Rotterdam Central Station Roof

An angular metal clad canopy projects over a public square at the entrance to rotterdam centraal station.

Rotterdam central station roof.

Central station has had a total makeover in recent years making the station one of the most iconic architectural features in rotterdam. Rotterdam centraal station roof. The station matches in all respects the practicality capacity comfort and allure of the central stations of madrid paris london and brussels. Rotterdam centraal station has been redeveloped to represent the transportation hub s important role not only within the city.

We achieved this by adhering to a single guiding principle trains and all station facilities and amenities had to be under one roof. Rotterdam centraal railway station dutch pronunciation. Rotterdam central station west 8 benthem crouwel architects mvsa architects 19 jan 2015. Rɔtərˈdɑm sɛnˈtraːl is the main railway station of the city rotterdam in south holland netherlands the station received an average of 110 000 passengers daily in 2007.

The image the stainless steel tip pointing towards the city is powerful the square grandiose. Extending from the station concourse to the subway entrance the roofing establishes a logical connection between above ground and underground public transport and between the front and the rear of the station. The station had ample light and further research led me to discover that the transparent roof which spans 250m has integrated windows with 130 000 strategically placed solar cells covering 10 000 m 2 of the total roof area 28 000 m 2. Integration in urban environment.

The new rotterdam central station is particularly well laid out. Energy in a station roof in the netherlands and. Its spacious main hall welcomes you to the city and its elegant metal roof points you to the city centre. The current station building located at station square was officially opened in march 2014.

The roof over the tracks is partly covered in solar panels continuing uninterrupted into the angled roof over the station hall. One of the fundamental challenges of rotterdam centraal station was the difference in the urban character of the north and south side of the station. Courtesy of benthem crouwel architects. Positioned across 10 000 sqm of the 28 000 sqm roof.

Over 110 000 passengers pass through rotterdam central every day and it has been a tourist attraction since it re opened in 2014. I witnessed the reconstruction of this train station which lasted over 7 years.