Transfer Zone Arnhem comprises a coherent plan for the station area. The expansion generates 80.000 square metres of office space, 11.000 square metres of shops, 150 housing units, a new station hall, a fourth railway platform, a railway underpass, a car tunnel, storage for 5.000 bicycles and a garage for 1.000 cars.
Bus terminal and train station are combined into a new type of complex - an integrated public transportation area. The area is organised as a roofed-over, climate-controlled plaza that interconnects and gives access to trains, taxis, buses, bikes, parking, office spaces and the town centre. The new identity of the station area acknowledges the regional significance of Arnhem. More than 65.000 people pass through it every day; for many visitors the town starts here. With its central bus stops for regional and local buses and parking facilities, the station area forms the main entrance to the town. This accentuates the need for good connections to the old centre. Equally important is the urban quality of the area itself for the people who work, wait, change buses or trains, meet and shop here daily.
Transfer zone Arnhem focuses on the finding of overlapping areas of shared parameters and common values. Pedestrian movement, which is the one element that concerns every party involved in the redevelopment of the location, forms that shared element. Movement studies therefore are the cornerstone of the proposal: the analysis of the types of movement on location includes the directions of the various trajectories, their prominence in relation to other forms of transportation on the site, duration, links to different programmes, and interconnections.
The intersection of different traffic systems is reduced to a minimum to optimise pedestrian accessibility to all facilities. Light falls through from above onto the lower entrances to the station, garage and offices and creates clear and lengthy vision lines, aiding pedestrian orientation and wayfinding. Work with investors on the development of a 24-hour programme contributes to an active and safe location. Pedestrian movements, transport systems, light, construction and the distribution of the programme are fused in one continuous landscape.
Program: masterplan station area with infrastructure including two tunnels. Transfer hall including parking, bus terminal, retail, and offices
Gross floor surface:
Transfer hall: 6.000 m²
Underground parking: 44.000 m²
Bus terminal: 7.500 m²
Park and Rijn office towers 22.000 m²
K4 & K5 offices: 15.665 m²
Capacity: Transfers per day 110.000
Completion date: 2008
Client: Municipality of Arnhem
Design: UNStudio in collaboration with Cecil Balmond (Arup)
UNStudio: Ben van Berkel with Tobias Wallisser and Sibo de Man
Masterplan study: Ben van Berkel, Freek Loos, Peter Trummer, Henk Bultstra, Cees Gajentaan, John Rebel, Andreas Krause
Masterplan: Ben van Berkel, Tobias Wallisser, Sibo de Man, Henk Bultstra, Edgar Bosman, Astrid Piber, Oliver Bormann, Yuko Tokunaga, Ulrike Bahr, Ivan Hernandez
Transfer Hall: Ben van Berkel, Tobias Wallisser with Arjan Dingsté, Nuno Almeida and Marc Herschel, Rein Werkhoven, Matthew Johnston, Sander Versluis, Misja van Veen, Derrick Diporedjo, Marc Hopperman, Ahmed El-Shafei, Daniel Gebreiter, Uli Horner, Freddy Koelemeijer, Wouter Hilhorst, Maartje van Dehn, Kirstin Sandner, Elisabeth Beusker
Bus deck: Ben van Berkel, Sibo de Man, Tobias Wallisser, Jacco van Wengerden, Jacques van Wijk, Nuno Almeida, Paul Vriend, Phillip Koelher, Marco Hemmerling
Parking: Ben van Berkel, Sibo de Man, Tobias Wallisser, Jacques van Wijk, Ton van den Berg, Nuno Almeida, , Jacco van Wengerden, Mark Westerhuis, Matthew Johnston, Marc Herschel, Paul Vriend, Eli Aschkenasy, Remko van Heumen
Tunnel: Ben van Berkel, Freek Loos, Ger Gijzen, Jacques van Wijk, John Rebel
Advisors:
Engineering: Arup, Amsterdam
Structure: Van der Werf & Lankhort, Arnhem
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Arnhem Central - Platform Roofs
Arnhem Central converts several regional routes and high speed trains to Germany. As passenger numbers will continue to grow, the railway infrastructure is being substantially revitalized. On the train station level a new 4th platform will be added and all current platform roofs will be replaced. The design concept for the new platform roofs provides a sense of light and space. Large roof lights, which together with the structural spans, add to a positive experience of the transfer platforms and surroundings. The elevated footbridge is fully integrated in the design, connecting the different platforms with each other and with the north entrance of the train station. The electrified system has also been integrated into the roof structure, giving a uniform appearance across all platforms.
Use: Platform roofs with integrated elevated footbridge for (high speed) train station
Gross Roof Area: approximately 8700 m2
Dimensions: 4 platform roofs of approximately 210 metres long, with varying widths from 9-14 metres
Structure and materials: steel, aluminum and cold formed glass roofs
Start of construction: 2009
Completion date: 2011
Client: ProRail, Utrecht
Credits:
UNStudio, Ben van Berkel with Arjan Dingsté and Marc Hoppermann, Marc Herschel, Derrick Diporedjo, Kristin Sandner, Rein Werkhoven
Advisors:
Engineering: Movares
Contractor: BAM-Dura Vermeer
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