Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Gare Saint-Denis Pleyel in northern Paris, which is enveloped in vertical wood blinds.
Constructed by Kengo Kuma and Associates as a part of the Grand Paris Categorical – a brand new fast transit system across the metropolis's outskirts – the station serves as an interchange between 4 metro traces and is predicted to accommodate 250,000 passengers every day.
The 35,000 sq. meter station additionally connects to an current city bridge, by which passengers can entry the present RER D transport traces.
Saint-Denis Pleyel station is outlined by its angular form, which consists of wedge-shaped flooring lined with vertical wood panelling.
Ramps wind across the steel-framed construction to make sure circulation, with glazed openings inviting guests to enter every stage and a rooftop public park.
The prevailing bridge and station join at two factors, the place each the ramps and a large public staircase descend to the station yard at floor stage, showing to “merge into one constructing,” mentioned Kengo Kuma and Associates.
“The station itself turns into a public sq.,” mentioned Kengo Kuma & Associates.
“It’s designed as a multi-level extension of the courtyard to offer a real public area.”
Inside, the Saint-Denis Pleyel station program is unfold over 4 underground and 5 above-ground ranges, with the decrease ranges connecting the metro traces.
The usage of wooden additionally extends to the inside of the station, the place wood planks cowl the partitions and ceilings to offer a “heat structure with a home dimension”.
A 30-meter-deep atrium serves because the “spine of the mission” and is topped with a glass roof to attract pure gentle into the area under.
Right here, escalators and bridges cross the hole to attach the degrees of the station.
Saint-Denis Pleyel station was first unveiled in 2015. It opened in June this 12 months as a part of the broader growth of the Saint-Denis district led by architect Dominique Perrault, which hosted the Olympic Village for the Paris Olympics 2024.
In an interview with Dezeen, Perrault mentioned the purpose of the masterplan was to “construct a neighborhood” for Paris that may very well be used far past gaming.
Different just lately accomplished initiatives by Kengo Kuma and Associates embody a wood residential constructing in Paris with a pleated facade and a renovation of an artwork heart in Lisbon with a wood cover.
Images is by Michel Denancé.