BIG to Redevelop Västerås Transportation Hub

BIG has unveiled plans for a new transportation hub in the heart of Västerås - one of Sweden's largest cities. The ambitious plan, "3B - Build Away the Barriers" will redevelop 17-acres surrounding an existing railway station in an effort to reconnect it to the city. As it exists now, the station's tracks divides two areas of the city; BIG's proposal aims to unite them with a single "floating roof" shaped by the "flow of people and public life" that will integrate new public programs into the site.

BIG to Redevelop Västerås Transportation Hub - Cityscape
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"Like a continuous thin sheet, the roof is gently lifted at its four corners, wrapping the city's vehicular infrastructure in multiple layers of public program and urban spaces. These four corners create welcoming entrance points, inviting travelers and visitors inside," says BIG. "Restaurants, cafes, bike parking, retail and other facilities are organized alongside train, bus and car traffic to support the free flow of public life through the building and out towards the city to nearby Lake Malaren."

BIG to Redevelop Västerås Transportation Hub - Facade
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BIG to Redevelop Västerås Transportation Hub - Windows
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  • Architects

  • Location

    Västerås, Sweden
  • Partners in Charge

    Bjarke Ingels, David Zahle
  • Project Leader

    Kamilla Heskje
  • Area

    12000.0 sqm
  • Photographs

    BIG
  • Location

    Västerås, Sweden
  • Photographs

    Courtesy of BIG
  • Area

    12000.0 m2

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "BIG to Redevelop Västerås Transportation Hub" 08 Jun 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/640045/big-to-redevelop-vasteras-transportation-hub> ISSN 0719-8884

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