client:
Zschokke Generalunternehmung AG
programme:
12.500 m2 offices, 8.500 m2 cinema, commercial space, platvorm, archives, 2.000 m2 apartments 80 parking spaces
competition part: 23.000 m2 education, offices
architect:
Branimir Medić Pero & Puljiz
project team:
A. Huhn, S. Valla
date of commission:
competition 2002
Bern West Railway Station
The design for the station area includes a transparent-looking yet solid urban block. It incorporates different functions as shops, restaurants, cinema, education centre, radio and TV studios, offices and housing.
The station's intermediate level organizes the transfer, where efficiency is of major importance. Facilities focus on quick consumption and efficient provision of information. The upper level offers a view over the large elliptic atrium, which gradually descends into a classical-looking station hall of impressive size. A filigree-like glass roof protects visitors from the natural elements.