AIA COMPETITION

Brief:

Located in suburb Christianburg, the huckelberry trail runs through the site. While a new park is underconstruction next to the site, we are asked to design a small train station that contains parkings and a small restaurant.

Design:

The design is mostly about form making. My proposal emphasizes the train station's function as a "portal". I believe a journey don't begin at leaving the house, but begin at the first step on unfamiliar ground, which, to many, the train station. The station as a device should be able to trigger the excitement of leaving home or the intimacy or coming back home. From that, my building takes an organic shape that enbraces travelers leaving and coming in

NRV Train Station