AEDAS: rotherham central station open to the public

‘rotherham central station’ by AEDAS, rotherham, englandimage © daniel hopkinson/ AEDAS

international firm AEDAS has just completed a full renovation of the ‘rotherham central station’ as the first piece of a 25-year master plan to redevelop the town of rotherham. the project includes an improved pedestrian circulation, new lifts, ticket office, waiting room, lighting and information services. the architecture, recognized primarily for the series of overlapping industrial light-weight convex canopies with softer cedar undersides, are supported by slender steel columns and wrapped in glass panels. almost all materials are locally sourced, with an incorporated rainwater collection system and photovoltaic panels on the roof.

AEDAS’ associate director alistair branch states:

‘the main inspiration for the station was to provide a contemporary, modular, lightweight structure with improved permeability and passenger comfort with an industrial aesthetic to the building, reflective of north light architecture. the design developed at concept stage is almost identical to what is open and operational today and that is testament to sypte and yorkshire forward’s focus on design quality. we worked closely with the client and stakeholders to drive the scheme to make sure it retained the concept integrity that they selected at competition stage.’

railway platformsimage © daniel hopkinson/ AEDAS

steel columns support the large curving canopiesimage © daniel hopkinson/ AEDAS

image © AEDAS

bird’s eye viewimage © AEDAS