Architects: Tremend
Year: 2023
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City: Lublin
Country: Poland
Metropolitan Station in Lublin, designed by Tremend in Poland, contrasts with the adjacent 19th-century Central Railway Station through a modern pavilion supported by latticed steel columns resembling tree trunks. Part of the Integrated Transportation Centre, it improves urban, regional, and national transit connections. A glazed volume encloses a secondary “box in a box” with waiting areas and cafes, while surrounding spaces provide seating, escalators, and facilities. The canopy shelters the drop-off area, and butterfly-roofed canopies cover 43 bus stands. The project includes an upgraded city square with green spaces and improved traffic flow. Sustainability features include photovoltaic-integrated glass, a greywater system for irrigation and toilets, and eco-friendly landscaping, making it one of Poland’s most sustainable transport hubs.
Latticed steel mushroom columns support the expansive canopy of the Metropolitan Station in Lublin, Poland, designed and completed by architecture studio Tremend. Situated next to Lublin’s 19th-century Central Railway Station, the bus and rail hub was designed by Tremend to serve as a modern contrast to the historic structure. The studio stated that the “simple, modernist pavilion is designed to contrast with the eclectic, historical style of the Central Railway Station while remaining unchallenging to it, thanks to its clearly distinct architectural language.”
Metropolitan Station in Lublin is part of the larger Integrated Transportation Centre development, designed to connect the city’s urban, regional, and national transport systems. The building is enclosed within a glazed volume, framed by large steel columns that support the overhanging canopy. Inside the glazed volume, a secondary structure, referred to by the studio as a “box in a box,” houses additional waiting rooms and café spaces.
The space between these two volumes includes seating areas, escalators, and a block of toilets positioned at both ends of the building. The combination of the largely glazed structure and the open latticework of its columns is designed to evoke an “air of lightness” throughout the building.
The studio stated that “the distinct openwork pillars, which are part of the steel structure of the railway station and the platform canopy roofs, also serve a decorative function, giving the building its unique architectural expression.” The studio added that “their linear, somewhat organic forms resemble intertwined tree trunks, contributing to the overall sense of lightness in the structure.” The overhanging roof covers the drop-off area at the station’s front, while a series of steel canopies with butterfly roofs shelter 43 bus stands. As part of the project, the nearby city square was updated with green spaces and new connecting roads to enhance traffic flow.
The Integrated Transportation Centre project aims to be one of the most sustainable of its kind in Poland, prompting the implementation of several strategies for the Metropolitan Station. The glass structure and canopies are equipped with photovoltaic cells, while a greywater system collects rainwater for irrigating the surrounding landscaping and supplying the station’s toilets.
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Address: Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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