INFRASTRUCTURE WORKBOOK

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1 `We create architecture which improves people s lives. We aim for an architecture which is rational and poetic, robust and delightful; we tread carefully and build with conviction; we tackle problems head on and think laterally; we deconstruct the brief and let a design emerge from a close examination of the pieces; we don t necessarily take no for an answer; we believe the power of architecture extends much further than the dimensions of individual buildings; we believe architecture is about making life better. We believe that buildings should be underpinned by a powerful idea; that the idea should be an intelligent and logical response to functionality and a sense of place; and the power of that idea should be embedded in the built form. That way, clients get the buildings they need and society gets the architecture it deserves. We believe that the city is one of humanity s most impressive and precious cultural achievements. We also believe that cities are more than a collection of buildings; cities are about connections, transport, communications, public spaces and joy. We believe in locating our buildings firmly into their contexts - not as slavish repetition but as a considered response to site, materiality, amenity, scale and culture. We don t believe in the value of a house style; if we have a house style it is one of process, not of form. We are functionalists. We believe a good building is an expression of a clear and rational diagram. We believe in the value of research. We believe in contemporary design for a changing world. INFRASTRUCTURE WORKBOOK John McAslan + Partners William Road London NW1 3ER T +44 (0) mailbox@mcaslan.co.uk St. John s House 2-10 Queen Street Manchester M2 5JB T +44 (0) manchester@mcaslan.co.uk 13 Great King Street Edinburgh EH3 6QW T +44 (0) edinburgh@mcaslan.co.uk

2 FROM THE TRANSFORMATION OF KING S CROSS STATION TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL REGENERATION PROJECTS IN MOSCOW AND DELHI, OUR EXPERTISE IS CREATING STRONG VISIONS TO UNLOCK COMPLEX TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES AND HARNESS REAL REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FANOS PANAYIDES, DIRECTOR, JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS

3 CONTENTS 2 Connectivity - the Key to Better Lives Projects King s Cross Station Dalston Junction Crossrail Bond Street Belfast Tansport Hub Northern Line Extension Camden Town Station Holborn Station Kosino Transport Hub Anand Vihar Transport Hub Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Delhi Metro Canning Town Station Oxford Street Tram Marble Arch Sloane Street Piccadilly Interchange Kelvin Link Bridge Olympic Energy Centres SecureStation Oxford Road Corridor Cuenca Tram Timeline End Matter

4 2 Infrastructure 3 Infrastructure CONNECTIVITY THE KEY TO BETTER LIVES Olympic Energy Centre, London Canning Town Station, London Crossrail Bond Street Station, London In the twenty-first century we can no longer think with certainty about orderly divisions between categories such as urban, suburban, and rural. More than half the world s people live in towns and cities, and that will increase significantly, year by year. The rate of urban growth in countries such as China, India, Brazil, and parts of Africa, is often astonishing. The pinch between public, private, and commercial or industrial space will become more constrained and challenging in terms of movement and economic development. The distribution of power also goes hand in hand with road, rail, and other kinds of infrastructure developments: the Energy Centres on London s 2012 Olympic site are an award-winning example of good design that add distinctive character to functional buildings; and in Sloane Street, London, the practice s green boulevard proposal is designed to give this famous street a much more elegantly relaxed character. The design of infrastructure projects must be as innovative and future-proof as possible. The practice s early schemes in the 1990s pursued this, and they included the Brunel Award-winning modernisation of Redhill Station, and the architecturally adventurous scheme for Manchester Piccadilly Interchange. In the same period, the practice was commissioned to deliver fast-track designs for ten new stations on the Delhi Metro, which were completed in time for the city s 2010 Commonwealth Games. The ability to design major high-profile infrastructure projects effectively began with the multi-modal interchange at Canning Town Jubilee Line Underground station. These headline infrastructure schemes now include the Anand Vihar Transport Hub and the 19th century Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which is India s busiest railway station. In Moscow, the forthcoming Kosino Transport Hub will include significant mixed-use elements. One of the practice s most important current projects is the new Crossrail Bond Street station in London, and its public realm thresholds, which will handle 230,000 passengers a day from In addition, the practice s Crossrail Urban Integration Study clarifies the relationship between the new station and heritage, traffic and pedestrian connectivity in London s most important retail hotspot. The practice s schemes for two more commercial and creative hotspots London s Oxford Street, and Manchester s Oxford Road Corridor featured proposals for high tech tram systems. The practice s most acclaimed infrastructure project has been the award-winning 547m modernisation, renovation, and extension of London s Grade I listed King s Cross rail terminal and multi-modal transport hub delivered in time for the start of the 2012 London Olympics. The new concourse has rightly been described as the most innovative example of transport architecture since Stansted Airport and the Waterloo International Terminal in the early 1990s and is acknowledged as a gateway to London. Smaller scale infrastructural interventions can make equally significant contributions to daily life. In Glasgow, the practice s proposal for Kelvin Link Bridge crossed the river to carry pedestrians to and from the Glasgow University campus and Kelvingrove Art Gallery. The University described the design as exhibiting the greatest understanding of the locale, and the role that the bridge would play, while also being aesthetically innovative and offering the possibility of being an excellent example of world class bridge design. The practice s redevelopment masterplan for London s iconic Marble Arch is another relatively modest scheme with the potential to untangle apparently intractable surface movement problems. The proposal seeks a new relationship between the movement of pedestrians and traffic around and across this iconic site. The projects in this Workbook demonstrate that designing functionally successful, award-winning infrastructure projects is about a great deal more than the pragmatic grunt of functionality. It is increasingly about refining the image of towns and cities by making travel and movement much more pleasurable and efficient. Jay Merrick King s Cross Station, London Anand Vihar Transport Hub, New Delhi, India

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6 6 Infrastructure 7 Infrastructure KING S CROSS STATION CAMDEN, LONDON The transformation of King s Cross Station creates a remarkable dialogue between Cubitt s original 19th century station and 21st-century architecture. Opened to the public in March 2012, in advance of the 2012 London Olympics, King s Cross is now an iconic architectural gateway to the capital. The scheme has restored Grade I listed historic fabric, and added the highly innovative new Concourse. At 7,500 sqm, it is three times the size of the original concourse and has become the beating heart of this multi-modal transport hub, linking St Pancras Station, Thameslink services, London Underground, taxis and bus services, and accommodating up to 150,000 passengers daily through a spacious and dynamic multi-modal interchange. Opposite: view of new concourse; top: mezzotint showing cross-section of the original Train Shed (1852); above: construction of the Metropolitan Line (1861) and congestion in the former concourse; bottom left: site plan; bottom right: aerial view during redevelopment of the station, showing early stages of the regeneration of the immediate context.

7 8 Infrastructure 9 Infrastructure Above: cross-sectional model of the station and London Underground; right: cutaway visualisation of the station and the new concourse, illustrating the project s constituent parts, seen from the north; below: new concourse under construction; bottom: vast connecting nodes for the diagrid structure of the concourse roof

8 10 Infrastructure 11 Infrastructure Main image: south-facing section drawing showing, from left, the Eastern Range, the Main Train Shed vaults, the Western Range and the new concourse, with London Underground s Northern Ticket Hall concourse beneath. Behind the new concourse is the façade of the Great Northern Hotel, now restored. Below: The practice designed a coherent family of wayfinding signage and information systems Below and opposite, left to right: entrance, Eastern Range; Main Train Shed, looking north; Clock Tower; Main Train Shed, looking south; ticket hall; view from mezzanine; view of new concourse roof; entrance to new concourse from King s Cross Square; Cubitt s façade restored

9 12 Infrastructure 13 Infrastructure Opposite: atrium of restored Parcel Yard, now a successful pub and restaurant; top left: Ticket Hall during restoration; top right: Parcel Yard atrium before restoration; left: restored Ticket Hall

10 14 Infrastructure 15 Infrastructure Above and right: restored Main Train Shed; top: views of the MainTrain Shed prior to restoration

11 16 Infrastructure 17 Infrastructure Opposite: entrance to restored Eastern Range; top: central staircase, Eastern Range; left: mezzanine walkway, Eastern Range

12 18 Infrastructure 19 Infrastructure Right: detail of the restored Clock Tower; above: Cubitt s façade revealed, 2013; opposite: King s Cross Station following redevelopment, 2013

13 20 Infrastructure 21 Infrastructure DALSTON JUNCTION HACKNEY, LONDON The practice designed this major residential development in Dalston, which includes a new station and a public square. The scheme comprises 309 apartments and forms a key component of the East London Line extension linking Hackney to the North with Croydon to the South. The scheme has become the pivot-point of a part of London that, until a few years ago, had no widely-known social or cultural cachet. The situation is very different today, and this scheme has played a central role in raising the profile of Dalston as one of London s most fashionable cultural hot-spots. Right: view of completed scheme; below left: view of platform at Dalston Junction Station; below right: model view; opposite above: façade detail; opposite below: sections showing the connections between the over station development and the transport links below

14 22 Infrastructure 23 Infrastructure CROSSRAIL BOND STREET WESTMINSTER, LONDON The practice is delivering Crossrail s Bond Street station. Consisting of two distinct station elements at Davies Street and Hanover Square, the scheme forms part of Europe s largest single construction project. The new Bond Street Station consists of two deep east-west platforms, emerging at street level via two new ticket halls south of Oxford Street. Connecting to the existing London Underground station, the new interchange will serve 230,000 people daily when complete in The practice is also undertaking an urban integration and landscaping study in collaboration with the City of Westminster, Grosvenor and Great Portland Estates, to embed the station in its immediate and wider context. Below: urban integration study; right: underground tunnel construction

15 24 Infrastructure 25 Infrastructure Left: view of Davies Street oversite development; Above: services schemes for West and Eastern Ticket Hall Boxes and section through Bond Street; Top right: view of ticket hall; Bottom right: internal elevations of the Davies Street ticket hall and lower concourse

16 26 Infrastructure 27 Infrastructure Left: view of station box over Hanover Square, under construction; below left: extract from BIM model; below: 3D schematic superimposed onto wider context model, illustrating both the Hanover Square (left) and Davies Street (right) elements; overleaf: services schemes for Western and Eastern Ticket Hall Boxes and section through Bond Street Station

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18 30 Infrastructure 31 Infrastructure Left: underground tunnel construction; Below: escalator study views at Davies Street

19 nd decades the current bus and rail stations have reached capacity. In addition, further growth is predicted of between 50 and 130% by 2030 which has lead to the requirement almost to double the current transport facilities on the site. 32 Infrastructure BELFAST TRANSPORT HUB NORTHERN IRELAND e The size of the bus station in Belfast is very similar to the proposal for Paddington, 26 bus stands in total proposed for both and the composition of bus traffic is also very similar. We are very familiar with this scale of design of coach station and will bring this knowledge to Paddington. Public Space Concourse Platforms Bus Station 26 Bus stands 3A pedestrian bridge tin gb pedestrian bridge The large increase in size of the facility and the desire to retain the city centre location were challenging to resolve as the city centre portion is much smaller than the rest of the site, which was also ays Br id ge bu sw Traffic signal ay pedestrian bridge KEY Scale A3: 1/2000 Purchase site (15,730sqm) The project also includes masterplanning the rest of the site for development to provide approximately 150,000sqm of mixed use accommodation. Concourse entrance Land for development Emerging Masterplan Bus route Role: JMP are the lead architects and designers, responsible for coordinating the design with the rest of the professional team. ng ba ys Traffic signal Scale A3: 1/2000 w to hti Purchase site (15,730sqm) Ne Bus Maintenance and Parking 13,500sqm ligh ay li g e Car Park (8-9 floors) Bridg ave gained cross-party political ort for the transport hub in Belfast here are a number of sensitivities ing to the site and the adjoining New P sw 3A idg Traffic entrance; opposite above and below: variants of proposed Traffic signal signal Service yard masterplan. 1100sqm bu Bus Station 26 Bus stands Br Traffic signal to Platforms The integration of other onward modes of travel, such as taxi ranking and drop off, car parking, cycle parking as well as providing a good, safe pedestrian environment for connection into the city is not to be underestimated. Vehicle circulation around the city road network KEY the was carefully considered to alleviate existing congestion hotspots. w Primary public realm / green space The bus traffic in the bus station is split Main entrance between long distance, commuter, airport and with a subsidiary company providing package tours to the rest of the UK, Above: diagram showing areas of public realm and linking Southern Ireland and internationally. green spaces; below: sketch showing transport hub pedestrian bridge Public Space Concourse Ne KEY Bus Maintenance and Parking 13,500sqm Service yard 1100sqm ge past few decades, the current bus and rail stations flicting requirements and priorities One of our key strategies for engagement have reached e departments within the clientcapacity. In addition, further includesgrowth bringingis a sense of ownership of nisation, mainly between bus and the project to the local communities. predicted of between % by 2030, prompting but also regeneration, have caused a the need to double the current transport facilities on ber of discussions. There is a strong The strategic objectives common to both site. e within thethe client team to provide an Belfast & London include: rated transport facility but priorities culture are different between the facility in keeping with a world Following extensive consultations with theaclass client, it rtments. Following a number of city; proposed hub access for passengers shops drivenisforward by JMP,that all the fully integrated transport Convenient es have nowwill agreed which is26 thebus best stands, including three integrated with the public transport include alighting gn option to develop. network; stands, and eight rail platforms. The project Good egress from and access to both a masterplan of the 10 ha site; local the and national road networks; ntegration ofalso otherincludes onward modes Minimised impact on the avel, such asproposed taxi ranking development and drop would provide approximately environment and in particular the car parking, cycle parking as well 150,000sqm of mixed use accommodation. oviding a good, safe pedestrian amenity of local residents; onment for connection into the city t to be underestimated. Vehicle lation around the city road network carefully considered to alleviate the ing congestion hotspots. Car Park (8-9 floors) Traffic signal Traffic signal Brid Following extensive consultations with the client and analysis of the bus movements through the site and city, an optimum size of 26 bus stands has been proposed, including three alighting stands, and eight rail platforms. Traffic signal number of discussions. There is a strong desire within the client team to provide an integrated transport facility but priorities and culture are different between the departments. Following a number of workshops driven forward by JMP, all parties have now agreed which is the best design option to develop. New pounded by additional constraints. communities. The strategy for dealing ave now satisfied the client Transport that the with thisin is early The Belfast Hub is a key element the and extensive eption of the city centre can be consultation which means that we are regeneration of the city. Dueaware to the success ed with well ongoing designed connections to of all the issues and will be able to ransport hub. majority. of public transport in Northern Irelandsatisfy overthe the Public Realm and Main Entrances The optimum arrangement for a bus station layout is not necessarily the best 33 Infrastructure for the passengers needing to access the buses. Discussions with the client led to a saw tooth arrangement because it provides an efficient use of space and P clear separation between pedestrians and buses. Long bus bays were used, 2.5 times the length of the bus, so that reversing can be safely accommodated within the bay and only forward travel crossing the path of other buses. Efficiency of use was also analysed during the early design stages with a one way circulation and layover spaces added to help smooth out the timetable and improve traffic flow. Masterplan Option A2 Concourse entrance We have gained cross-party political support for the transport hub in Belfast but there are a number of sensitivities relating to the site and the adjoining Land for development Bus route

20 34 Infrastructure 35 Infrastructure NORTHERN LINE EXTENSION SOUTHWARK, LAMBETH & WANDSWORTH, LONDON The practice is at the heart of the 1billion infrastructure investment project to regenerate Nine Elms, creating 25,000 new jobs and 16,000 new homes. JMP is developing the above-ground elements of two new stations and their urban context. These schemes include a significant overstation development at Nine Elms. The practice is working alongside Halcrow, who are leading a technical team designing the subsurface infrastructure, and design work has been progressed on the layout of the stations and shafts. Above: view of new pedestrianised street at Nine Elms; right: two new stations are being created at Nine Elms and Battersea. Kennington Station is being upgraded and two new ventilation shafts are being provided at Kennington Park and Kennington Green

21 36 Infrastructure CAMDEN TOWN STATION LONDON 37 Infrastructure HOLBORN STATION LONDON Camden Town station is an interchange station that serves two branches of the Northern Line. Following consultation with key stakeholders, John McAslan + Partners has identified a costed strategy to provide step-free access from street level to all platforms and increase the station capacity by providing a five storey box beneath ground and a new single storey above ground forming the new second station ticket hall. There is also an opportunity to develop a new residential multi-development element which is being explored by the practice. JMP, with engineering partner Arup, has been selected by Transport for London to prepare redevelopment proposals for Holborn Station a 300m priority project for London Underground. To be realised by 2022, the project focuses on congestion relief, capacity enhancement and accessibility, as well as public realm improvements and a significant over-station development at the very heart of the Bloomsbury/Holborn/St. Giles InMidTown regeneration area. Above: the station is V-shaped, with the entrance at the apex. The High Barnet branch runs to the north and east of the station, the Edgware branch to the north and west. The practice is reviewing potential improvements, including a new ticket hall and additional vertical capacity together with step free access; below: artist s view of a regenerated Camden High Street with the new station development. Below: ground floor plan of the reconfigured station; top right: visualisation of the proposed overground station development; below right: artist s view of proposed station concourse

22 38 Infrastructure KOSINO TRANSPORT HUB MOSCOW, RUSSIA 39 Infrastructure ANAND VIHAR TRANSPORT HUB NEW DELHI, INDIA The practice, along with its Russian partner the Aurora Group, is developing a number of major multi-modal transport hubs in Moscow. As well as the Kosino project, JMP is preparing schemes for five other sites in Moscow: Novokosino, Alma Atkinskaya, Kotelniki, Spartak and Salarievo. These proposals form part of the Russian Government s modernisation programme of major infrastructure projects. Our preliminary multi-level designs for Kosino include park-andride facilities, car parking, metro, rail and bus interchange, as well as commercial, residential and community elements. The 53ha Anand Vihar Transport Hub will be a major new multi-modal interchange hub for New Delhi, one of a number of passenger terminals targeted for redevelopment by The Indian Ministry of Railways. These projects will be delivered with private sector partnership by leveraging real estate development potential. Key to the approach is the aspiration to deliver high quality urban infrastructure and an architecturally distinctive gateway to the city. The practice s scheme proposes the creation of a layered interchange building which will be oversailed by a large, architecturally dramatic long span roof. Right: diagram showing key station connections; below: view of the proposed new multi-modal transport hub at Kosino Right: location plan showing rationale for new hub; below left: aerial view; below right: view of proposed new interchange building; overleaf: model view of the project

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24 42 Infrastructure 43 Infrastructure CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI TERMINUS MUMBAI, INDIA The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Formerly the Victoria Terminus, this grand Victorian station dating from 1887 is a mixture of the Indian Mughal and Victorian Italianate Gothic. The station is also the busiest railway terminus in India, handling some 650,000 passengers daily and also serves as the headquarters for Central Railways and the Indian Ministry of Railways. The practice has recently completed a masterplan study focusing on potential development proposals adjoining the station, proceeds from which will be used to fund the necessary upgrade works to the station. Above: view showing current levels of passenger congestion at the station; above right: visualisation of the proposed development with station rotunda beyond; right: view of current overcrowding on station platforms; opposite below right: the historic terminus building, dating from 1887

25 44 Infrastructure 45 Infrastructure DELHI METRO NEW DELHI, INDIA Working with engineers Pell Frischmann, JMP designed 10 new stations for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Tunnelling south on Line 2 from the city centre, near Edwin Lutyens celebrated government buildings on the Rajpath, the stations are strategically sited south of the city centre from Udyog Bhawan. They serve a 15km section of the Metro that passes through 500ha of commercial, residential and institutional districts. This fast-track commission was completed in time for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi A key challenge was to design architectural and structural elements that could be fabricated and erected within its historic context. Right: map showing the location of the ten stations along the new Delhi Metro rail corridor; below: cross-sectional model of one of the practice s 10 stations with top-lit concourses; opposite top left: typical station platform; opposite top right: entry to Udyog Bhawan, one of the completed stations; opposite below right: view of one of the completed station platforms

26 46 Infrastructure 47 Infrastructure CANNING TOWN STATION NEWHAM, LONDON This scheme, which won a Civic Trust Award in 2000, is part of London s Jubilee Line Extension network. It includes a six-platform interchange serving London Underground, the North London Line, and Docklands Light Rail. These lines are served by a three-level concrete viaduct with lightweight steel and glass enclosures, all of which were constructed without disrupting daily DLR services. There are passenger and operational facilities and an Underground concourse linking with the London Transport bus station at ground level. This element forms a distinctive gateway to the station and interchange, and incorporates both retail and passenger facilities. Opposite and right: views of the completed station; below: completed platform

27 48 Infrastructure 49 Infrastructure OXFORD STREET TRAM WESTMINSTER, LONDON The practice s Oxford Street Tram study examined how one of the world s most important shopping streets could be improved by changing the mode and pattern of surface transport within transformed public realm conditions. We proposed radical commercial and spatial interventions for the 5.3ha of public realm along Oxford Street, and at the bookend public spaces at Marble Arch and St Giles Circus. The key features of our proposals incorporated a tram system, pocket-parks, and improved pedestrian movement. Other proposals included the potential re-routing of certain bus routes, and the creation of restful island-spaces at many points along Oxford Street. Opposite: night view, Oxford Circus; right: the proposed scheme includes traffic calming measures and enhanced public realm; below: masterplan

28 50 Infrastructure 51 Infrastructure MARBLE ARCH WESTMINSTER, LONDON The practice was commissioned to prepare a masterplan for the redevelopment of Marble Arch, one of the principal gateways into the West End of London. This landmark has a long history as a gathering place for people, but its iconic character has been significantly compromised over time. We examined the balance between pedestrian use of the Marble Arch island and the surfacelevel traffic around it. The masterplan proposed significant improvements to the pedestrian environment, by making movement easier and safer and, importantly, by re-connecting the Arch and Speaker s Corner to the adjacent public realm. Opposite: model view, illustrating the enhanced setting of Marbel Arch; top: view of Marble Arch, isolated by the current traffic giratory system; above and right: sketches of the proposed scheme

29 52 Infrastructure 53 Infrastructure SLOANE STREET KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, LONDON John McAslan + Partners has been appointed by Cadogan Estates to develop a new urban design vision for the world famous Sloane Street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Although home to some of the most exclusive fashion houses in the world, the character and quality of the street could be considerably enhanced. Our work has investigated the wider network of streets, through evidence based analysis, and established strategies for urban renewal, enhanced connectivity, traffic management and public realm enhancements. Top: shopping map of central London, showing nodes of activity, with Sloane Street; right: axonometric diagram showing how the scheme proposes to unlock further potential on this high profile street. The study assesses existing land use, street furniture, accessibility, utilities, movement patterns and landscape in order to understand how these physical and functional conditions affect the street s economic, social and cultural character; opposite bottom right: views of Sloane Street s prestigious retail amenities

30 54 Infrastructure 55 Infrastructure PICCADILLY INTERCHANGE MANCHESTER John McAslan + Partners was commissioned to develop design proposals for a new bus interchange at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester. The scheme included the redevelopment of the existing bus station, integrating it with the existing Metrolink city centre tram service. Our design options, which used modular components to allow straightforward future extensions, included individual steel tree structures designed to march through the site carrying EFTE canopies. The design creates architectural and spatial drama cost-effectively by using a kit-of-parts approach in the design of structural and canopy elements. Above: canopy detail; right: visualisation showing how proposed tree structures would provide a distinctive visual identity to this important piece of urban grain; opposite bottom: model of tree structures; opposite bottom far right: model view

31 56 Infrastructure 57 Infrastructure KELVIN LINK BRIDGE GLASGOW Following its award-winning selection in an open international design competition, John McAslan + Partners developed the design of a new pedestrian route across the River Kelvin in Glasgow s Kelvin Park. Inspired by the innovative architecture and engineering for which Glasgow is internationally acclaimed, the design of the bridge features a refined structure which crosses high above the river, coming to rest on axis with the entrances of the University and Kelvingrove Art Galleries, Glasgow s great cultural and educational institutions. The original design included a lower, stepped footbridge which arcs to stabilise the bridge at its mid-point. Opposite: visualisation of the proposed new bridge; above left: archive photograph of a cable car in an early 20th century exposition in Kelvingrove Park, which inspired the idea; above right: model view; top right: site plan; below: section

32 58 Infrastructure 59 Infrastructure OLYMPIC ENERGY CENTRES OLYMPIC PARK, LONDON The two new Energy Centres for the 2012 London Olympic Games are technically advanced and environmentally considerate, with a bold industrial aesthetic. With one of the Energy Centres embedded in the Olympic Park (at King s Yard) and the other within the local community, they are important new landmarks in the urban mix architectural gateways on the eastern and western boundaries of a huge tranche of East London that is being regenerated. Inspired by the form of earlier great London power stations, the Energy Centres make a robust contribution to the developing urban character of the Lea Valley as a whole. Above: diagram locating both Energy Centres (highlighted in orange) within the Olympic site; right: view of the King s Yard Energy Centre

33 60 Infrastructure 61 Infrastructure Top: drawing showing comparison in scale between the Olympic Energy Centre and the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, London; above: view of the King s Yard Olympic Energy Centre; opposite top: stairway detail and flue tower; opposite below: detailed drawing of façade construction; opposite far right: detail of Corten and mesh cladding

34 62 Infrastructure 63 Infrastructure Opposite: external view of flue tower; right: internal view looking up the 45-metre high flue tower; above: view of retained building accommodating offices and a Visitor Centre on the King s Yard site

35 64 Infrastructure 65 Infrastructure SECURE STATION EUROPEAN COMMISSION JMP has been part of the SecureStation team contracted by the European Commission to run a three year R&D project funded under the EU 7th Framework Programme. The team analysed past terrorist incidents, assessed end-user requirements and conducted computational and physical simulations of the most probable terrorist attacks in stations to understand their impact. The results of these studies generated a quantitative risk assessment methodology and guidance to protect against terrorist threats. Identified behaviour patterns Abnormal behaviour ATTACK IED PIH / CBR Arson Attack on Critical Systems EMERGENCY PHASE VB-IED Dispersion of PIH Substances Timed IID Sabotage Search & Rescue Evacuation Top: hierarchical system of reference points and connections within the station; right: the most plausible threats to station security; opposite above: document cover; opposite below: diagram showing function of various emergency measures VB-IED Dirty Bomb Home-made Petrol Bomb Cyber Attack POST-EMERGENCY PHASE Access to platforms Equipment restoration Retail & Leisure

36 66 Infrastructure 67 Infrastructure OXFORD ROAD CORRIDOR MANCHESTER This ambitious masterplan for a 214ha tranche of Manchester realigned a number of smaller local regeneration initiatives to provide the basis for a unified urban development strategy based on spatial and economic impact analyses. A new creative media zone, housing, and community business development will activate threshold regeneration on the eastern edge of the ORC. The High Street would be revitalised, and a new science park created, making Manchester the knowledge capital of the North. Opposite and above right: the store occupies a pivotal site next to Chavasse Park, at the corner of Paradise Street and Canning Place; above left: model view

37 68 Infrastructure 69 Infrastructure CUENCA TRAM CUENCA, ECUADOR John McAslan + Partners and Mott MacDonald have been advising the historic city of Cuenca in Ecuador on how best to develop the city s tram project. A World Heritage site with 16th-century origins, Cuenca is one of South America s most advanced cities in terms of its public transport network, a key element of which is the proposed tram which will provide a critical transport route running east-west through the city. In a parallel project, JMP is developing proposals for Cuenca s historic market square, the Plaza San Francisco, which will see its market function enhanced and its intrusive vehicular network rerouted to create a pedestrian environment. Above: images of the city s new tram being developed by Alstom Transport. Image Courtesy: Alstom Transport/Amaud Février Left: view of the historic centre of Cuenca Above views of the historic centre of Cuenca; top: archive photo of the Plaza San Francisco;

38 70 Infrastructure 71 Infrastructure PRE Canning Town (1997) London Piccadilly Interchange Manchester Kelvin Link Bridge Glasgow, Scotland Oxford Road Corridor Manchester Oxford Street Tram London Delhi Metro New Delhi, India King s Cross Station London Anand Vihar Transport Hub New Delhi, India Dalston Junction London Crossrail London Marble Arch London Northern Line Extension London Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai, India Camden Town London Cuenca Tram Cuenca, Ecuador Kosino Transport Hub Moscow, Russia Sloane Street London Holborn Station London Olympic Energy Centres London SecureStation European Commission Belfast Transport Hub Belfast, N. Ireland

39 72 Infrastructure 73 Infrastructure END MATTER Canning Town Station Client London Underground Ltd Dates Area 11,500 Sqm Troughton McAslan WSP EC Harris Piccadilly Interchange Client Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive Dates Area 2,000 Sqm Arup Davis Langdon & Everest Kelvin Link Bridge Client Glasgow University Dates Area - Davis, Langdon & Everest Churchman Associates Sutton Vane Associates Ron Haselden Anthony Hunt Marble Arch Client Transport for London Dates Area 3.5 ha Gehl Architects Hyder Colin Buchanan & Partners Capita Symonds Oxford Road Corridor Client Manchester City Council Dates Area 214 ha Tribal HCH Faber & Maunsell Oxford Street Tram Client Transport for London Dates Area 2.2km long corridor, 5.3 ha Colin Buchanan Mott MacDonald Delhi Metro Client Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Dates Area 250 ha Pell Frischmann, Mott MacDonald King s Cross Station Client Network Rail Dates Area 17,500 Sqm Tata Steel, Arup, Laing O Rourke, Costain Carillion, Vinci Construction, Kier Rail Seele, Mundy Roofing, Gormley, Swift Horsman, Osborne, Marsh Brothers Engineering, Lee Warren, David Bonnett Associates Northern Line Extension Client Transport for London Dates 2012 ongoing Area 5km long corridor Halcrow StudioDare Buro Happold Corderoy Kosino Transport Hub Client Moscow Department of Transport Dates 2012 ongoing Area - Aurora Group Olympic Energy Centres Client Cofely East London Dates Area 7,500 Sqm Cofely AKT II Careys Parsons Brinckerhoff Buro Happold Arup Solent Project Management Anand Vihar Transport Hub Client Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Dates 2013 ongoing Area 53 ha Mott MacDonald Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Client Indian Ministry of Railways Dates 2012 ongoing Area 100 ha Sloane Street Client Cadogan Estates Dates 2013 ongoing Area 5 ha Space Syntax Dalston Junction Interchange Client Barratt East London Transport for London Development Agency and London Borough of Hackney Dates Area 33,000 Sqm Goddard Manton ATK II Whitecode Design Associates Ltd Barratt Homes Crossrail Bond Street Client Crossrail Ltd Dates Area 30,000 Sqm WSP Balfour Beatty Management Corderoy Camden Town Station Client Transport for London Dates 2014 ongoing Area - Arup, Costain, Corderoy SecureStation Client European Commission Dates Area - Isdefe, MTRS3 Solutions and services University of Sheffield Integral Consulting R&D D Appolonia Consorcio Transporte Heuristics GmbH Tecnalia ATM Belfast Transport Hub Client Translink Dates Area 10 ha Bovis Lend Lease ARUP, JUNO, Kennedy Fitzgerald Holborn Station Client Transport for London Dates 2014 ongoing Area - Arup, Costain Cuenca Tram Client Municipality of Cuenca Dates 2014 ongoing Area - Mott MacDonald Credits Essay Design Jay Merrick, architecture critic Lisa Sjukur, April