Seven new metro stations. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects
22/06/2021.
[Amsterdam] The Netherlands
metalocus, MARÍA ONSINA
metalocus, MARÍA ONSINA
The ambitious project for the subway connection between the North and South of Amsterdam, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, was inaugurated in July 2018 after twenty-two years since the initial design proposal and fifteen years of construction.
In this intervention, along a route of almost ten kilometers in length, seven metro stations have been built, two at ground level and five underground. This allows residents and tourists to travel from north to south of the city in record time, just 15 minutes.
In this intervention, along a route of almost ten kilometers in length, seven metro stations have been built, two at ground level and five underground. This allows residents and tourists to travel from north to south of the city in record time, just 15 minutes.
Station Noord. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Noord. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Noord. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Noorderpark. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Central Station. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Central Station. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Central Station. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Central Station. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Rokin. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Rokin. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Vijzelgracht. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Vijzelgracht. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Vijzelgracht. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Vijzelgracht. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station De Pijp. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station De Pijp. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Europaplein. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Europaplein. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Central Station section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Noord section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Noorderpark section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Central Station section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Rokin section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Vijzelgracht section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station De Pijp section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Station Europaplein section. City of Amsterdam North-South metro line by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photograph courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Each station is characterized by having a unique design based on its location, context, and usable space. The Benthem Crouwel Architects team faced the challenge of designing a 25 meter deep subway in the terrain filled with long wooden piles in the historic city of Amsterdam.
At the same time, all stations are related to each other and share a main architectural concept: the shortest possible connection between the underground platform and the street following a logical and intuitive route that flows in a continuous movement and improves the experience of travelers.
At the same time, all stations are related to each other and share a main architectural concept: the shortest possible connection between the underground platform and the street following a logical and intuitive route that flows in a continuous movement and improves the experience of travelers.
Description of project by Benthem Crouwel Architects
After 22 years of politics, engineering, designing and building, the new Amsterdam metro link from the north to the south was opened July 2018. Benthem Crouwel Architects designed seven metro stations for the line: two stations above ground and five stations underground, along a route that is almost ten kilometers long. Amsterdam residents, commuters, tourists, day trippers, and metro admirers can now travel from the north to the south in just 15 minutes.
TUNNEL ENGINEERING
The task of engineering an underground metro 25 meters deep in the soggy soil of historic Amsterdam, built on long wooden stilts around 1300, was not an easy one. Thanks to a new engineering technique of tunnelling shields that was developed in the late nineties, it became possible to create tunnels - at certain levels even 30 meters deep - in Amsterdam's wet and unstable ground, without affecting the city too much.
THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE CONNECTION
Each station is unique. Its architecture is determined by the different locations and by the space allowed by the Amsterdam city plan. At the same time, all stations are related to each other, and share a main architectural concept: the shortest possible connection between the underground platform and street level, and a logical routing that flows in one continuous movement. Travelers are able to find their way intuitively. The use of daylight as a guiding principle and avoiding an underground labyrinth of passages, spoke to the selection committee in 1995. What followed was the assignment to Benthem Crouwel Architects of creating seven new metro stations: Noord, Noorderpark, Amsterdam Central Station, Rokin, Vijzelgracht, de Pijp, and Europaplein.
UNDERGROUND ART
A special artwork that identifies with the location and offers orientation to the travelers, was commissioned for each individual station. The pieces connect the subterranean with the world above ground, creating an underground art route by (inter)national artists, accessible to everyone. Additionally, station Rokin will exhibit 700.000 archaeological objects that were excavated during the construction.
INTEGRATED PARKING SPACE
Rokin station is the beating heart of the Rode Loper (Red Carpet), the project of the municipality of Amsterdam for the redevelopment and clean-up of the streets above the metro line. Using the space above the station to house a five-storey underground car and bicycle parking frees up the valuable public space and creates a pleasant environment for the pedestrians.
The pedestrian entrance at ground level has been designed with maximum transparency to maintain the view of the monumental buildings near the entrance to the Rokin.
More information
Architects
Client
City of Amsterdam.
Area
10,000 sqm per station.
Dates
Start design.- 1996. Start construction.- 2003. Completion.- 2018.
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jan Benthem, Pascal Cornips, Mels Crouwel, Daniel Jongtien, Saartje v/d Made, Joost Vos, Marten Wassmann. Benthem Crouwel Architects
Benthem Crouwel Architects designs innovative, flexible and efficient buildings in a variety of scales: from a tiny house to almost all major railway stations in the Netherlands. In all their designs BNTHMCRWL seeks a balance between economic, social and ecological interests, with a particular focus on innovation and sustainability. Famous designs are the Stedelijk Museum, Anne Frankhuis, Schiphol Airport, and railway station Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Categories
Our selection
