Wilkinson Eyre won the competition for the redevelopment of Stratford Station on the new Jubilee Line Extension in 1994. The challenge was to develop functional yet beautiful railway architecture in the heart of the public domain, creating a striking identity for the new line. The form of the building is a curved roof, springing from an upper level, which sweeps up to a tall glazed wall orientated toward the town centre and the approaching railway tracks. This extruded form creates a single major space which unifies the disparate elements and identities of the various train services using the station. It also allows solar assisted natural ventilation in the main space, via a void in the roof through which air is drawn by the stack effect created as the sun heats the outer layer. The building will be the main arrival point for the visitors to the London Olympics 2012.

Date:

Completed 1999

Location:

London, UK

Client:

London Underground Limited

Value:

£25 million

Type:

• Infrastructure

Theme:

• Community,
• Long Span Structures,
• Regeneration,
• Sustainability

Ideas:

• Exploring Boundaries,
• Lightness

Link:

www.tfl.gov.uk