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Oldenzaal Train Station
Office: VMX Architects
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Client: ProRail
Year: 2012
Typology: Infrastructure
Building Type: Train Station
Project Size: 18,000 SF
Project Cost: $440K
Location: Oldenzaal, NL
The design for Oldenzaal Station was part of the "Pleasant Waiting" project - a project initiated by the Dutch Ministry of Transport and aimed at making waiting at Dutch train stations more pleasant.
The project consists of two 200 meter long tubular structures that run 6 meters above the waiting areas for the buses, the bicycle storage facilities and even the station itself, thus uniting the separate functions below. Symbols of the functions that lie below (-bus, bicycle, station, tourist information office, etc.) are also formed by the tubular structure. At night the whole structure is illuminated so that travelers arriving and departing after sunset will also have an attractive landmark. Together with the modifications to the building, the new canopy structure will ensure that traveling to and from the station is a more pleasant experience.
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