29.04.2021 – Together with the architects Hillmer und Richter Architekten, we are delighted to have won first prize for the urban rail station at Stadtkrone Ost! The City of Dortmund has decided to upgrade the Stadtbahn (urban rail) line U 47 along the B1 highway leading outwards from the city, and it launched a supra-regional architectural competition for this purpose.
Our design for the platform roof highlights a sharply edged formation, especially when viewed from the platform. Our concept: two identical canopies facing each other. The four flat triangular surfaces on their underside grow out of the geometry of the pillar. A very slender load-bearing steel structure is invisibly integrated into the form-giving roof surfaces and secures the 10-metre free projection. A trapezoidal opening in the region of the cantilever allows space for the trees that stand on the platform. The pillar carries the roof drainage on the inside and is securely clamped into a single foundation at its foot.
