The Hague Central Station
The Hague's central station and its surroundings are in for
a major change. Over the next few years the station itself will be upgraded
into a modern multi-modal terminal, an integrated hub where all the city's
public transport will converge. Clarity of organization, transparency and
four-sidedness were the guiding principles when designing the station
concourse. Transparency was achieved by means of four glass facades and a roof
of glass and steel. The trains, trams and buses can all be observed at a glance
from the concourse, which also has space for shops and other facilities. Some
120 metres long, 96 metres wide and 22 metres high, the terminal building is to
be entered from four sides: Koningin Julianaplein, Rijnstraat, Anna van Buerenplein
and the bus platform above. The Hague Central is one of six New Key Projects
designated by the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.
The terminal is to be the throbbing heart of the new central area of The Hague.
Client
ProRail
Architect
Benthem Crouwel Architekten
Gross
floor area
11.370 m²
Start
design
2003
Completion
2014
