kengo kuma unveils the main railway station of the grand paris express

kengo kuma unveils the main railway station of the grand paris express
all images courtesy of kengo kuma and associates

japanese architect kengo kuma has unveiled plans for the ‘saint-denis pleyel railway station’ in paris – the main hub of the city’s new rapid transit line. the competition-winning scheme forms the first part of the region’s redevelopment, enabling the city to significantly increase its metropolitan scale. the project involves using the station to link the two sides of the city in order to increase connectivity within the district.

at each of the design’s levels, the station becomes an extension of the public space

at each level, the station becomes an extension of the public space, allowing the station to function as a fully integrated complex. to emphasize the context of the structure, steel frames that evoke rail tracks are used in the building’s curtain walls as well as many other parts of the structure.

the approach to the station in northern paris

through a multi-sensory sequence of spaces, daily metropolitan movements will be transformed into an open and interactive experience. once completed, the station will form a new center of the city, with a complementary program that seeks to bring about a dynamic social and cultural dimension to the district of pleyel.

sectional drawing detailing the vast scale of the project

project info:

project name: saint-denis pleyel emblematic train station
location: saint-denis paris, france
program: main station of the ‘grand paris’, shops, multimedia library, business center
area: 45,000 sqm / 484,375 sqf