Network Rail Stations
Like its predecessors, this proposal begins with a simple form shaped by a range of physical and functional features. While every site is unique these constraints will be common: structure, shade, shelter, enclosure, utilities, facilities etc. The resulting base module is then replicated and deployed in a site specific manner that responds to local context and requirements. By having a simple, flexible and robust base module; or 'seed'; assemblies could be infinitely adaptable.
The form of our ‘seed’ springs from columns safely offset from a platform edge. As it rises it reaches out towards the platform to safely shelter waiting passengers. To create equilibrium it simultaneously bends in the opposite direction (at times towards a parallel track). This simple structural act is both elegant and efficient, easily emphasised by an organic form. The strength of this expressive ‘seed’ is that once spread along a line it will inevitably create a recognizable common identity.