Stratford Bus Station - Station Street, Stratford, London, UK
N 51° 32.457 W 000° 00.125
30U E 707885 N 5714243
Stratford Bus Station is immediately to the east of Stratford Regional Rail Station that also has connections to London Underground and Docklands Light Railway.
Waymark Code: WMGBJG
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/10/2013
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The Architen Landrell website [visit
link] tells us:
"Client: Transport for
London
Year of Completion: 1994
Architect/Designer:
Soji Abass at London Transport
Main Contractor/Customer:
Mowlem Construction Plc
In the heart of the capital, local
authorities decided to take a brave step and turn their ageing and dull
transport terminal into a forward-thinking and desirable place to wait for a
bus. Designers approached Architen Landrell to come up with an idea which would
enliven the station but also keep passengers protected from the erratic British
weather.
A bold initiative by London
Transport has resulted in an elegant solution for a busy bus interchange. The
unusual and distinctive inverted canopies at the London station were designed
primarily to protect passengers from the rain, and to encourage more and more
people to use public transport.
The addition of a canopy, which
forms part of a wider scheme to smarten up the London Transport system in
general, is designed specifically to channel rainwater away from passengers into
a drainage system at the bottom of each conic.
To add to the atmosphere Architen
Landrell was also asked to incorporate lighting within the overall design. Each
inverted conic is individually up lit using spotlights to turn the everyday
location of a bus station into a landmark feature that the local authority could
be proud of.
This elegant transport hub provides
an excellent example of the durability of Teflon fabric’s appearance, even in a
traffic-heavy inner city environment. The structure remains clean and bright
after more than a decade of urban exposure to pollution and diesel
emissions."