New railway station in the Docklands Light Railway on Consarc
Langdon Park, located on the Docklands Light Railway has been selected for the premiere of the improvement of public buildings for the award in 2008. Designed by architect Consarc, £ 7.5m project is a way station on a long stretch of the line, which will help to regenerate the relatively isolated among all the saints and the stations must Road.
To create a local history that provides a safe environment for passengers, a pedestrian bridge created Consarc served by see-through elevator towers, which will provide visitors with a visual connection of the route of elevators and platforms forms station.
The dynamic form of bridge from the station advertisement in the local community, while the lift towers sculptures reflect the sharp increase in future development adjoining sites. Clad in aluminum fins, towers act as beacons of light along the lines of Chrisp Street, the home of David Adjaye Store ideas.
The design includes the use of land for ETFE awnings and structurally integral fiber reinforced composite panels on the roof of the bridge.
Consarc Ed Holloway said: "We are very pleased to be commissioned by Transport for London to work on the station Langdon. Consarc was really able to use innovative design to help regenerate an important part of 's of London.
The bridge was built by Costain, who appointed Scott Brownrigg that its design and construction executive architect. Langdon station was funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Leaside Regeneration and the London district of Tower Hamlets.
