Bahnhof und Bahnhofplatz St. Gallen

St. Gallen, Switzerland
Photo © David Willen, Zürich
Photo © David Willen, Zürich
Picture © Giuliani Hönger Architekten
Photo © David Willen, Zürich
Photo © David Willen, Zürich
Photo © David Willen, Zürich
Architects
Giuliani Hönger Architekten
Location
Bahnhofplatz, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Year
2018
Client
Tiefbauamt Stadt St. Gallen, Hochbauamt Stadt St. Gallen, SBB Infrastruktur
Baumanagement
Caretta + Weidmann Baumanagement, Zürich
Bauingenieur
INGE Dr. Lüchinger + Meyer Bauingenieure, Zürich mit Grünenfelder + Lorenz Dipl. Bauingenieure, St.Gallen
Landschaftsarchitektur
Hager Partner, Zürich
Fotografie
David Willen, Zürich

Urban hub

The new buildings for the arrivals hall, the waiting areas and the public underpass, together with the adaptation of the ground floor of the historic station building and the existing pedestrian underpass West allow St Gallen’s train station precinct to be integrated meaningfully in the design of the city.

The character of the square is shaped by its historical stone architecture based on the model of the “Piazza delle Erbe” in Verona. In contrast, the arrivals hall and the waiting shelters, under the motto “Akara” are light and airy structures that offer a clear contrast. The crystalline arrivals hall projects somewhat into the square, clearly identifying the new place for arrivals and departures.

Through the use of light-coloured steel and translucent glass and the change between daylight and artificial light the arrivals hall and the waiting shelters alter their appearance during the day, at dusk and at night. The entrance hall of the historical station building is freed from disfiguring insertions and augmented with full height glazing.

Awards:
best architects 2020
Flux Preis 2019
Prix Acier 2018, Anerkennung

Procedure:
Competition 2009, 1. Prize

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