Doha Metro Network Stations | UNStudio
The Dutch architectural firm, UNStudio, which specializes in infrastructural projects and urban development, unveils its latest project: the first 37 stations on the Doha Metro Network. UNStudio has been appointed as the principal architects for the Qatari Integrated Railway Project (QIRP) in which they design a metro network that connects the communities located north and south of Doha, and also serves as the primary public transport system within the capital.
The Doha Metro Network is one of the fastest, most advanced driverless transportation systems in the world and the Dutch architects are set out with the intention to merge the progressive nature of the design with the vernacular architecture of the area.  Photography by Hufton & Crow
One phase done, one more to go
The first phase of the project includes 37 stations, all of which have been finished. There is also a subsequent stage that includes another 40 stations which will be completed shortly after, and the total of these stations is spread out over four metro lines (red, gold, and green, the fourth is yet to be constructed).
According to Ben van Berkel, one of the co-founders of UNStudio, they have created an open, welcoming parametric system for each of the stations. The stations are designed in a fashion that makes use of the natural sunlight that floods the Qatari landscape and the hospitable Middle Eastern tradition. The interior of the stations is illuminated by ...