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Architects: Ector Hoogstad Architecten
- Area: 21373 m²
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Petra Appelhof
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Boldit, Geelen Beton, Glasdesign, Mohringer Liften, N&S, OBI, Van Ginkel
Text description provided by the architects. The world’s biggest bicycle parking is the centerpiece of an urban redevelopment that reconnects the enlarged railway station to the historic city center of Utrecht. Underneath an iconic canopy, an elevated and revitalized public space welcomes visitors. By rigidly reorganizing logistics and banning most car accesses on the ground level, a spacious green pedestrian boulevard could be created -lined by new mixed-use buildings- that allows for direct routes toward the city’s cathedral and its’ cultural center. In the middle of the boulevard, underneath the elevated square, a three-story bike park for over 12,500 bicycles announces a future of sustainable mobility.
