The new Hitachi Station successfully shows how the need for an attractive station environment for Japan’s shrinking areas can be met. The station and passageway were built to make the town of Hitachi a better hub for the area, consequently attracting people and increasing the ways in which people can interact; and thus 1 maintaining the city’s liveliness. The station is located over the tracks and is accessible via a large, transparent passerelle, which leads from the city to the ocean side, which also has a restaurant. The station and passerelle thus became a new addition to the city, which is in the opinion of the jury no less than ‘a gift, a celebration of the ocean’, while leaving the underlying scenery intact. The connecting passerelle became the new actual railway station, which offers the passenger or city dweller a comfortable sense of the ‘en passant’. Here, the hub no longer has to be massive or –like often– chaotic; it has a light, transparent and charming atmosphere, in which the station itself is no longer the dominant factor. The combination of station and passageway was very well designed with a clear aim to attract and comfort the passenger.
27 Award Gemeente Helmond, Netherlands Helmond Station, Landscaping the Connexion, 2014
The new Helmond Railway Station expresses an evolving trend in which not the railway company, but the municipality is the actual commissioner for the station’s landscaping and design. In this particular case, the urban designers from the Dutch town of Helmond successfully devised a concept that combines the creation of an 1 attractive entrance to the city with the formation of a connection between the city centre and the new urban area on the ‘other side’ of the station. This resulted in a fluid crossing of footpaths, bike lanes, urban roads and rail infrastructure. As an intermodal square, the station plaza is firmly connected to the surrounding urban areas; something that is also expressed by the plaza’s clear logic with regard to the different travel modalities, which tells the passenger how to get to where he needs to be. Here, the process of wayfinding was especially complex as it also had to incorporate height differences. The result is that this multipurpose travel area has become rather attractive to spend time in. Station and city are part of a continuous flow: the elements are not separate parts, but truly form a coherent unity.
28 Award Joshin Dentetsu Co, Ltd, Japan Joshu Tomioka Station, 2014
The new station at the Tomioka Silk Mill World Heritage Site of is a modern reinterpretation of the traditional ‘timber frame and brick’ style in the area. The new hybrid structure elaborates on the style, but with a combination of brick and steel. It creates a lovely open and poetic atmosphere, modern but at the same time with a 1 strong sense of the past and tightly knitted into the surrounding urban space.
29 Award MÁV Hungarian State Railways Private Company Ltd Hungary Stations on 120a Suburban Line, 2012-13 (comb. entries)
The jury chose to grant this award to a combination of what were originally two entries, because they are two sides of the same coin. The overall project consists of two programmes: re-use and new construction of small stations, along the same line. The renewal of the railway stations on the track is a smart and efficient 1 combination: it paired the renovation of existing buildings with the introduction of new elements like furniture and sanitary facilities. These elements are the same in the twenty newly built modular train stop buildings, which, architecturally, are a clear tribute to the Hungarian Modern Style from the beginning of the 20th century. The jury praises the way in which, with limited means, these buildings were modernised and all the elements were integrated – from furniture to environment – while re-using the stations’ heritage and preserving the existing qualities.
30 Award ProRail/NS, Netherlands Rotterdam Central Station, 2014
The new Rotterdam Central Station is no less than a new landmark on the historical location of the old station that was built during the Reconstruction, which took place after the demolition of the city during the Second World War. It is truly a new monument yet sober in its materialisation. It’s much more than a state of 1 the art public transport terminal: with its architectural allure it is an international eye catcher for the city of Rotterdam. The station invites the passenger right into the heart of the city, even from the platforms. The building and its surroundings open the city to the passenger and, in return, also becomes a bona fide part of the city itself. The jury finds its ‘generous space overwhelming’. The large amount of leftover space in the enormous hall was transformed into a welcoming sitting room, where the traveller finds himself at ease. The station matches its urban environment quite perfectly, and –placed in the context of urban renewal around it– has itself become a catalyst for new urban developments in the Rotterdam Central District.
31 Award Rede Ferroviária Nacional REFER EPE, Portugal São Bente Railway Station, Restoration Tile Panels, 2011
The tiles adorning the entrance hall of the Sao Bento Railway Station in Porto are considered important Portuguese cultural heritage. The jury is very much impressed by the effort that was shown in the conservation and preservation of the 22.000 tiles, a gift of the past. The investment in the preservation of this heritage 1 was considerable – and it was not made for a museum or some large monumental building representing power, but for ‘just’ a railway station. With some 520 square metres of surface area, the tiles completely cover the walls of the atrium and are integrated into the architecture throughout the granite structure that frames them. Railway architecture and the historical tiles have been integrated and have thus become a powerful storyteller of the nation’s past, there for all passengers to experience in their everyday lives.
32 category 1 STATIONS La haye fouassière participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – CR Pays de Loire name of entry La Haye Fouassière eco sustainable rail stop eco sustainable rail stop year completed 2012
department(s) SNCF Gares & Conception responsible for design AREP (P. Bonhomme architect, S. Dekindt designer) project description The sustainable eco-shelter is a concept for passenger waiting areas on branch lines with built-in solutions to ergonomic and environmental requirements.
From a number of possible approaches (14 “hQE” high environmental quality target criteria) the preferred solutions were those focusing on the comfort of the “travelling citizen” in harmony with their immediate environment.
As far as possible, shelters are oriented in relation to the sun and the prevailing winds, or to natural vegetation cycles, thus providing passengers with a high-quality waiting experience unusual in a rail travel framework.
The shelters are prefabricated in kits.
Several configurations can thus be developed for tailoring to the specific site or service required. It takes only a week to assemble the prefabricated components in-situ. The slightly raised floors minimise the shelter’s footprint but are easily accessible to the disabled by means of a shallow ramp.
The whole shelter constitutes a haven of peace and quiet, in close harmony with the surrounding, controlled natural environment, somewhat long the lines of the Zen gardens in traditional Japanese living spaces. 2014 Several eco sustainable rail stop have been realised since the launch of the concept.
AMSTERDAM This one is located in La Haye Fouassière, a small city near Nantes in the west of France. Completed in 2012, it represents a good exemple of eco sustainable rail stop showing a good site adaptation and a configuration using most of the services proposed by the concept.
Award
category 1 STATIONS La haye fouassière participant SNCF Gares & Connexions/CR Pays de Loire, France SNCF Gares & Connexions – CR Pays de Loire
name of entry La Haye Fouassière eco sustainable rail stop La Haye Fouassièreeco sustainable Eco Sustainable rail Rail stop Stop, 2012
year completed 2012
department(s) SNCF Gares & Conception responsible for design AREP (P. Bonhomme architect, S. Dekindt designer)
project description The sustainable eco-shelter is a concept for passenger waiting areas on branch lines with built-in solutions to ergonomic and environmental requirements.
From a number of possible approaches (14 “hQE” high environmental quality target criteria) the preferred solutions were those focusing on the comfort of the “travelling citizen” in harmony with their immediate environment. This sustainable ‘eco-shelter’ is a concept for passenger waiting areas with built-in
As far as possible, shelters are oriented in relation to the sun and the prevailing winds, or to natural vegetation cycles, thus providing passengers with a high-quality waiting experience unusual in a rail travel framework. solutions to ergonomic and environmental requirements. The placement of these The shelters are prefabricated in kits. prefabricated shelters also took into account the orientation with regard to the Several configurations can thus be developed for tailoring to the specific site or service required. It takes only a week to assemble the prefabricated components in-situ. The slightly raised floors minimise the shelter’s footprint but are easily accessible to the disabled by means of a shallow ramp. sun and prevailing winds. The shelters offer passengers a high quality waiting
The whole shelter constitutes a haven of peace and quiet, in close harmony with the surrounding, controlled natural environment, somewhat long the lines of the Zen gardens in traditional Japanese living spaces. experience, combined with an auto sufficient energy programme. The peace and 2014 Several eco sustainable rail stop have been realised since the launch of the concept. This one is located in La Haye Fouassière, a small city near Nantes in the1 west of France. AMSTERDAM quiet of the shelter stands in perfect harmony with its landscape environment. It is, Completed in 2012, it represents a good exemple of eco sustainable rail stop showing a good site adaptation and a configuration using most of the services proposed by the concept. in the jury’s opinion ‘just a little footprint that includes everything that is needed for accommodating the passenger’. The modular construction, which is very well suited for small villages on a line, is elegant and wonderfully beautiful in its clarity and simplicity.
category 1 STATIONS La haye fouassière participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – CR Pays de Loire
name of entry La Haye Fouassière eco sustainable rail stop eco sustainable rail stop
year completed 2012
department(s) SNCF Gares & Conception responsible for design AREP (P. Bonhomme architect, S. Dekindt designer) project description The sustainable eco-shelter is a concept for passenger waiting areas on branch lines with built-in solutions to ergonomic and environmental requirements.
From a number of possible approaches (14 “hQE” high environmental quality target criteria) the preferred solutions were those focusing on the comfort of the “travelling citizen” in harmony with their immediate environment.
As far as possible, shelters are oriented in relation to the sun and the prevailing winds, or to natural vegetation cycles, thus providing passengers with a high-quality waiting experience unusual in a rail travel framework.
The shelters are prefabricated in kits.
Several configurations can thus be developed for tailoring to the specific site or service required. It takes only a week to assemble the prefabricated components in-situ. The slightly raised floors minimise the shelter’s footprint but are easily accessible to the disabled by means of a shallow ramp.
The whole shelter constitutes a haven of peace and quiet, in close harmony with the surrounding, controlled natural environment, somewhat long the lines of the Zen gardens in traditional Japanese living spaces. 2014 Several eco sustainable rail stop have been realised since the launch of the concept.
AMSTERDAM This one is located in La Haye Fouassière, a small city near Nantes in the west of France. Completed in 2012, it represents a good exemple of eco sustainable rail stop showing a good site adaptation and a configuration using most of the services proposed by the concept.
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Brunels_2014_EXE.indd 8 28/05/2014 17:59:27 category category 1 STATIONS 1 STATIONS parisparis sain sTain-LazareT-Lazare sTaT sionTaTion category participant SNCF Gares & Connexionsparticipant – SPiESNCF Batignolles Gares &- SConnexionsoAvAl – SPiE Batignolles - SoAvAl 1 STATIONS paris sainT-Lazare sTaTion name of entry Paris Saint-lazarename station of entry – RestructuringParis Saint- thel azareheart stationof the station – Restructuring the heart of the station participantrestructuringSNCF Gares & Connexions – SPriE Batignollesestructuring - SoAvAl the heart the heart of the of station the station
name of entry Paris Saint-lazare station – Restructuring the heart of the station restructuring the heart of the station year completed 2012 year completed 2012
year completed 2012 department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexionsdepartment(s) – AREP (Jean-Marie SNCF Gares Duthilleul, & Connexions Etienne T ricaud,– AREP François (Jean-Marie Bonnefille, Duthilleul, Etienne Tricaud, François Bonnefille, responsible for design architects)responsible - DGla (Philippe for Gorce, design Thierryarchitects) de Dinechin, - DG architects)la (Philippe Gorce, Thierry de Dinechin, architects) department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP (Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Etienne Tricaud, François Bonnefille, responsible for design architects) - DGla (Philippe Gorce, Thierry de Dinechin, architects) project description opened inproject 1837, Saint- descriptionlazare station graduallyopened expanded in 1837, withSaint- thelazare addition station of disparate gradually expanded with the addition of disparate buildings. In 1885 a single building with abuildings. classical façadeIn 1885 united a single the building various with components a classical of façadethe united the various components of the project description opened in 1837, Saint-lazare station gradually expanded with the addition of disparate original station and linked the Cour de Romeoriginal and thestation Cour and du linkedHavre. the The Cour Hôtel de Terminus Rome and was the Cour du Havre. The Hôtel Terminus was buildings. In 1885 a single building with a classical façade united the various components of the original station and linked the Cour de Rome and the Cour du Havre. The Hôtel Terminus was added in 1889. added in 1889. added in 1889.
Located in the Haussmann-Opéra quarter,Located the city’s in mainthe Haussmann-Opéra shopping and business quarter, district, the city’s main shopping and business district, Located in the Haussmann-Opéra quarter, the city’s main shopping and business district, Saint-lazare station is a major commuter Saint-hub, thelazare second station busiest is a majorin Paris commuter with 450,000 hub, the second busiest in Paris with 450,000 Saint-lazare station is a major commuter hub, the second busiest in Paris with 450,000 travellers per day. travellers per day. travellers per day. This ambitious programme, launched in 2003 with the refurbishing of the main concourse, has This ambitious programme, launched in 2003This withambitious the refurbishing programme, of launchedthe main inconcourse, 2003 with has the refurbishing of the main concourse, has three main aims: three main aims: three main aims: • To clarify and facilitate access to the station and its walkways, ease congestion on the main concourse, and improve conditions and services for travellers. • To clarify and facilitate access to the station• To clarify and its and walkways, facilitate ease access congestion to the station on the and main its walkways, ease congestion on the main • To preserve the building’s architectural heritage features, which are listed monuments. concourse, and improve conditions and servicesconcourse, for travellers. and improve conditions and services for travellers. • The third part of this major renovation is the project to restructure the heart of the station. • To preserve the building’s architectural heritage• To preserve features, the building’swhich are architectural listed monuments. heritage features, which are listed monuments. • The third part of this major renovation is• the The project third part to resof thistructure major the renovation heart of the is thestation. project to restructure the heart of the station. Passenger flow is reorganized around a huge vertical well, centred under the original building’s glass roof, which links the station’s three main levels (platforms, street, metro/RER). Four large shafts for escalators and staircases take natural light entering through the glass roof down to Passenger flow is reorganized around a hugePassenger vertical flow well, is cenreorganizedtred under aroundthe original a huge building’ verticals well, centred under the original building’s the level of the new metro/RER passenger hall, created to better regulate passenger flow. Some glass roof, which links the station’s three glassmain roof,levels which (platforms, links the street, station’s metro/RER). three main Four levels large (platforms, street, metro/RER). Four large 10,000 square metres of retail provision are located along the walkways on three levels. Two shafts for escalators and staircases take naturalshafts for light escalators entering andthrough staircases the glass take roof natural down light to entering through the glass roof down to 2014 parking levels have also been built under the passenger hall. Creating these three underground the level of the new metro/RER passengerthe hall, level created of the to new bette metro/RERr regulate passenger passenger hall, flow created. Some to better regulate passenger flow. Some levels (parking & metro/RER passeger hall level) involved major consolidation work to protect AMSTERDAM the original building, one of the most complex aspects of the project. 10,000 square metres of retail provision are10,000 located square along metres the walkways of retail provision on three arelevels. located Two along the walkways on three levels. Two 2014 parking levels have2014 also been built under parkingthe passenger levels havehall. alsoCreating been these built threeunder undergroundthe passenger hall. Creating these three underground The final phase of the work is the reorganization of the walkways across the station forecourt, levels (parking & metro/RER passeger halllevels level) (parking involved & majo metro/RERr consolidation passeger work hall tolevel) protect involved major consolidation work to protect which comprises two squares linked by an inner pedestrian street accessible to vehicles.
AMSTERDAM the original building,AMSTER oneDA ofM the most complexthe original aspects building, of the project. one of the most complex aspects of the project.
The final phase of the work is the reorganizationThe final of phasethe walkwayof the swork across is the the reorganization station forecourt, of the walkways across the station forecourt, which comprises two squares linked by anwhich inner comprises pedestrian two street squares accessible linked to by vehicles. an inner pedestrian street accessible to vehicles.
Award SNCF Gares & Connexions/SPIE Batignolles- SOAVAL France Paris Saint-Lazare Station, Restructuring the Station, 2012
The restructuring of one of the busiest commuter stations in the heart of Paris was a real challenge. The programme aims at improving access and facilities, preserving the monument’s architectural heritage features and creating a successful commercial area, competing with the surrounding shopping and business district Haussman-Opéra. The passenger flow is reorganised along the vertical elements of
1 category stairsSTATIONS and escalators that are centred under the original building’s huge glass roof, 1 paris sainT-Lazare sTaTion whichparticipant SNCF Gares allows & Connexions – SPiE Batignolles daylight - SoAvAl to permeate deep into the building.
name of entry Paris Saint-lazare station – Restructuring the heart of the station restructuring the heart of the station
year completed 2012
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP (Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Etienne Tricaud, François Bonnefille, responsible for design architects) - DGla (Philippe Gorce, Thierry de Dinechin, architects)
project description opened in 1837, Saint-lazare station gradually expanded with the addition of disparate buildings. In 1885 a single building with a classical façade united the various components of the original station and linked the Cour de Rome and the Cour du Havre. The Hôtel Terminus was added in 1889.
Located in the Haussmann-Opéra quarter, the city’s main shopping and business district, Saint-lazare station is a major commuter hub, the second busiest in Paris with 450,000 travellers per day.
This ambitious programme, launched in 2003 with the refurbishing of the main concourse, has three main aims: • To clarify and facilitate access to the station and its walkways, ease congestion on the main concourse, and improve conditions and services for travellers. • To preserve the building’s architectural heritage features, which are listed monuments. • The third part of this major renovation is the project to restructure the heart of the station.
Passenger flow is reorganized around a huge vertical well, centred under the original building’s glass roof, which links the station’s three main levels (platforms, street, metro/RER). Four large shafts for escalators and staircases take natural light entering through the glass roof down to the level of the new metro/RER passenger hall, created to better regulate passenger flow. Some 10,000 square metres of retail provision are located along the walkways on three levels. Two 2014 parking levels have also been built under the passenger hall. Creating these three underground levels (parking & metro/RER passeger hall level) involved major consolidation work to protect
AMSTERDAM the original building, one of the most complex aspects of the project.
The final phase of the work is the reorganization of the walkways across the station forecourt, which comprises two squares linked by an inner pedestrian street accessible to vehicles.
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The ‘local wisdom and woods’ play a determinant role in the new ambiance of Nakamura Station, where indeed most of the materials for the interior, from floor to furniture, are made from the local wood – cypress wood. This railway station, which was built in the 1970s, became isolated and is currently underused. The first priority 1 for the railway company was to improve the waiting areas, as trains only arrive once per hour and most passengers are students and elderly people. By removing barriers in the station building, visitors now enjoy a light-filled area with views of the river and the cherry trees beyond. The wood and the light atmosphere have thus become a de-stressor for the waiting passengers. Students can even get work done here; they can use the station as a place to study in. The building’s interior space has been rearranged completely from the visitor’s point of view. In combining all of these elements, Nakamura Station could very well have prompted a future typology for local small railway stations.
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AUTOMATIC GATES category category category StationGreen Horrem category The connection bet- StationGreen HorremStationGreen HorremThe connection bet- The connection bet- StationGreen Horrem The connection bet- ween different means ween different means ween different means ween different means of traffic turns the new of traffic turns the new 1 1 of traffic turns the new the first carbon-neutralthe Station first carbon-neutralin Europe Station StationGreenin Europe into an facilitatedof traffic Access turns the new StationGreen into an facilitated Access participant Deutsche Bahn Station & Service AG participant Deutsche Bahn Station & Service AG 1 the first carbon-neutral Station in Europe StationGreen into an facilitated Access intermodal transport to public transport intermodalparticipant transportDeutsche Bahnto Station public & Servicetransport AG 1 intermodal transport to public transport facilitated Access the first carbon-neutral Station in Europe hub StationGreenthrough into an hub through through participant Deutsche Bahn Station & Service AG barrier-free design barrier-free design hub barrier-free design name of entry Station Green Horrem name of entry Station Green Horrem of intermodalStationGreen transport to public transportof StationGreen name of entry Station Green Horrem of StationGreen heat, cold and electrity heat, cold and electrity SOCIAL SOCIALthrough heat, cold and electrity are produced through hubare produced through SOCIAL are produced through renewables like geo- renewables like geo- year completed 2014 year completed 2014 The basic-concept be- barrier-free designThe basic-concept be- renewables like geo- thermal, photovoltaics thermal, photovoltaics year completed 2014 The basic-concept be- hind StationGreen is hind StationGreen is thermal, photovoltaics name of entry Station Green Horrem and solar energy and solar energy hind StationGreen is StationGreen modular and adaptable to StationGreenof StationGreenmodular and adaptable to and solar energy StationGreen modular and adaptable to department(s) DB Station & Service AG, Concept and Design, I.SBP department(s) DB Station & Service AG, Concept and Design, I.SBP Sustainability varying demands in size Sustainability varying demands in size Sustainability varying demands in size responsible for design responsible for design heat, cold and electrity and passengerfoodfall.SOCIAL department(s) DB Station & Service AG, Conceptand and passengerfoodfall. Design, I.SBP ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC responsibleENVIRONMENT for design ECONOMIC and passengerfoodfall. the layout of the groundf- the layout of the groundf- ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC are produced through the layout of the groundf- loor is flexible loor is flexible project description StationGreen – a new standard for the passenger building of the futureproject description StationGreen – a new standard for the passenger building of the future loor is flexible active / passive active / passive project description StationGreen – a new standard for the passenger building of the future 2014 Deutsche Bahn AG has launched its "StationGreen" programme, under which the Deutsche Bahn AG has launched its "StationGreen" programme, under which the Use renewablesof CO2-neutral like geo- Use of CO2-neutral active / passive year completed Solarenergy Solarenergy Regionally develloped Deutsche BahnRegionally AG has launched develloped its "StationGreen" programme, under which the Use of CO2-neutral first climate-neutral railway stations in Germany are being designed. first climate-neutral railway stations in Germany are being designed. materials, assignement materials, assignement The basic-concept be- Solarenergy Regionally develloped The starting point for this project was the conception of a building that would The starting point for this project was the conception of a building that wouldPossible use of commuta- Possible use of commuta- thermal, photovoltaicsconcept for retail and faci- first climate-neutralconcept railway for retail stations and in faciGermany- are being designed. materials, assignement of renewable resources of renewable resources The starting point for this project was the conception of a building that would Possible use of commuta- concept for retail and faci- combine modern ecological standards with a high level of customer comfort. Such combine modern ecological standards with a high level of customer comfort.tors Such for the heating of ser- tors for the heating of ser- lity management simplifies lity management simplifies of renewable resources Photovoltaic Photovoltaic and materials - timber and materials - timber combine modern ecologicalhind standards StationGreen with a high level of customer iscomfort. Such lity management simplifies a combination aims to both protect the environment by reducing CO2 emissions a combination aims to both protect the environment by reducing CO2 emissions running the Station, reduces running the Station, reduces Photovoltaic tors for the heating of ser- and materials - timber Application of photovoltaic vice water Application of photovoltaic vice water and woodand composited solar energy and wood composited a combination aims to both protect the environment by reducing CO2 emissions running the Station, reduces and increase passenger satisfaction. The pilot project in Kerpen-Horrem near and increase passenger satisfaction. The pilot project in Kerpen-Horrem near Use of regionally distances for transport and StationGreen Use of regionally distancesmodular for transport and adaptable to Application of photovoltaic vice water and wood composited Cologne will be a test bed for new technologies and the first CO2-neutral train Cologne will be a test bed for new technologiesmodules and the first on CO2-neutral 340m² roof train modules on 340m² roof and increase passenger satisfaction. The pilot project in Kerpen-Horrem near Use of regionally distances for transport and sourced materials, helps the envirenmental sourced materials, helps the envirenmental modules on 340m² roof station in Europe. station in Europe. Sustainability Cologne will be a test bed for new technologies and the first CO2-neutral train sourced materials, helps the envirenmental area - 31 000 kWh/ per area - 31 000 kWh/ per respectively reusab- balance respectively reusab- balance department(s) DB Station & Service AG, Concept and Design, I.SBP station in Europe. varying demands in size area - 31 000 kWh/ per respectively reusab- year peak year peak les (steel, glass) les (steel, glass) balance The skeletal structure for the green buildings is based on modules measuring five The skeletal structure for the green buildings is based on modules measuring five Green-roof Green-roof year peak les (steel, glass) responsible for design The skeletal structure forand the green passengerfoodfall. buildings is based on modules measuring five Green-roof by five metres, which can be combined according to the space available and by five metres, which can be combined according to the space available and Intensive greening on Intensive greening on ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC by five metres, which can be combined according to the space available and Intensive greening on usage requirements. The railway station in Horrem has a floor area of 634 square usage requirements. The railway station in Horrem has a floor area of 634 square Daylight use/ LED 150m³ avoiding heatis- Daylight use/ LED 150m³ avoiding heatis- metres, making it a Category 4 passenger building visited by about 12,000 metres, making it a Category 4 passenger building visited by about 12,000 usage requirements.the The railway layout station in Horremof the has a floor groundf area of 634 square- Daylight use/ LED 150m³ avoiding heatis- Daylight will be recaptured land effect and retention Daylight will be recaptured land effect and retention metres, making it a Category 4 passenger building visited by about 12,000 passengers a day. Functional features such as travel centre, waiting area, shops passengers a day. Functional features such as travel centre, waiting area, shops Daylight will be recaptured land effect and retention and channeled to illuminate area for percolation and channeled to illuminate area for percolation passengers a day. Functional features such as travel centre, waiting area, shops and adjoining spaces are laid out in such a way as to respond to the needs of and adjoining spaces are laid out in such a way as to respond to the needs of timber structure timber structure loor is flexible and channeled to illuminate area for percolation project description StationGreen – a new standard for the passenger building of the future users. StationGreen buildings are designed to let in a lot of light, by creating large users. StationGreen buildings are designed to let in a lot of light, by creating large surfaces inside the building surfaces inside the building and adjoining spaces are laid out in such a way as to respond to the needs of timber structure primary structrure primary structrure users. StationGreen buildings are designed to let in a lot of light, by creating large surfaces inside the building glass fronts to manage both natural light and artificial light as needed throughoutactive / passiveglass fronts to manage both natural light and artificial light as needed throughout Use of LED-technology for Use of LED-technology for primary structrure Deutsche Bahn AG has launched its "StationGreen" programme, under which the made in prefabrica- Use of madeCO2-neutral in prefabrica- glass fronts to manage both natural light and artificial light as needed throughout Use of LED-technology for the day. The generous use of glass also ensures high transparency, aiding the day. The generous use of glass also ensures high transparency, aiding illumination illumination made in prefabrica- passengers' orientation. The facade is made up of around 52% glass, which in Solarenergythe passengers' orientation. The facade is made up of around 52% glass, which in the ted timber ted timber Regionallythe day. The generous develloped use of glass also ensures high transparency, aiding illumination first climate-neutral railway stations in Germany are being designed. winter months means that the sun's energy can be used to heat parts of the winter months means that the sun's energy can be used to heat parts of the materials, assignement passengers' orientation. The facade is made up of around 52% glass, which in the ted timber winter months means that the sun's energy can be used to heat parts of the The starting point for this project was the conception of a building that would 2014 building. A large roof provides the shade required in summer and also space2014 for a building. A large roof provides the shade required in summer and also space for a concept for retail and faci- photovoltaic system and a solar thermal system. Possible use ofphotovoltaic commuta system and a solar- thermal system. of renewable resources 2014 building. A large roof provides the shade required in summer and also space for a lity managementphotovoltaic system and asimplifies solar thermal system. combine modern ecological standards with a high level of customer comfort. Such AMSTERDAM tors AMSforTERDA theM heating of ser- The new passenger Photovoltaicterminals therefore offer passengers a novel, innovative The new passenger terminals therefore offer passengers a novel, innovative and materials - timber AMSTERDAM a combination aims to both protect the environment by reducing CO2 emissions building concept that satisfies ecological needs and at the same time guarantees building concept that satisfies ecological needs and at the same time guarantees runningThe the new passenger Station, terminals thereforereduces offer passengers a novel, innovative customer comfort. The clear structure and high transparency in the interior of vice watercustomer comfort. The clear structure and high transparency in the interior of and wood composited building concept that satisfies ecological needs and at the same time guarantees and increase passenger satisfaction. The pilot project in Kerpen-Horrem near theseApplication buildings facilitate orientation. of StationGreenphotovoltaic is designed to allow mobility these buildings facilitate orientation. StationGreen is designed to allow mobility Use of regionally customer comfort. The clear structure and high transparency in the interior of Why is DB building Whydistances is theseDB buildings buildingfor facilitatetransport orientation. StationGreen and is designed to allow mobility for all and meets the changing needs of people as demographic trends develop. for all and meets the changing needs of people as demographic trends develop. Why is DB building Cologne will be a test bed for new technologies and the first CO2-neutral train modules on 340m² roof sourced materials, for all and meets the changing needs of people as demographic trends develop. StationGreen? StationGreen?helps the envirenmental StationGreen? station in Europe. area - 31 000 kWh/ per respectively reusab- balance • StationGreen shows the possiblities of • StationGreen shows the possiblities of year peak • StationGreen shows the possiblities of new standards in Stations les (steel, glass)new standards in Stations The skeletal structure for the green buildings is based on modules measuring five Green-roof new standards in Stations • StationGreen combines comfort for our • StationGreen combines comfort for our by five metres, which can be combined according to the space available and • StationGreen combines comfort for our Intensive greening on customers with sustainability for the customers with sustainability for the Plattform 1 Plattform 1 customers with sustainability for the usage requirements. The railway station in Horrem has a floor area of 634 square Daylight use/ LED environment environment Plattform 1 Rainwater is 150m³ Rainwateravoiding is heatis- environment Plattform Plattform Rainwater is metres, making it a Category 4 passenger building visited by about 12,000 harvested and harvested and • StationGreen serves as testbed for new • StationGreen serves as testbed for new for buses Daylight will be recapturedfor buses Plattform harvested and • StationGreen serves as testbed for new used for public land effectused for publicand retention technologies and innovations technologies and innovations for buses passengers a day. Functional features such as travel centre, waiting area, shops used for public technologies and innovations secondary secondary toiletsand Geothermalchanneled energy to illuminate toilets Geothermal energy and adjoining spaces are laid out in such a way as to respond to the needs of area for percolation secondary toilets Geothermal energy spaces Bookshop spaces Bookshop Use of geothermal Use of geothermal surfaces inside the building timber structure spaces Bookshop Use of geothermal users. StationGreen buildings are designed to let in a lot of light, by creating large probes (10x100m) for probes (10x100m) for probes (10x100m) for the central heating and the central heating and primary structrure Concourse Use of LED-technologyConcourse for the central heating and glass fronts to manage both natural light and artificial light as needed throughout cooling supply cooling supply StationGreen StationGreen Concourse Waiting Area Waiting Area cooling supply StationGreen backery backery made in prefabrica- Waiting Area the day. The generous use of glass also ensures high transparency, aiding Ticketing Ticketing illumination CommendationFacts and Figures Facts and Figures backery and café and café Ticketing center Ticketing center Ticketing and café Ticketing center Facts and Figures passengers' orientation. The facade is made up of around 52% glass, which in the digital fordigital customer service for customer serviceted timber public facilities Reception public facilities Reception digital for customer service winter months means that the sun's energy can be used to heat parts of the 654m² 654m² Starting date of construction: Starting date ofpublic construction: facilities Reception 654m² Starting date of construction: surface Area on surface AreaNovember on 2012 November 2012 12.000 travellers 12.000 travellers surface Area on November 2012 2014 building. A large roof provides the shade required in summer and also space for a ground floor ground floor 12.000 travellers use the new Station rainwater use the new Station Start of Service:rainwater Start of Service: ground floor Canopy Canopy DB Stations & Service AG Germany use the new Station rainwater Start of Service: photovoltaic system and a solar thermal system. Green in Horrem on a retention Green in Horrem on a Februar 2014 retention FebruarCanopy 2014 Green in Horrem on a retention daily basis surrounding daily basis surrounding Februar 2014 Investment Total: Investment Total: daily basis surrounding AMSTERDAM the Station the Station Investment Total: 3,86 Millionen Euro 3,86 Millionen Euro the Station The new passenger terminals therefore offer passengers a novel, innovative 3,86 Millionen Euro Station Green Horrem,CO2 Reduction compared 2014 to standard CO2 Reduction compared to standard building concept that satisfies ecological needs and at the same time guarantees CO2 Reduction compared to standard new Station: 24 Tons per Year new Station: 24 Tons per Year Ground-Floor Ground-Floor new Station: 24 Tons per Year customer comfort. The clear structure and high transparency in the interior of scale 1: 300 scale 1: 300 Ground-Floor these buildings facilitate orientation. StationGreen is designed to allow mobility scale 1: 300 for all and meets the changing needs of people as demographic trends develop. Why is DB building
Environmental Environmental Economic Customer Economic Customer Environmental and Aesthetic and Aesthetic Economic Customer Efficiency Attractivity StationGreen Efficiency Attractivity StationGreen StationGreen?and Aesthetic Quality = Quality = Efficiency Attractivity StationGreen + + + + The new station in Horrem represents the launchQuality of+ the German+ Station= Green programme, a new standard for the passenger building of the future. The jury was • StationGreen shows the possiblities of impressed by the manynew innovative standards solutions in Stations on a social, economical as well as an ecological level. Not •only StationGreen is the station combines the first carbon-neutral comfort for ourstation in Europe; it also combines its accomplishments in sustainability with an effort to create comfort Plattform 1 1 customers with sustainability for the for the passenger, for instanceenvironment in wayfinding and services. Ecological standards Rainwater is Section Section Plattform scale 1:300 scale 1:300 were combined with a high level of customer comfort in an Sectionintelligent, ‘future proof’ harvested and • StationGreen serves as testbedscale for 1:300 new for buses manner. used for public technologies and innovations secondary toilets Geothermal energy spaces Bookshop Use of geothermal probes (10x100m) for the central heating and Concourse cooling supply StationGreen Waiting Area backery Groundfloor Groundfloor Top view Top view Ticketing scale 1:300 scale 1:300 scale 1:300 scale 1:300 Groundfloor Top view and café Ticketing center Facts and Figures scale 1:300 scale 1:300 digital for customer service Bird´s eye view towards PVs, green roof and passenger waiting area Bird´s eye view towards PVs, green roof and passenger waiting area public facilities Reception Bird´s eye view towards PVs, green roof and passenger waiting area 654m² Starting date of construction: 12.000 travellers surface Area on November 2012 ground floor use the new Station rainwater Start of Service: Canopy Green in Horrem on a retention Februar 2014 daily basis surrounding Investment Total: the Station 3,86 Millionen Euro CO2 Reduction compared to standard
Ground-Floor new Station: 24 Tons per Year scale 1: 300
Environmental Economic Customer and Aesthetic Efficiency Attractivity StationGreen Quality + + =
The canopy serves as sunscreen but also defines forecourts The canopy serves as Thesunscreen spacious but waiting also defines area with forecourts 24 seats is connected to powersupply and internetThe spacious via WLAN. waiting Digital area reception with 24 seatsintegrated is connected in the info-tower to powersu pply and internet via WLAN. DigitalThe shops reception are designed integrated to inmerge the info-tower with the concourse as open plan, enlargingThe shops are designed to merge with the concourse as open plan, enlarging The canopy serves as sunscreen but also defines forecourts The spacious waiting area with 24 seats is connected to powersupply and internet via WLAN. Digital reception integrated in the info-tower The shops are designed to merge with the concourse as open plan, enlarging and connection to the city of Horrem and connectionoffers to face the tocity face of Horremcommunication with service staff. In winter the space is heatedoffers by face underfloor to face communicationheating through withthe servicegeothermal staff. heat In pumpwinter the space is heated by underfloor heating throughboth the retail geothermal area and heatpublic pump space inside the Station both retail area and public space inside the Station and connection to the city of Horrem offers face to face communication with service staff. In winter the space is heated by underfloor heating through the geothermal heat pump both retail area and public space inside the Station
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The image shows the area during construction, but also allows to see how The image shows the area during construction, but also allowsThe t oconcourse see how and the waiting area are directly connected to the plattforms,The concourse and the waiting area are directly Slateconnected is a regional to the plattforms, material linking the Station with the Slate is a regional material linking the Station with the The image shows the area during construction, but also allows to see how The concourse and the waiting area are directly connected to the plattforms, Slate is a regional material linking the Station with the the large canopy shelters a large part of the forecourt the large canopy shelters a large part of the forecourt this helps the traveller orientation and well-being this helps the traveller orientation and well-beingarchitectural traditions of the region architectural traditions of the region the large canopy shelters a large part of the forecourt this helps the traveller orientation and well-being architectural traditions of the region
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The canopy serves as sunscreen but also defines forecourts The spacious waiting area with 24 seats is connected to powersupply and internet via WLAN. Digital reception integrated in the info-tower The shops are designed to merge with the concourse as open plan, enlarging and connection to the city of Horrem offers face to face communication with service staff. In winter the space is heated by underfloor heating through the geothermalheat pump both retail area and public space inside the Station
The image shows the area during construction, but also allows to see how The concourse and the waiting area are directly connected to the plattforms, Slate is a regional material linking the Station with the the large canopy shelters a large part of the forecourt this helps the traveller orientation and well-being architectural traditions of the region Commendation MTA-Capital Construction, NYCT/Arup USA Fulton Centre, New York, 2014
Fulton Centre is one of the busiest subway transfer points in New York City: twelve lines converge here. To improve passenger and train flow, a new transit hub was designed to integrate six separate subway stations. With this elegant and sustainable design, in which the adaptive re-use of historical structures was 1 applied, an intelligent node of both pedestrian flows and rail infrastructure was achieved. Amidst the urban structure, the construction of Fulton Centre was much like an open-heart surgery, threading new passenger connections and transport systems into the living environment of the city.
38 Commendation ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Austria Train and Bus Station Reutte, 2012
As part of the renovation of the station’s entrance building, the ground floor of the main hall area was completely reconstructed. This resulted in the creation of a modern waiting room with facilities including a shop. For a more spacious feeling, the hall was expanded by exposing the roof. Light plays a leading role here. All 1 disturbances are left out, so nothing gets in the way of the traveller’s perspective.
39 Commendation ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Austria Salzburg Central Station, 2013
The existing historical structures were integrated into the new overall scheme for the station. A new glass roof was placed over the tracks and platforms, bringing the building new appreciation. Remarkable are this new hall’s light atmosphere and its 1 pleasant sense of the human scale.
40 category 1 STATIONS créTeiL-pompadour participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – RFF – CG 94 name of entry Créteil – Pompadour Suburban station suburban sTaTion year completed 2013
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP J.M. Duthilleul, E.Tricaud, F. Bonnefille, Architects), responsible for design Fauny (landscaping) project description The Créteil-Pompadour station is part of a wider programme to create a multi-modal transport hub in the Créteil municipality on the south-east outskirts of Paris.
This calls for a major reorganization of the site that includes: • modifications to road layout to improve connections between public transport modes • rail infrastructure work to boost SNCF’s transport offering • the creation of a station building and a footbridge connecting the station with the bus station
In order to free up as much ground space as possible in this cramped site, sidestep the limitations imposed by track dimensions, and address the site’s potential flooding risk, the main volume of the station is built on stilts rising to a height of almost ten metres above ground level. Only the small technical building located in the bus turning area is accessible from the station forecourt. Consequently, all passenger service provision is located at the level of the connecting footbridge linking the access platform to the RER Line D train platforms with the dedicated lanes of the two bus networks.
The building is structured using cement-filled metal poles whose grid reflects the patterns of the large-section crossbeams and designed to create the space for a passenger hall with extra capacity for increases in passenger flows, together with all ancillary premises. 2014 The range of materials used was deliberately restricted, and comprises wood, metal, and
AMSTERDAM polycarbonate. The light-coloured wooden façades, which will age to grey, provide a visual unity for the “hanging” space with its unevenly-spaced, inclined supports that echo the slender tree trunks in the adjacent small wood.
category 1 STATIONS créTeiL-pompadour participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – RFF – CG 94 name of entry Créteil – Pompadour Suburban station suburban sTaTion year completed 2013
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP J.M. Duthilleul, E.Tricaud, F. Bonnefille, Architects), responsible for design Fauny (landscaping) project description The Créteil-Pompadour station is part of a wider programme to create a multi-modal transport hub in the Créteil municipality on the south-east outskirts of Paris.
This calls for a major reorganization of the site that includes: • modifications to road layout to improve connections between public transport modes • rail infrastructure work to boost SNCF’s transport offering • the creation of a station building and a footbridge connecting the station with the bus station
In order to free up as much ground space as possible in this cramped site, sidestep the limitations imposed by track dimensions, and address the site’s potential flooding risk, the main volume of the station is built on stilts rising to a height of almost ten metres above ground level. Only the small technical building located in the bus turning area is accessible from the station forecourt. Consequently, all passenger service provision is located at the level of the connecting footbridge linking the access platform to the RER Line D train platforms with the dedicated lanes of the two bus networks.
The building is structured using cement-filled metal poles whose grid reflects the patterns of the large-section crossbeams and designed to create the space for a passenger hall with extra capacity for increases in passenger flows, together with all ancillary premises. 2014 The range of materials used was deliberately restricted, and comprises wood, metal, and
AMSTERDAM polycarbonate. The light-coloured wooden façades, which will age to grey, provide a visual unity for the “hanging” space with its unevenly-spaced, inclined supports that echo the slender tree trunks in the adjacent small wood.
Commendation SNCF Gares & Connexions/RFF/CG94, France Creteil-Pompadour Suburban Station, 2013
The suburban station of Créteil-Pompadour is part of a multi modal transport hub in the region. The station building was lifted up in order to free up space and address the site’s potential flooding risk. The adjoining footbridge links the station 1 building with the bus station. This setting evokes a boardwalk-like feeling.
category 1 STATIONS créTeiL-pompadour participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – RFF – CG 94
category STATIONS name of entry Créteil – Pompadour Suburban station 1 suburbancré sTeiTaL-Tpionompadour participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – RFF – CG 94 year completed 2013 name of entry Créteil – Pompadour Suburban station suburban sTaTion department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP J.M. Duthilleul, E.Tricaud, F. Bonnefille, Architects), responsible for design Fauny (landscaping) year completed 2013 project description department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP J.M. Duthilleul, E.Tricaud, F. Bonnefille, Architects), The Créteil-Pompadour station is part of a wider programme to create a multi-modal transport responsible for design Fauny (landscaping) hub in the Créteil municipality on the south-east outskirts of Paris.
project description The Créteil-Pompadour station is part of a wider programme to create a multi-modal transport This calls for a major reorganization of the site that includes: hub in the Créteil municipality on the south-east outskirts of Paris. • modifications to road layout to improve connections between public transport modes • rail infrastructure work to boost SNCF’s transport offering This calls for a major reorganization of the site that includes: • modifications to road layout to improve connections between public transport modes • the creation of a station building and a footbridge connecting the station with the bus station • rail infrastructure work to boost SNCF’s transport offering • the creation of a station building and a footbridge connecting the station with the bus station In order to free up as much ground space as possible in this cramped site, sidestep the In order to free up as much ground space as possible in this cramped site, sidestep the limitations imposed by track dimensions, and address the site’s potential flooding risk, the main limitations imposed by track dimensions, and address the site’s potential flooding risk, the main volume of the station is built on stilts rising to a height of almost ten metres above ground volume of the station is built on stilts rising to a height of almost ten metres above ground level. level. Only the small technical building located in the bus turning area is accessible from the station Only the small technical building located in the bus turning area is accessible from the station forecourt. forecourt. Consequently, all passenger service provision is located at the level of the connecting Consequently, all passenger service provision is located at the level of the connecting footbridge linking the access platform to the RER Line D train platforms with the dedicated lanes of the two bus networks. footbridge linking the access platform to the RER Line D train platforms with the dedicated lanes of the two bus networks. The building is structured using cement-filled metal poles whose grid reflects the patterns of the large-section crossbeams and designed to create the space for a passenger hall with extra capacity for increases in passenger flows, together with all ancillary premises. The building is structured using cement-filled metal poles whose grid reflects the patterns of 2014 the large-section crossbeams and designed to create the space for a passenger hall with extra The range of materials used was deliberately restricted, and comprises wood, metal, and polycarbonate. The light-coloured wooden façades, which will age to grey, provide a visual capacity for increases in passenger flows, together with all ancillary premises. AMSTERDAM unity for the “hanging” space with its unevenly-spaced, inclined supports that echo the slender 2014 tree trunks in the adjacent small wood. The range of materials used was deliberately restricted, and comprises wood, metal, and
AMSTERDAM polycarbonate. The light-coloured wooden façades, which will age to grey, provide a visual unity for the “hanging” space with its unevenly-spaced, inclined supports that echo the slender tree trunks in the adjacent small wood.
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Brunels_2014_EXE.indd 5 28/05/2014 17:58:38 category 1 STATIONS TouLon raiLway sTaTion participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – City of Toulon – CR PACA – CG 83
name of entry Toulon railway station reorganization reorganizaTion
year completed 2014
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP (F. Bonnefille, J.M. Duthilleul, A. Fabry, E. Tricaud, P. Amic responsible for design architects)
project description The renovation aimed for two targets which contribute to organise spaces around the needs of category category the pedestrian: STATIONS STATIONS • Reshape existing outdoor spaces to create a real intermodality system • Reorganise the inside of the building to develop and modernize spaces 1 1 TouLonT ouraiLLonway& services dedicated torai passengers. sTLawayTion sTaTion The natural stone paved front square is now dedicated to pedestrian. participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – City of Toulonparticipant – CR PACASNCF – CG Gares83 & Connexions – City of Toulon – CR PACA – CG 83 Taxis, and drop off zones are directly connected. This pedestrian area is linked with an existing underground car park. A new car park has been built on the west limit of the station. name of entry Toulon railway station reorganizationname of entry Toulon railway station reorganization reorganizareorganizaTA bus stationion is located on the east side of the station. Tion Inside spaces of the station were previously under dimensionned and uneasy, so the project is year completed 2014 year completed 2014 developped following two main design principles: • While maintaining original volume, reorganise access and increase capacity, • Preserve original architecture which is a landmark of the rich past of Toulon. The main hall recovers its original size and offers heated waiting areas. department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP (F. Bonnefille,department(s) J.M. Duthilleul, A.SNCF Fabry, Gares E. Tricaud, & Connexions P. Amic – AREP (F. Bonnefille, J.M. Duthilleul, A. Fabry, E. Tricaud, P. Amic responsible for design architects) responsible for design architects) To avoid preceding problems of limited access, the station is now largely opened to the city. On each side of the hall, a galery, adjusted according to the seasons, will be closed in winter & project description The renovation aimed for two targetsproject which contribute description to organise spacesThe renovation around the aimed needs for oftwo targets which contribute to organise spaces around the needs of largely opened during warm periods. the pedestrian: the pedestrian: 2014 Connected to the galery, two 200 sqare meter « summer halls » will offer to passengers the • Reshape existing outdoor spaces to create a real intermodality system• Reshape existing outdoor spaces to create a real intermodality system opportunity to wait their train in connexion with the urban surroundings • Reorganise the inside of the building to develop and modernize spaces• Reorganise the inside of the building to develop and modernize spaces AMSTERDAM & services dedicated to passengers. & services dedicated to passengers.
The natural stone paved front square is now dedicated to pedestrian.The natural stone paved front square is now dedicated to pedestrian. Taxis, and drop off zones are directly connected. Taxis, and drop off zones are directly connected. This pedestrian area is linked with an existing underground car park.This pedestrian area is linked with an existing underground car park. A new car park has been built on the west limit of the station. A new car park has been built on the west limit of the station. A bus station is located on the east side of the station. A bus station is located on the east side of the station.
Inside spaces of the station were previously under dimensionned andInside uneasy, spaces so the of theproject station is were previously under dimensionned and uneasy, so the project is developped following two main design principles: developped following two main design principles: • While maintaining original volume, reorganise access and increase• Whilecapacity maintaining, original volume, reorganise access and increase capacity, • Preserve original architecture which is a landmark of the rich past •of Preserve Toulon. original architecture which is a landmark of the rich past of Toulon. The main hall recovers its original size and offers heated waiting areas.The main hall recovers its original size and offers heated waiting areas. Commendation
To avoid preceding problems of limited access, the station is now largelyTo avoid opened preceding to the problems city. of limited access, the station is now largely opened to the city. On each side of the hall, a galery, adjusted according to the seasons,On will each be sideclosed of thein winter hall, a & galery, adjusted according to the seasons, will be closed in winter & largely opened during warm periods. largely opened during warm periods. 2014 Connected to the galery, two 200 sqare meter2014 « summer halls » willConnected offer to passengers to the galery, the two 200 sqare meter « summer halls » will offer to passengers the opportunity to wait their train in connexion with the urban surroundingsopportunity to wait their train in connexion with the urban surroundings AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM SNCF Gares & Connexions/Toulon/CR PACA/CG 83, France Toulon Railway Station Reorganization, 2014
category STATIONS The reorganisation of Toulon railway station consists of simple additions that, in 1 connectionTou withL theon building’s rai largeL wayhall, effectively sT activateaTion the square in front. The participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – City of Toulon – CR PACA – CG 83 space was reorganised solely to meet the needs of its pedestrians. In addition, a name of entry Toulon railway station reorganization reorganizaTion large glass canopy creates a quality waiting area and avoids the usual unpleasant ‘in year completed 2014 between’ area between the station building’s inside and outside.
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions – AREP (F. Bonnefille, J.M. Duthilleul, A. Fabry, E. Tricaud, P. Amic responsible for design architects) 1
project description The renovation aimed for two targets which contribute to organise spaces around the needs of the pedestrian: • Reshape existing outdoor spaces to create a real intermodality system • Reorganise the inside of the building to develop and modernize spaces & services dedicated to passengers.
The natural stone paved front square is now dedicated to pedestrian. Taxis, and drop off zones are directly connected. This pedestrian area is linked with an existing underground car park. A new car park has been built on the west limit of the station. A bus station is located on the east side of the station.
Inside spaces of the station were previously under dimensionned and uneasy, so the project is developped following two main design principles: • While maintaining original volume, reorganise access and increase capacity, • Preserve original architecture which is a landmark of the rich past of Toulon. The main hall recovers its original size and offers heated waiting areas.
To avoid preceding problems of limited access, the station is now largely opened to the city. On each side of the hall, a galery, adjusted according to the seasons, will be closed in winter & largely opened during warm periods. 2014 Connected to the galery, two 200 sqare meter « summer halls » will offer to passengers the opportunity to wait their train in connexion with the urban surroundings
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Brunels_2014_EXE.indd 11 28/05/2014 18:00:32 Commendation Swedish Transport Administration/INAB, Sweden Umeå Östra (Umeå East) Station, 2010
The Umea East Station is not just a train station but part of a larger urban development project. The new station is strategically located next to the hospital and university, thus creating regional availability of both institutions. The expressive architecture of glass, steel and wood has an inviting and even warm atmosphere 1 that can only be pleasant for the traveller, especially in the long Swedish winter.
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45 Participants
Austria ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG 1 entry Finland VR Group Ltd 2 entries France SNCF Gares & Connexions 2 entries Germany Mobility Logistics 2 entries 2 Japan East Japan Railway Company 2 entries Japan Kyushu Railway Company 7 entries Netherlands ProRail / NS 1 entry Singapore Land Transport Authority 1 entry Spain ADIF Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias 3 entries
46 Awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), 2012-13 SNCF Gares & Connexions France Gares & Connexions Revealing Culture, 2013
Commendations
ProRail/NS Netherlands Station Furnishing Project, 2012 SNCF Gares & Connexions France Tours Station, Access to Tram Station, 2013
47 Award East Japan Railway Company, Japan BRT Bus Rapid Transit, 2012-13
This bus line is a replacement for the train system that was demolished by the tsunami of 2011. To swiftly provide regional transport services, a bus line was realised along the former train routes, using many of the original railway and trains’ authentic elements. A quick and temporary solution for travellers, the bus 2 has thus become a symbol for the familiar train and at the same time a symbol of reconstruction for the tsunami-stricken regions.
48 category 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART gares & connexions participant Gares & Connexions name of entry Gares & Connexions revealing culture - 2013 reVeaLing cuLTure - 2013 year completed 2013
department(s) Gares & Connexions - Communication Department responsible for design project description Each year, Gares & Connexions develops a program « Culture en Gare » to promote & spread art in stations. Located in the heart of cities & territories, railway stations become for a time cultural meeting points with events like concerts, art or photo exhibitions, musical performance, flashmobs, bals,… 2013 program was called : Gares & Connexions révélateur de culture (G&C revealing culture) and the main events were :
- « A l’occasion des 30 ans des FRAC, les gares ouvrent leurs portes à l’art contemporain » : G&C takes part to the 30th birthday of FRAC (Regional fondations of contemporean art) More than 50 works (sculpture, paintings, videos, photos, …) of well known artists or young talents are exposed in 30 stations all over France. An apply dedicated to the event presents exhibits and calls to a « creative » stop. - « Music in stations » : G&C gives an important place to music by organising in many stations several concerts of all types, dance performances & flashmobs. Since 2013, a piano is put at disposal in some stations with a real success.In Paris Montparnasse station, « 12h20 musical de Montparnasse » offers free concert of young talents each first Thursday of the month. - « South stations celebrate culture » : Through « Marseille Provence 2013 », several events take place in the stations of the south of France in partnership with major actors of culture such as Ballet national de Marseille, Transhumance ou le MuCEM. Much envolved in the photographic world, G&C has developped a patnership of several years 2014 with les Rencontres de la Photographie à Arles and is also envolved with festivals like Photomed or ImageSingulières. During the time of an exhibition, stations are transformed in
AMSTERDAM museal spaces. - « Tour de France of culture in station » : G&C, via local stations is a faithful partner of some of the major cultural events in France.
Award SNCF Gares & Connexions, France Gares & Connexions Revealing Culture, 2013
Revealing Culture is a programme to promote and spread art in railway stations. category 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART garesTemporarily & placed connexions works of art, but also events and activities are part of the participant Gares & Connexions programme. Sometimes not more is done than just placing a piano in the hall, name of entry Gares & Connexions revealing culture - 2013 reinvitingVea passengersLing tocu playLT or listen.ure The - jury 2013 finds this new approach of public year completed 2013 art very refreshing and inspiring. It enlarges the potential of the station as a department(s) Gares & Connexions - Communication Department responsible for design 2 public space. In addition, the cultural element now becomes part of the traveller’s project description Each year, Gares & Connexions develops a program « Culture en Gare » to promote & spread art in stations. Located in the heart of cities & territories, railway stations become for a time cultural meeting points with events like concerts, art or photo exhibitions, musical performance, experience. Waiting time becomes quality time. The act of placing a relatively fragile flashmobs, bals,… 2013 program was called : Gares & Connexions révélateur de culture (G&C revealing culture) and the main events were :
- « A l’occasion des 30 ans des FRAC, les gares ouvrent leurs portes à l’art piano expresses trust towards the passengers. This new, positive approach also contemporain » : G&C takes part to the 30th birthday of FRAC (Regional fondations of contemporean art) More than 50 works (sculpture, paintings, videos, photos, …) of well known artists or young talents are exposed in 30 stations all over France. An apply dedicated to the event presents exhibits and calls to a « creative » stop. evokes the passenger’s sense of trust, and makes him feel at home. Moreover, - « Music in stations » : G&C gives an important place to music by organising in many stations several concerts of all types, dance performances & flashmobs. Since 2013, a piano is put at disposal in some stations with a real success.In Paris Montparnasse station, « 12h20 musical de Montparnasse » offers free concert of young talents each first Thursday of the it creates connections between people playing, listening, and applauding. Art, month. - « South stations celebrate culture » : Through « Marseille Provence 2013 », several events take place in the stations of the south of France in partnership with major actors of culture such as Ballet national de Marseille, Transhumance ou le MuCEM. temporary it may be, thus gives new meaning to the building and creates a whole Much envolved in the photographic world, G&C has developped a patnership of several years 2014 with les Rencontres de la Photographie à Arles and is also envolved with festivals like Photomed or ImageSingulières. During the time of an exhibition, stations are transformed in museal spaces. AMSTERDAM new experience for the traveller. - « Tour de France of culture in station » : G&C, via local stations is a faithful partner of some of the major cultural events in France.
category category iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS2 & ART garesg ares& connexions & connexions participant Gares & Connexions participant Gares & Connexions name of entry Gares & Connexions revealing culture - 2013 reVeaLing cuLTure - 2013 name of entry Gares & Connexions revealing culture - 2013 reVeaLing cuLTure - 2013 year completed 2013 year completed 2013 department(s) Gares & Connexions - Communication Department department(s) Gares & Connexionsresponsible - Communication for design Department responsible for design project description Each year, Gares & Connexions develops a program « Culture en Gare » to promote & spread art project description Each year, Gares & Connexions develops a programin stations.« Culture Locateden Gare in» tothe promote heart of & cities spread & territories,art railway stations become for a time in stations. Located in the heart of cities & territories,cultural railway meeting stations points become with events for a time like concerts, art or photo exhibitions, musical performance, cultural meeting points with events like concerts, flashmobs,art or photo bals,…exhibitions, musical performance, flashmobs, bals,… 2013 program was called : Gares & Connexions révélateur de culture (G&C revealing 2013 program was called : Gares & Connexionsculture) révélateur and the de mainculture events (G&C were revealing : culture) and the main events were : - « A l’occasion des 30 ans des FRAC, les gares ouvrent leurs portes à l’art - « A l’occasion des 30 ans des FRAC, les garescontemporain ouvrent leurs » portes: G&C takes à l’art part to the 30th birthday of FRAC (Regional fondations of contemporain » : G&C takes part to the 30th birthdaycontemporean of FRAC (Regionalart) More fondationsthan 50 works of (sculpture, paintings, videos, photos, …) of well contemporean art) More than 50 works (sculpture,known paintings, artists vid oreos, young photos, talents …) areof well exposed in 30 stations all over France. An apply dedicated known artists or young talents are exposed in 30 stationsto the event all over presents France. exhibits An apply and dedicated calls to a « creative » stop. to the event presents exhibits and calls to a « creative- « Music » stop. in stations » : G&C gives an important place to music by organising in many - « Music in stations » : G&C gives an important placestations to musicseveral by concerts organising of all in types,many dance performances & flashmobs. Since 2013, a piano is stations several concerts of all types, dance performancesput at disposal & flashmobs. in some Since stations 2013, with a pianoa real issuccess.In Paris Montparnasse station, « 12h20 put at disposal in some stations with a real success.Inmusical Paris de Montparnasse Montparnasse station, » offers « 12h20 free concert of young talents each first Thursday of the musical de Montparnasse » offers free concertmonth. of young talents each first Thursday of the month. - « South stations celebrate culture » : Through « Marseille Provence 2013 », several - « South stations celebrate culture » : Throughevents « Marseille take place Provence in the stations 2013 », ofseveral the south of France in partnership with major actors of events take place in the stations of the south of Franceculture in such partnership as Ballet with national major de actors Marseille of , Transhumance ou le MuCEM. culture such as Ballet national de Marseille, TranshumanceMuch envolved ou le in MuCEM the photographic. world, G&C has developped a patnership of several years Much envolved in the photographic2014 world, G&C haswith developped les Rencontres a patnership de la Photographie of several years à Arles and is also envolved with festivals like 2014 with les Rencontres de la Photographie à Arles andPhotomed is also envolved or ImageSingulières with festivals. During like the time of an exhibition, stations are transformed in Photomed or ImageSingulières. During the time of an exhibition, stations are transformed in AMSTERDAM museal spaces. AMSTERDAM museal spaces. - « Tour de France of culture in station » : G&C, via local stations is a faithful partner of - « Tour de France of culture in station » : G&C,some via local of the stations major iscultural a faithful events partner in France. of some of the major cultural events in France.
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A new concept for furniture in station environments was designed as an integral basis and guideline for the furnishing of the Dutch stations in the next decades. The remarkable result is a toolbox of attractive, recognisable, coherent and sustainably designed furniture, which increases the comfort of the waiting passenger. The 2 new furnishing also clears the space, making wayfinding easy and creating a more inviting place to stay in. The unique Dutch design approach was consistently and carefully applied and left no detail unattended.
50 category 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART Tours sTaTion participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – Tours urban community
name of entry Tours station – Access to tram station access to tram station
year completed 2013
category department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART responsible for design AREP (B.Ahier, P. Bonhomme, A. Montreuil Architects) Tours sTaTion project description The creation by Tours urban community of a station of the new tram line just along the heritage participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – Tours urban community building of the railway station gave the opportunity to create a new space to link the two modes.
The target of the project is to create a link between the inside of the railway station and the name of entry Tours station – Access to tram station access to tram station new tram station by creating a passage throught the west wing of the heritage building.
The answer is a 115 square meter double height hall with an access to a new intermodal year completed 2013 ticketing office.
A particular attention has been paid to the proportions and the finishing off to create a space of department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions quality. high glass bays (designed in the respect of the existing façade), equipped with responsible for design AREP (B.Ahier, P. Bonhomme, A. Montreuil Architects) automatic doors have been created on tram station side while existing wooden doors on platform side are kept permanently open to ease passage. project description The creation by Tours urban community of a station of the new tram line just along the heritage building of the railway station gave the opportunity to create a new space to link the two The four glass bays of this new hall integrate the design concept developped for the tram line modes. and its stops by the artist Daniel Buren.
The target of the project is to create a link between the inside of the railway station and the Treated with geometrical and colored design, they offer to passer-by, with the help of sunshine, new tram station by creating a passage throught the west wing of the heritage building. a changing and very colourfull performance throughtout the day The answer is a 115 square meter double height hall with an access to a new intermodal ticketing office. 2014
A particular attention has been paid to the proportions and the finishing off to create a space of quality. high glass bays (designed in the respect of the existing façade), equipped with AMSTERDAM automatic doors have been created on tram station side while existing wooden doors on platform side are kept permanently open to ease passage.
The four glass bays of this new hall integrate the design concept developped for the tram line and its stops by the artist Daniel Buren. Commendation
Treated with geometrical and colored design, they offer to passer-by, with the help of sunshine, a changing and very colourfull performance throughtout the day
2014
AMSTERDAM SNCF Gares & Connexions, France Tours Station, Access to Tram Station, 2013
category 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART Tours sTaTion participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – Tours urban community The construction of a new tramline just along the railway station’s historical building created a new space – and an opportunity to connect the two. A passage name of entry Tours station – Access to tram station access to tram station in the form of a new hall was realised through the west wing. This, and the use of year completed 2013 colour in the high glass bays created an attractive environment. It only needs the department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions responsible for design AREP (B.Ahier, P. Bonhomme, A. Montreuil Architects) help of some sunshine to create a changing and colourful display throughout the project description The creation by Tours urban community of a station of the new tram line just along the heritage building of the railway station gave the opportunity to create a new space to link the two modes. 2 day.
The target of the project is to create a link between the inside of the railway station and the new tram station by creating a passage throught the west wing of the heritage building.
The answer is a 115 square meter double height hall with an access to a new intermodal ticketing office.
A particular attention has been paid to the proportions and the finishing off to create a space of quality. high glass bays (designed in the respect of the existing façade), equipped with automatic doors have been created on tram station side while existing wooden doors on platform side are kept permanently open to ease passage.
The four glass bays of this new hall integrate the design concept developped for the tram line and its stops by the artist Daniel Buren.
Treated with geometrical and colored design, they offer to passer-by, with the help of sunshine, a changing and very colourfull performance throughtout the day
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AMSTERDAM
category 2 iNDUSTRiAl DESiGN, GRAPhiCS & ART Tours sTaTion participant SNCF Gares & Connexions – Tours urban community name of entry Tours station – Access to tram station access to tram station year completed 2013
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions responsible for design AREP (B.Ahier, P. Bonhomme, A. Montreuil Architects) project description The creation by Tours urban community of a station of the new tram line just along the heritage building of the railway station gave the opportunity to create a new space to link the two modes.
The target of the project is to create a link between the inside of the railway station and the new tram station by creating a passage throught the west wing of the heritage building.
The answer is a 115 square meter double height hall with an access to a new intermodal ticketing office.
A particular attention has been paid to the proportions and the finishing off to create a space of quality. high glass bays (designed in the respect of the existing façade), equipped with automatic doors have been created on tram station side while existing wooden doors on platform side are kept permanently open to ease passage.
The four glass bays of this new hall integrate the design concept developped for the tram line and its stops by the artist Daniel Buren.
Treated with geometrical and colored design, they offer to passer-by, with the help of sunshine, a changing and very colourfull performance throughtout the day
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Technical Infrastructure and Environment
53 Participants
Austria ÖBB 3 entries Finland VR Group Ltd 1 entries France SNCF Gares & Connexions 3 entries Germany DB Netz AG Maschinenpool 1 entry 3 Ireland Irish Rail 1 entries Japan East Japan Railway Company 1 entries Japan West Japan Railway Company 1 entries Netherlands ProRail / NS 1 entries Netherlands ProRail 2 entries Portugal REFER 1 entries USA Massachusetts Bay Transportation 1 entry
54 Awards
East Japan Railway Company, Japan Revitalization of Viaduct, Tokyo Manseibashi, 2013 ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Austria Bridge over the Inn River, 2010 SNCF Gares & Connexions, France Besançon Franche Comté TGV Station, 2011 VR Group Ltd, Finland Oulu Maintenance Depot, 2013
Commendations
ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Austria Tunnel System Wienerwald – Lainzer Tunnel, 2012
55 Award East Japan Railway Company Japan Revitalization of Old Brick Viaduct, Tokyo Manseibashi, 2013
This revitalisation of an old brick former railway viaduct –of which few remain in Japan– did not only realise a new commercial facility, but also the renewal of the entire surrounding urban area. Additionally, a new connection with the river Kanda 3 was made by means of a waterfront deck along the arches.
56 Award ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Austria Bridge over the Inn River, 2010
A seemingly simple but highly effective interference renewed the old bridge over the river Inn, which has been a symbol for the region for well over one hundred years. The old viaduct’s stone arches were renovated and met by a brand-new steel arch. What seems to be one simple gesture became a brilliantly laid connection between 3 what exists in the present and the future to come. The jury praises the elegant continuing line the project created as well as the spectacular technical achievement that it required. The merger of the new steel arches into the viaducts produces a beautifully light and transparent silhouette over the river, thus creating a new landmark for the region.
57 category 3 TEChNiCAl iNFRASTRUCTURE & ENviRoNMENT besançon franche comTé participant SNCF Gares & Connexions name of entry Besançon Franche Comté TGv station TgV sTaTion year completed 2011
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions - AREP (Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Etienne Tricaud, François Bonnefille, responsible for design Fabienne Couvert); Silvio d’Ascia, architects project description like an echo of Besançon’s citadel, Besançon Franche-Comté TGv station’s stone walls stand in the heart of a natural site with very marked relief through which the TGv line passes. Combining Land Art with a functional answer to the need for transfer from one means of transport to another, it marks the landscape with a large composition of walls and bridges which accompany passengers on their journey
Under a wide planted roof forming a natural extension of the land to the South, the volume of the station stretches from the parking areas to the platforms. The hall of the station, which contains the passenger services, is directly linked to the passageways to the platforms accessible via gently sloping ramps.
The building is caracterised by a strong environmental approach. It combines - Integration to local landscape: The building runs along a natural slope; the design of the car park follows ground level lines - Optimisation of construction process to reach a a low environmental impact - Eco-friendly design: Building inertia by reinforced insulation (planted roof), ait treatment by geothermal air exchanger (canadian well), natural ventilation, energy control systems,… - Use of Renewable energy solutions: photovoltaïc panels, heating system using wood granules from local wood sector - Water management with rainwater collection & control of water quality The project which includes an easy maintenance design and process aims to reach a long term 2014 environmental performance.
AMSTERDAM An expression of synergy between nature and technology, it is one of the first stations in France to have obtained the “high Environmental Quality” label.
category 3 TEChNiCAl iNFRASTRUCTURE & ENviRoNMENT besançon franche comTé participant SNCF Gares & Connexions
name of entry Besançon Franche Comté TGv station TgV sTaTion
year completed 2011
department(s) SNCF Gares & Connexions - AREP (Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Etienne Tricaud, François Bonnefille, responsible for design Fabienne Couvert); Silvio d’Ascia, architects
project description like an echo of Besançon’s citadel, Besançon Franche-Comté TGv station’s stone walls stand in the heart of a natural site with very marked relief through which the TGv line passes. Combining Land Art with a functional answer to the need for transfer from one means of transport to another, it marks the landscape with a large composition of walls and bridges which accompany passengers on their journey
Under a wide planted roof forming a natural extension of the land to the South, the volume of the station stretches from the parking areas to the platforms. The hall of the station, which contains the passenger services, is directly linked to the passageways to the platforms accessible via gently sloping ramps.
The building is caracterised by a strong environmental approach. It combines - Integration to local landscape: The building runs along a natural slope; the design of the car park follows ground level lines - Optimisation of construction process to reach a a low environmental impact - Eco-friendly design: Building inertia by reinforced insulation (planted roof), ait treatment by geothermal air exchanger (canadian well), natural ventilation, energy control systems,… - Use of Renewable energy solutions: photovoltaïc panels, heating system using wood granules from local wood sector - Water management with rainwater collection & control of water quality The project which includes an easy maintenance design and process aims to reach a long term 2014 environmental performance.
AMSTERDAM An expression of synergy between nature and technology, it is one of the first stations in France to have obtained the “high Environmental Quality” label. Award SNCF Gares & Connexions, France Besançon Franche Comté TGV Station, 2011
The stone walls of the new TGV-station in Besancon stand in the heart of a natural site. The station building marks the landscape with a large composition of walls and bridges. The station is not only beautifully integrated into the landscape in a sophisticated manner; its design also is very eco-friendly. This landscape design is 3 self sufficient for energy and water, making the station into an expression of synergy between nature and technology. As one of the first stations in France to have obtained the High Environmental Quality Label, it is exemplary for future station buildings.
Thermal energy in winter Thermal energy in summer Water control category TEChNiCAl iNFRASTRUCTURE & ENviRoNMENT 1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - Storage tank for rainwater from grass-covered roof (for cleaning rental cars) 3 b: Naturalb ventilationesançon franche b: Natural ventilation comTé 2 - Channels for collecting rainwater from car parks and treatment by macrophytes c: Photovoltaic panels c: Photovoltaic panels 3 - Large channel participant SNCF Gares & Connexions category 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 4 - Car park channels 3 - Air preheated by geothermal heat exchanger 3 - Air cooled by geothermal heat exchanger 5 - Rainwater from car parks TEChNiCAl iNFRASTRUCTURE & ENviRoNMENT 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 6 - Facility for treating waste water with marsh plants 3 name of entry Besançon Franche Comté TGv station b5esançon - a: EvacuationTgV sTaT ionfranche5 - a: Evacuation comTé 7 - Oil separator for waste water b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger 8 - Towards general infiltration basin (RFF + SNCF) participant SNCF Gares & Connexions c: Warm air sent to building c: Cool air 9 - Waste water from washrooms year completed 2011 d: Warm air via wood-fired boiler 6 - Cool air blown into building e: Two-way flow 7 - Free cooling at night 6 - Locally sourced wood pellets to feed boiler name of entry Besançon Franchedepartment(s) Comté TGv stationSNCF Gares & Connexions - AREP (Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Etienne Tricaud, François Bonnefille, TgV sTaTion responsible for design Fabienne Couvert); Silvio d’Ascia, architects 7 - Warm air blown into building year completed 2011 project description like an echo of Besançon’s citadel, Besançon Franche-Comté TGv station’s stone walls stand in the heart of a natural site with very marked relief through which the TGv line passes. Combining Land Art with a functional answer to the need for transfer from one means of transport to another, it marks the landscape with a large composition of walls and bridges Thermal energy in winter Thermal energy in summer Water control SNCF Gares & Connexions - AREP (Jean-Mariewhich accompany Duthilleul, passengers Etienne Tricaud, on their François journey Bonnefille, department(s) 1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - Storage tank for rainwater from grass-covered roof (for cleaning rental cars) responsible for design Fabienne Couvert); Silvio d’Ascia, architects b: Natural ventilation b: Natural ventilation 2 - Channels for collecting rainwater from car parks and treatment by macrophytes Under a wide planted roof forming a natural extension of the land to the South, the volume of c: Photovoltaic panels c: Photovoltaic panels 3 - Large channel the station stretches from the parking areas to the platforms. 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 4 - Car park channels The hall of the station, which contains the passenger services, is directly linked to the 3 - Air preheated by geothermal heat exchanger 3 - Air cooled by geothermal heat exchanger 5 - Rainwater from car parks project description like an echo of Besançon’s citadel, Besançon Franche-Comté TGv station’s stone walls stand in passageways to the platforms accessible via gently sloping ramps. 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 6 - Facility for treating waste water with marsh plants the heart of a natural site with very marked relief through which the TGv line passes. 5 - a: Evacuation 5 - a: Evacuation 7 - Oil separator for waste water Combining Land Art with a functional answerThe building to the isneed caracterised for transfer by a from strong one environmental means of approach. It combines b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger 8 - Towards general infiltration basin (RFF + SNCF) transport to another, it marks the landscape with a large composition of walls and bridges c: Warm air sent to building c: Cool air 9 - Waste water from washrooms - Integration to local landscape: The building runs along a natural slope; the design of the d: Warm air via wood-fired boiler 6 - Cool air blown into building which accompany passengers on their journeycar park follows ground level lines e: Two-way flow 7 - Free cooling at night - Optimisation of construction process to reach a a low environmental impact 6 - Locally sourced wood pellets to feed boiler Under a wide planted roof forming a natural- Eco-friendly extension design:of the la Buildingnd to the inertia South, by thereinforced volume insulation of (planted roof), ait treatment by 7 - Warm air blown into building the station stretches from the parking areasgeothermal to the platforms. air exchanger (canadian well), natural ventilation, energy control systems,… The hall of the station, which contains the- Use passenger of Renewable services, energy is directly solutions: linked photovoltaïc to the panels, heating system using wood passageways to the platforms accessible granulesvia gently from sloping local woodramps. sector - Water management with rainwater collection & control of water quality The project which includes an easy maintenance design and process aims to reach a long term The building is caracterised by a strong environmental approach. It combines environmental performance. - Integration to local2014 landscape: The building runs along a natural slope; the design of the car park follows ground level lines AMSTERDAM An expression of synergy between nature and technology, it is one of the first stations in France - Optimisation of construction processto have to reach obtained a a lowthe “environmentalhigh Environmental impact Quality” label. - Eco-friendly design: Building inertia by reinforced insulation (planted roof), ait treatment by geothermal air exchanger (canadian well), natural ventilation, energy control systems,… - Use of Renewable energy solutions: photovoltaïc panels, heating system using wood granules from local wood sector - Water management with rainwater collection & control of water quality The project which includes an easy maintenance design and process aims to reach a long term 2014 environmental performance.
AMSTERDAM An expression of synergy between nature and technology, it is one of the first stations in France to have obtained the “high Environmental Quality” label.
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Thermal energy in winter Thermal energy in summer Water control
1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - Storage tank for rainwater from grass-covered roof (for cleaning rental cars) b: Natural ventilation b: Natural ventilation 2 - Channels for collecting rainwater from car parks and treatment by macrophytes c: Photovoltaic panels c: Photovoltaic panels 3 - Large channel 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 4 - Car park channels 3 - Air preheated by geothermal heat exchanger 3 - Air cooled by geothermal heat exchanger 5 - Rainwater from car parks 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 6 - Facility for treating waste water with marsh plants 5 - a: Evacuation 5 - a: Evacuation 7 - Oil separator for waste water b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger 8 - Towards general infiltration basin (RFF + SNCF) c: Warm air sent to building c: Cool air 9 - Waste water from washrooms d: Warm air via wood-fired boiler 6 - Cool air blown into building e: Two-way flow 7 - Free cooling at night 6 - Locally sourced wood pellets to feed boiler 7 - Warm air blown into building
Thermal energy in winter Thermal energy in summer Water control
1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - a: Grass-covered roof to increase building's insulation and thermal inertia 1 - Storage tank for rainwater from grass-covered roof (for cleaning rental cars) b: Natural ventilation b: Natural ventilation 2 - Channels for collecting rainwater from car parks and treatment by macrophytes c: Photovoltaic panels c: Photovoltaic panels 3 - Large channel 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 2 - Solar water heater for washrooms 4 - Car park channels 3 - Air preheated by geothermal heat exchanger 3 - Air cooled by geothermal heat exchanger 5 - Rainwater from car parks 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 4 - Ground inertia: 12°C 6 - Facility for treating waste water with marsh plants 5 - a: Evacuation 5 - a: Evacuation 7 - Oil separator for waste water b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger b: Air at 12°C via heat exchanger 8 - Towards general infiltration basin (RFF + SNCF) c: Warm air sent to building c: Cool air 9 - Waste water from washrooms d: Warm air via wood-fired boiler 6 - Cool air blown into building e: Two-way flow 7 - Free cooling at night 6 - Locally sourced wood pellets to feed boiler 7 - Warm air blown into building
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Brunels_2014_EXE.indd 4 28/05/2014 17:58:10 Award VR Group Ltd, Finland Oula Maintenance Depot, 2013
With the new building for the maintenance depot, the effort was made to build a new standard that would also be the world’s most modern rail maintenance depot suitable for countries with a cold climate. Now, the trains can be maintained indoors as complete units. It is amazing how the use of colour and graphics on the exterior of the building 3 influence its look and feel. With simple tools, an industrial shed was taken to a whole new level.
59 Commendation ÖBB Infrastruktur AG, Austria Tunnel System Wienerwald - Lainzer Tunnel, 2012
Mathematical formulas of aerodynamics have come into being with the design of the tunnel system for the Lainzer Tunnel, just outside of Vienna. The design thus created an attractive and specific form, with a rational argument behind it. The project shows a multitude of clever solutions and an impressive, high quality level of 3 many innovative technical solutions.
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Category 4
Rolling Stock
61 Participants
Finland VR Group Ltd 1 entry Germany DB Mobility Logistics 3 entries Japan East Japan Railway Company 5 entries Japan West Japan Railway Company 1 entry 4 Japan Kyushu Railway Company 2 entries USA Connecticut Department of Transportation 1 entry USA South Florida Regional Transportation 1 entry
62 Awards
East Japan Railway Company Japan The series EV-E301 Trains, 2014 Kyushu Railway Company Japan Cruise Train Seven Stars in Kyushu: Train, 2013 VR Group Ltd Finland Duetto Plus Double Deck Restaurant Car, 2013
Commendations
No commendations were awarded in this category.
63 Award East Japan Railway Company, Japan The series EV-E301 Trains, 2014 Smart energy next-generation train
In this series of commuter trains, design and customer attractiveness were com- bined with a smart energy system. The EV-E301-series is equipped with a large capacity storage battery to enable operation on both electrified and non-electrified sections. This reduces its CO2 emission enormously compared to traditional trains 4 that use diesel machines. The battery is charged through a pantograph while on the tracks’ electrified sections. The train’s spirit of innovation and eco-friendliness is clearly mirrored in the head’s design as well as the coloured striping.
64 Award Kyushu Railway Company, Japan Cruise Train Seven Stars in Kyushu: Train, 2013 New uplifted station and passerelle
This cruise train in a typical luxury Japanese setting recalls the great lines like the Orient Express, or even the feeling of the grand old hotels on the French Riviera. However, its ‘retro’ luxury is such that it will quickly only reference itself. The sleeper train aims to provide the ultimate journey on a four-day trip through the 4 beautiful landscape scenery. In this cruise concept line, all aspects of train travel, from the furnishing of the trains to the food and the station buildings, become part of an overall travel experience. Here, design was used as an intelligent and striking supportive branding and marketing tool.
65 Award VR Group Ltd, Finland Duetto Plus Double Deck Restaurant Car, 2013
Customer service comes first in this innovative design for a dining car that sets a new standard for train travel. In Finland, distances are large and improving custo- mer experience, for instance with restaurant services, is an important factor in the promotion of rail traffic growth. The dining car is therefore an important part of the 4 traditional Finnish train travel. The upgrade of the service concepts was driven by research of the travellers’ needs. categoryAccessibility and freedom of movement are domi- nant factors in the design. With the rotative chairs, passengers can choose to either enjoy the view or engage socially. Additionally,4 easy wayfinding was enabled by the design’s use of colour as well asparticipant its clarity.VR Group Ltd, Finland, Helsinki
name of entry DuettoPlus Double Deck Restaurant Car
year completed 2013
department(s) VR Group Ltd, Passenger Services responsible for design
project description Improving customer experience will promote rail traffic growth. In Finland, distances are great and restaurant services are important for rail passengers. The dining-car is an important part of traditional Finnish train travel, and provides a competitive edge compared to other forms of transport.
New ideas for the latest carriage and service concept have been driven by research into customer and user needs, VR's brand image and the restaurant service category provider Avecra's business concept. The starting points for the spatial design were the service processes, accessibility and freedom of movement, intuitiveness of the 4category service desk and consideration of the furnishing and fixtures for various travelling participant VR Group Ltd, Finland, Helsinki groups. All stakeholders were involved with the design throughout the 4 development process. In addition to passenger comfort, the working ease and name of entry participantDuettoPlusVR Double Group DeckLtd, Finland, Restaurant Helsinki Car category efficiency for the kitchen staff played a significant role in the design work. A full
year completedname of2013 entry DuettoPlus Double Deck Restaurant Car sized plywood model of the carriage was built, which served as an aid for the 3D technical design process. The facilities in the carriage are critical to its success and department(s)year completed VR Group Ltd,2013 Passenger Services responsible for design usability testing ensured their functionality for various categories of passengers, crew and special groups. project descriptiondepartment(s)Improving VR customer Group Ltd, experience Passenger will Services promote rail traffic growth. In Finland, 4 responsible for designdistances are great and restaurant services are important for rail passengers. The participant VR Group Ltd, Finland, Helsinki dining-car is an important part of traditional Finnish train travel, and provides a competitive edge compared to other forms of transport. project description Improving customer experience will promote rail traffic growth. In Finland, VR is committed to long-term environmental work, which also affects and guides New ideas distancesfor the latest are greatcarriage and and restaurant service services concept are have important been driven for rail by passengers. research The into customerdining-car and user is an needs, important VR's brand part of image traditional and the Finnish restaurant train travel, service and provides a the design of new rolling stock. The double-deck carriage provides a large provider Avecra'scompetitive business edge concept. compared The to starting other forms points of transport.for the spatial design were the service processes, accessibility and freedom of movement, intuitiveness of the passenger capacity thus reducing the amount of energy required per passenger. service deskNew and ideas consideration for the latest of carriagethe furnishing and service and fixtures concept for have various been travelling driven by research name of entry DuettoPlus Double Deck Restaurant Car groups. Allinto stakeholders customer andwere user involved needs, with VR's thebrand design image throughout and the restaurant the service The aluminium shell of the carriage is very light. LED technology has been used for developmentprovider process. Avecra's In addition business to concept.passenger The comfort, starting the points working for the ease spatial and design were 2014 efficiency forthe the service kitchen processes, staff played accessibility a significant and freedom role in theof movement, design work. intuitiveness A full of the service desk and consideration of the furnishing and fixtures for various travelling sized plywood model of the carriage was built, which served as an aid for the 3D the lighting and the on-board power supply uses environmentally friendly battery groups. All stakeholders were involved with the design throughout the technical design process. The facilities in the carriage are critical to its success and development process. In addition to passenger comfort, the working ease and usability testing ensured their functionality for various categories of passengers, produced electricity. In the DuettoPlus restaurant car, waste is recycled efficiently efficiency for the kitchen staff played a significant role in the design work. A full crew and special groups. AMSTERDAM sized plywood model of the carriage was built, which served as an aid for the 3D year completed 2013 technical design process. The facilities in the carriage are critical to its success and and meals are served on porcelain dishes. In the planning the interior, attention VR is committedusability to testinglong-term ensured environmental their functionality work, which for various also affects categories and guidesof passengers, the designcrew of new and rolling special stock. groups. The double-deck carriage provides a large was paid to the longevity and lightness of the materials as well as sustainability passenger capacity thus reducing the amount of energy required per passenger. 2014 The aluminiumVR is committedshell of the tocarriage long-term is very environmental light. LED technology work, which has also been affects used and for guides and design elements. the lightingthe and design the on-board of new rolling power stock. supply The uses double-deck environmentally carriage providesfriendly battery a large AMSTERDAM produced electricity.passenger capacityIn the DuettoPlus thus reducing restaurant the amount car, waste of energy is recycled required efficiently per passenger. 2014 and meals Theare servedaluminium on porcelain shell of the dishes. carriage In the is very planning light. LED the technologyinterior, attention has been used for department(s) VR Group Ltd, Passenger Services was paid tothe the lighting longevity and and the lightnesson-board ofpower the materialssupply uses as environmentallywell as sustainability friendly battery and design elements. AMSTERDAM produced electricity. In the DuettoPlus restaurant car, waste is recycled efficiently The DuettoPlus restaurant car is a unique service product on a European scale. The responsible for design and meals are served on porcelain dishes. In the planning the interior, attention The DuettoPluswas paid restaurant to the longevity car is a unique and lightness service ofproduct the materials on a European as well as scale. sustainability The carriages will cover all the main rail connections on IC trains in Finland. carriages willand cover design all elements. the main rail connections on IC trains in Finland.
The DuettoPlus restaurant car is a unique service product on a European scale. The carriages will cover all the main rail connections on IC trains in Finland. project description Improving customer experience will promote rail traffic growth. In Finland, distances are great and restaurant services are important for rail passengers. The dining-car is an important part of traditional Finnish train travel, and provides a competitive edge compared to other forms of transport.
New ideas for the latest carriage and service concept have been driven by research into customer and user needs, VR's brand image and the restaurant service DOUBLE DECK RESTAURANT CAR provider Avecra's business concept. The starting points for the spatial design were DOUBLE DECK RESTAURANT CAR the service processes, accessibility and freedom of movement, intuitiveness of the will introduce 26 new restaurant cars The new standard of train travel service desk and consideration of the furnishing and fixtures for various travelling will introduce 26 new restaurant cars The new standard of train travel groups. All stakeholders were involved with the design throughout the development process. In addition to passenger comfort, the working ease and efficiency for the kitchen staff played a significant role in the design work. A full sized plywood model of the carriage was built, which served as an aid for the 3D technical design process. The facilities in the carriage are critical to its success and usability testing ensured their functionality for various categories of passengers, crew and special groups. DOUBLE DECK RESTAURANT CAR
VR is committed to long-term environmental work, which also affects and guides the design of new rolling stock. The double-deck carriage provides a large passenger capacity thus reducing the amount of energy required per passenger. will introduce 26 new restaurant cars The new standard of train travel 2014 The aluminium shell of the carriage is very light. LED technology has been used for the lighting and the on-board power supply uses environmentally friendly battery
AMSTERDAM produced electricity. In the DuettoPlus restaurant car, waste is recycled efficiently and meals are served on porcelain dishes. In the planning the interior, attention was paid to the longevity and lightness of the materials as well as sustainability and design elements.
The DuettoPlus restaurant car is a unique service product on a European scale. The carriages will cover all the main rail connections on IC trains in Finland.
The upper deck cabinet offers new opportunities for private events. The cabinet has seats for 12 Rotating seats with great views improve travel comfort. The upper deck DuettoPlus comparment has good facilities for working or dining alone or in a group. passengersThe andupper is equippeddeck cabinet with offerslarge screensnew opportunities and a minibar. for private events. The cabinet has seats for 12 Rotating seats with great views improve travel comfort. PassengersThe upper deckhave DuettoPlusaccess to a comparmentWi-Fi network has and good the phone facilities booth for working located or in dining the carriage. alone or in a group. passengers and is equipped with large screens and a minibar. Passengers have access to a Wi-Fi network and the phone booth located in the carriage.
DOUBLE DECK RESTAURANT CAR will introduce 26 new restaurant cars The new standard of train travel
The longThe longopen open service service counter counter enables enables prominent prominent presentation presentation of theof the restaurant’s restaurant’s product product range. range. The The The caféThe in caféthe mezzanine in the mezzanine has a space has a whichspace canwhich be can flexibly be flexibly utilised utilised by a speakerby a speaker to entertain to entertain clients clients furnishingsfurnishings in the in restaurantthe restaurant have have been been designed designed taking taking into into account account groups groups of varyingof varying sizes sizes as as well well as as during theduring trip. theAtmosphere trip. Atmosphere can be canchanged be changed by changing by changing the lighting the lighting or background or background music. music. passengerspassengers travelling travelling alone. alone. ThereThere is is also also a a takeaway takeaway kiosk kiosk on on thethe otherother mezzanine,mezzanine, which is particularlyparticularly usefuluseful during during peak peak times. times.
The upper deck cabinet offers new opportunities for private events. The cabinet has seats for 12 Rotating seats with great views improve travel comfort. The upper deck DuettoPlus comparment has good facilities for working or dining alone or in a group. passengers and is equipped with large screens and a minibar. Passengers have access to a Wi-Fi network and the phone booth located in the carriage. VR’s brand is reflected in the style and design of VR’s brand is reflected in the style and design of the DuettoPlus restaurant car the DuettoPlus restaurant car 66
Ecology Finnish nature Freshness Atmosphere Attractiveness Comfort Haptic Clarity Quality Ecology Finnish nature Freshness Atmosphere Attractiveness Comfort Haptic Clarity Quality
The upper deck cabinet offers new opportunities for private events. The cabinet has seats for 12 Rotating seats with great views improve travel comfort. The upper deck DuettoPlus comparment has good facilities for working or dining alone or in a group. passengers and is equipped with large screens and a minibar. Passengers have access to a Wi-Fi network and the phone booth located in the carriage.
The long open service counter enables prominent presentation of the restaurant’s product range. The The café in the mezzanine has a space which can be flexibly utilised by a speaker to entertain clients furnishings in the restaurant have been designed taking into account groups of varying sizes as well as during the trip. Atmosphere can be changed by changing the lighting or background music. passengers travelling alone. There is also a takeaway kiosk on the other mezzanine, which is particularly useful during peak times.
The long open service counter enables prominent presentation of the restaurant’s product range. The The café in the mezzanine has a space which can be flexibly utilised by a speaker to entertain clients furnishings in the restaurant have been designed taking into account groups of varying sizes as well as during the trip. Atmosphere can be changed by changing the lighting or background music. passengers travelling alone. There is also a takeaway kiosk on the other mezzanine, which is particularly useful during peak times.
VR’s brand is reflected in the style and design of the DuettoPlus restaurant car
VR’s brand is reflected in the style and design of the DuettoPlus restaurant car
Ecology Finnish nature Freshness Atmosphere Attractiveness Comfort Haptic Clarity Quality
Ecology Finnish nature Freshness Atmosphere Attractiveness Comfort Haptic Clarity Quality
Overall Jury Award
Almere Poort Station Maastricht Noord Station Rotterdam Central Station
Groningen Europapark Station Station Environment Helmond Westervoort Station
Dronten Station Halfweg Station Kampen Zuid Station
Lelystad Station Nijmegen Lent Station Alphen aan den Rijn Station
Station Furnishings Wildlife Crossing Weerterbergen Bicycle Parking Castricum
Hanzelijn Landscape Design
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The Netherlands (ProRail, NS, several municipalities)
Almere Poort Station Maastricht Noord Station Rotterdam Central Station Groningen Europapark Station Station Environment Helmond Westervoort Station Dronten Station Halfweg Station Kampen Zuid Station Lelystad Station Nijmegen Lent Station Alphen aan den Rijn Station Station Furnishings Wildlife Crossing Weerterbergen Bicycle Parking Castricum Hanzelijn Landscape Design
The jury has decided to grant the Brunel Jury Award 2014 for outstanding design in at least three of the four categories to the Netherlands for their consistently high level of design quality on all scales, ranging from large to small stations, station refurbishment and most notably how the stations fit into the urban or landscape surroundings.
Here, variety is used as a powerful design approach; it allows for diversity within consistency. Thus continuity has been created without a strict framework that makes everything look the same. Different conditions and local circumstances have been taken into consideration and have been worked into tailor-made solutions, leading to a rich variety in architectural design, which is in each case very well integrated into the urban or landscape scenery. This results in a high quality consistency on the whole; all stations, furnishings and surroundings have a very high average quality. Nothing is standard. All details have been taken into careful consideration. In addition, the jury also rewards the continuing focus on innovation: one is always aiming for improvement, trying to find new solutions. This overall ‘Dutch style’, which is the result of an intense cooperation between the parties involved, is truly unique in the world in its aim for consistent quality.
69 The Watford Group
The Watford Group is an international expert forum for railway design professionals and was created in 1963 by British Railways. Since the 1980s, other European and international railways companies have The Watford Group joined. The group currently has members in more than 20 countries in 3 continents and meets once a year at the Watford Conference to exchange ideas and to discuss relevant railway design topics.
www.watford-group.org
UIC
The International Union of Railways has 202 members across all 5 continents. The mission of UIC is to promote rail transport at a worldwide level and meet the challenges of mobility and sustainable development by: • facilitating sharing of best practices among members, • supporting members in their efforts to develop new business and new areas of activity, • proposing new ways to improve technical and environmental performance, • promoting interoperability, creating new world standards for railways, • developing centres of competence.
www.uic.org
ProRail
ProRail is a subsidiary of the Dutch government. ProRail is responsible for the construction, maintenance, safety and use of the rail network in the Netherlands. ProRail also is responsible for the construction of stations and is currently involved in the greatest station refurbishment project since the introduction of the railways in the Netherlands, 175 years ago.
www.prorail.nl
NS
Every day, NS helps 2,3 million travellers get from door to door by train, bus, tram and bike. With 25.000 employees, NS is present in the Netherlands, England and Germany. Thalys, ICE and NS International’s intercity trains are attractive alternatives for planes and cars for those travelling longer distances and abroad. NS Stations is the station company of the Netherlands. Together with their partners they ensure safe and comfortable station areas. Subsidiary NedTrain takes care of the rolling stock.
www.ns.nl
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Production: The Watford Group and UIC With the collaboration of ProRail, NS, Movares Nederland and Arcadis.
Date: October 15th, 2014
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Text: Anne Luijten
Translation: Anne de Bruijn
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