Over the past 20 years, the urban environment of Moscow's Paveletskaya Central Station has been degrading, suspending potential development of the area. Early in 2015, it was placed on a list of 256 transport hubs to be developed in Moscow, resulting in the Paveletskaya hub ?- a proposal by WALL Architectural Bureau to redevelop the train station.

Logistics level. View of the inclined part of the square. Image Courtesy of WALL Architectural Bureau

Over the past 20 years, the urban environment of Moscow's Paveletskaya Central Station has been degrading, suspending potential development of the area. Early in 2015, it was placed on a list of 256 transport hubs to be developed in Moscow, resulting in the Paveletskaya hub ?- a proposal by WALL Architectural Bureau to redevelop the train station.
Courtesy of WALL Architectural Bureau

The redevelopment plan seeks to preserve the historic tradition of including park space in railway station squares, while also creating a new Aero Express terminal and developing hotels and business areas nearby. Four different territory interventions are consolidated in this proposal, connecting crowd flow from Paveletskaya Metro station, urban traffic, suburban/long-distance train and public transport traffic in a three-dimensional spatial system.

Model. Image Courtesy of WALL Architectural Bureau

The design of the park incorporates both vertical and horizontal geometry, redefining the ?city square? ...