As part of the regeneration of the Nine Elms area, an underground spur is to be added to the Northern Line. Rather than the usual dull box, this design envisages daylight and planting cascading down into the central void that will be cut for the tube station. Set within a small park, the various entrances into the station are mixed with flower markets linked to the adjacent New Covent Garden Market. The structural design builds upon a series of investigations into beautiful lightweight objects, each of them held in place by a minimal tensegrity structure. Fluttering glass canopies provide a glimmering aesthetic for the station’s lightweight structure at night.
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