Køge Nord Station crosses two rail lines and eight motorway lanes and was created by Cobe and Dissing+Weitling for a new high-speed train line from Copenhagen.
The two studios designed the railway station as a snake-like footbridge that connects two important train lines ? a high-speed rail line and a suburban rail line ? and runs above Denmark's busiest motorway.
It has been shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2020 in the infrastructure project category.
Top: the footbridge crosses eight lanes of motorway. Above: Concrete, aluminium and steel were used for the exterior
Køge Nord Station, which is located in a new city district in Køge, Denmark, was required to be in direct connection with a park-and-ride facility to help create more sustainable travel routes. This enables commuters to park their cars and take the high-speed train to Copenhagen, which is 35 kilometres away.
"Being visible to more than 100,000 motorists and passengers every day, the station should have iconic qualities, simple, yet distinctive, and blend well into the landscape," Steen Trojaborg, managing director at Dissing+Weitling, told Dezeen.
The station was meant to be distinctive and blend well into the landscape
"We approached the brief by deciding to aim for a design that would create connectivity between the many different functions of the station area in an effortless manner, and by focusing on creating a pleasant and attractive environment for the passengers using the station,&quo...