“What I want them to feel is a little bit of cheer, a little bit of joy."
What do we want from a metro, bus or train station? Is there any advantage to creating places that are ‘noticed’ or enjoyed by commuters? Should they merely be functional, navigable spaces or ought we to consider the experience people have beyond the routine of ticket-buying, boarding, departure and arrival?
Will Alsop said of our recent station, Pioneer Village, in Toronto, Canada;
“I have to assume that on one of those really cold, miserable January mornings… there will be people down there travelling to a job that they’d probably rather not do. What I want them to feel is a little bit of cheer, a little bit of joy.”
aLL Design have worked collaboratively with artists and engineers to create transport architecture and infrastructure projects that offer more than their sole function. Often the by-product of these structures is their ability to generate interest – in architecture, in design, in art and in place.
Pioneer Village Station is a transportation project by aLL Design, the internationally renowned design and architecture studio with offices in London, Qatar and China.
Finch West is project by aLL Design, the internationally renowned design and architecture studio, co-founded by the late Will Alsop and Marcos Rosello.
Brentford is a mixed use scheme from aLL Design, the internationally renowned design and architecture studio, co-founded by the late Will Alsop and Marcos Rosello.
The Gao Yang project is a case study from aLL Design, the internationally renowned creative architects and designers with studios in London, Qatar and China.
Lille Landscape is a case study from aLL Design, the internationally renowned design and architecture studio, co-founded by the late Will Alsop and Marcos Rosello.
The Heron Quays project is a case study from aLL Design, the internationally renowned creative architects and designers with studios in London, Qatar and China.
North Greenwich Station is a case study from aLL Design, the internationally renowned creative architects and designers with studios in London, Qatar and China.
Le Grand Bleu is a case study from aLL Design, the internationally renowned creative architects and designers with studios in London, Qatar and China.
