Transport
We are architects, engineers, designers and urbanists.
Placemaking for a Modern World
We design at every scale and at every stage in the process of placemaking, from visioning to briefing, design, delivery and operation. The places we create are distinct; social, natural, useful and beautiful – a reflection of humanity.
The practice has grown to over 1,200 people operating from a collaborative network of global studios, all creative hubs connected to the cities and regions they serve.
BDP has an enviable track record of delivering innovative, sustainable projects in a number of sectors and for a diverse range of clients – both public and private, they include Google, AstraZeneca, Netflix, PwC, The Royal Albert Hall, IKEA, Berkeley Homes, Great Ormond Street Hospital and many more.
Our knowledge of transport projects covers the UK, Ireland, the Middle and Far East. We are inspired by a common approach that produces holistic high quality integrated transport solutions that meet the demands of 21st century travel.
Today’s modern transport networks form an integral part of developing new and existing urban masterplans involving a mixture of transport modes from rail and air to road or on foot. Our expertise ranges from the largest (site masterplans) to the smallest (passenger- focussed individual facilities). In the former category we have developed masterplans for transport sites which create commercial developments which integrate with award-winning interchange environments. At the most personal scale we have developed access for all facilities
which cater for the wide range of passenger needs. Our designs work between these extremes in scale to create interchange environments which coordinate site-planning for vehicular access and management of passenger flows under different operational situations to ensure safe and secure people handling.
The projects in this brochure illustrate BDP’s skills in bringing the various modes of transport together to create building solutions involving a mix of building typologies to create successful ‘places for people.’
Our aspiration is always to create world class, sustainably inspired buildings and passenger environments. We put passenger needs at the centre of the design to create a positive first and lasting impression of their journey.
Victoria Station, Manchester
Rail
BDP has over 20 years’ experience in designing a range of major rail projects. Many of the projects have wide ranging briefs encompassing planning and building design, earthwork infrastructure, landscape, interiors, signage, lighting and acoustics.
The types of project range from elevated transit systems, to both overground and underground rail lines and stations. Stations such as Nottingham and Piccadilly are recycling existing buildings, transforming them into modern connective transport hubs regenerating large urban areas.
Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK
Victoria Station
Ar Location Manchester, UK
Client Network Rail
Cost £48m
Completion 2015
Refurbishment of Manchester’s Victoria railway station, centred around the removal of a series of trainshed roofs which have been replaced with a 15,000 sqm ETFE-clad column free structure. A series of mezzanine floors have been introduced, holding various station facilities and improving connections.
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Britain’s Best 100 Railway Stations
The result is undeniably dramatic… the impact of the interior is immediate. The space is airy and exciting and ranks among the most impressive sheds of the modern railway.”
Glasgow Queen Street Station
Location
Glasgow, UK
Client
Network Rail
Cost
£120m
Completion 2021
Glasgow Queen Street Station has been redeveloped to cater for longer, greener trains and increased passenger footfall. A fully glazed façade floods the station with daylight, while a dramatic roof form creates a memorable gateway to the city. The design places emphasis on the previously hidden Category A listed train shed, reinstating this fine Victorian structure as the heart of the station and creating an unprecedented contemporary connection between train and city.
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This new Glasgow Queen Street, delivered as part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme, is a shining example of how we can modernise historic and iconic stations, offering greener transport hubs that are more attractive to commuter, business and leisure markets alike. This station led the city through industrialisation and it now stands out as an example of what we can achieve as we navigate our way towards net-zero.”
Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland
Aviation
The long term value and need for aviation is clear. Economies of countries depend on it and the movement of people around the world is unprecedented.
Using both natural and technological approaches for the creative use and reuse of energy and resource through design our aim is to create an enjoyable passenger experience that treads lightly on the planet.
BDP has wide ranging experience gained in the first instance at George Best Belfast City Airport over a 15 year period.
From designing international arrivals halls to masterplanning expansion of airports our work is planned for the next 30 years. This has been supplemented recently with new projects on the BAA Framework focused previously at Heathrow. The aim of the programme is to carry out transformational change to realise Heathrow’s vision to be a world-class airport and Europe’s hub of choice.
Belfast City Airport, UK
Bagan Airport
Location
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South East Asia
Client
Nippon Koei
Completion
2020
A new passenger terminal building providing an international gateway welcoming millions of visitors and replacing the outdated facilities of Nyaung U Airport.
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Noida Airport
Location
Noida, India
Client
Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL)
Completion
Ongoing
BDP developed a concept masterplan for the 1334 Ha campus. The landscape concept included ideas on use of vacant lands in initial phases of the airport developments, strategies for trees, planting palette, design of key landscape areas like forest park, plane spotting park and swale park, support functions, cargo village, visitor centre, real estate development and air side peripheral areas. The landscape guidelines define specific recommendations for hardscape, elements, planting, material and color based on usage and visibility.
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Belfast City Airport
Location
Belfast, UK
Client (George Best)
Belfast City Airport
Cost £20m
Completion 2001–2010
BDP provided design services and delivered a number of projects for the development of Belfast City Airport and its four different owners for over a decade. We have provided a strong design lineage and guardianship to the airport providing a consistency of approach to enhance the airport’s customer experience.
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Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal
Ar ID Location Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client Abu Dhabi Ports Company
Cost
AED 80m/£15m
Completion 2015
The new building houses all of the key passenger facilities together with souvenir shops, restaurants and offices on a mezzanine level. It also features tourist information services and passport border control counters. Traditional Arabic ornaments, colours, and shapes, combined with modern architectural elements, define the building’s distinctive style which celebrates the UAE’s cultural heritage and pays tribute to its long maritime history.
Leicester Bus Station
Location
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Leicester, UK
Client Arcadis LLP
Completion 2022
BDP designed the UK’s first carbon-neutral bus station. The building retained significant amounts of the superstructure allowing it to be wrapped in a new modern, sustainable envelope. The new design includes LED lighting, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, air source heat pumps and 750 square metres of solar panels.
Whitechapel
Elizabeth Line Station
Location
London, UK
Client
Crossrail Cost
£550m
Completion 2021
A modernised Whitechapel Crossrail Station in London, with a new entrance and step-free access between the street and all services at the station. The station provides an important passenger interchange between the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City lines and the new Crossrail line.
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Dhaka Metro Line 5
Location
We are designing nine underground stations for Dhaka Metro Line 5, which will cross the heart of the city from west to east. In collaboration with Nippon Koei, it is our first project in Bangladesh, and draws on our experience of designing significant transport projects such as Glasgow Queen Street Station and Whitechapel Station on the Elizabeth Line in London.
Dhaka,
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Bangladesh
MRT Station Manila
Location
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Manila, Philippines
Client SMC
This station will be an interchange with existing lines and form the terminus of a new line. All activities within the station focus into the heart of the structure, the Garden Hall. This dramatic space features planted terraces running the full length of the site; all routes into and across the levels of the station pass through this space which will form the main identity of the building.
Peter Jenkins Architect Director, Head of Transport
peter.jenkins@bdp.com
+44 (0)161 828 2200
Cover: Ordsall Chord, Manchester, UK
Photography: Nick Caville, Sanna Fisher‑Payne, Martine Hamilton Knight, Jason Hawkes, Paul Karalius, Ros Kavanagh, David Millington, Karel Tomeï, Paul Zanre.
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GD Graphic Design
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Su Sustainability
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“ We put passengers’ needs at the centre of the project, to create a positive and memorable impression of their journey.”
Peter Jenkins Architect Director, Head of Transport
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