9 Den Helder, architectural canopy lighting restored in LED

Den Helder station has a spacious canopy with concrete columns in the centre only. The columns bear a central girder where all installations (fixtures and rainwater drainage) are bundled. No cable ducts, surface-mounted cables or pipes can be seen under the canopy, creating a calmer look than many other stations. Recently painted, the canopy looks sleek and tidy. Under the central girder were fluorescent fixtures that used mirror optics to illuminate the platform and canopy. No blinding fixtures enter the travellers’ line of sight.

Just like in Weesp or Alkmaar, the Lighting Programme could have installed a cable duct with functional lighting above the tactile paving. We decided against it in order to preserve the look as intended by the architect. The Programme decided to have the light strip under the central girder recreated in LED. As such, the seemingly unimportant canopy (no monument, no Collection station) is not cluttered any further and still looks sleek and tidy.

Tips and conclusions:

– Do justice to the architect’s intentions.

Discuss this on site with the contractor during a site survey.