The Hague Central Station has been transformed by Benthem Crouwel Architects into a light-filled, capacious, easy-to-read building where all public transport systems converge at the heart of the city. The concrete of the 1970s has been demolished in favour of transparency. Inside, trams whiz above the trains along an elevated track. At the opening on February 1, 2016, State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment Sharon Dijksma described it as 'a railway station of glass, a cathedral of light'.

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Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects · Office Profile

Location: Kon. Julianaplein 10, 2595 Den Haag, Netherlands

Project Team: Jan Benthem, Mels Crouwel, Pieter van Rooij, Anja Blechen, Jurriaan de Bruijn, Frank Deltrap, Aafke van Dijk, Amir Farokhian, Pia Hanhijärvi, Jeroen Jonk, Volker Krenz, Ronno Stegeman, Daniel van der Voort, Guido Wassenaar, Marcel Wassenaar, Jos Wesselman
Area: 20000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Jannes Linders · Photographer Profile

Client: ProRail, Gemeente Den Haag, VROM, Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Structural Engineering, Mechanical Services, Building Physics: Grontmij, Houten

Contractor: Strukton Bouw

Ground Floor Area: 20000 m²

Station Area: 15840 m²

Commercial Space Area: 3816 ...