`We create architecture which improves people’s lives. We
aim for an architecture which is rational and poetic, robust
and delightful; we tread carefully and build with conviction;
we tackle problems head on and think laterally; we
deconstruct the brief and let a design emerge from a close
examination of the pieces; we don’t necessarily take ‘no’
for an answer; we believe the power of architecture extends
much further than the dimensions of individual buildings;
we believe architecture is about making life better.
We believe that buildings should be underpinned by a
powerful idea; that the idea should be an intelligent and
logical response to functionality and a sense of place; and
the power of that idea should be embedded in the built
form. That way, clients get the buildings they need and
society gets the architecture it deserves.
John McAslan + Partners
www.mcaslan.co.uk
7-9 William Road
London NW1 3ER
T +44 (0)20 7313 6000
mailbox@mcaslan.co.uk
We believe that the city is one of humanity’s most
impressive and precious cultural achievements. We also
believe that cities are more than a collection of buildings;
cities are about connections, transport, communications,
public spaces and joy. We believe in locating our buildings
firmly into their contexts - not as slavish repetition but
as a considered response to site, materiality, amenity,
scale and culture.
We don’t believe in the value of a house style; if we have
a house style it is one of process, not of form. We are
functionalists. We believe a good building is an expression
of a clear and rational diagram. We believe in the value
of research. We believe in contemporary design for a
changing world.’
St. John’s House
2-10 Queen Street
Manchester M2 5JB
T +44 (0)161 833 2037
manchester@mcaslan.co.uk
13 Great King Street
Edinburgh EH3 6QW
T +44 (0)131 220 9790
edinburgh@mcaslan.co.uk
INFRASTRUCTURE WORKBOOK
“FROM THE TRANSFORMATION OF KING’S CROSS STATION
TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL REGENERATION PROJECTS
IN MOSCOW AND DELHI, OUR EXPERTISE IS CREATING
STRONG VISIONS TO UNLOCK COMPLEX TRANSPORT
AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES AND HARNESS REAL
REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.”
FANOS PANAYIDES, DIRECTOR, JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS
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King’s Cross Station
Dalston Junction
Crossrail Bond Street
Belfast Tansport Hub
Northern Line Extension
Camden Town Station
Holborn Station
Kosino Transport Hub
Anand Vihar Transport Hub
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Delhi Metro
Canning Town Station
Oxford Street Tram
Marble Arch
Sloane Street
Piccadilly Interchange
Kelvin Link Bridge
Olympic Energy Centres
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Olympic Energy Centre, London
Canning Town Station, London
Crossrail Bond Street Station, London
In the twenty-first century we can no
longer think with certainty about orderly
divisions between categories such as
urban, suburban, and rural. More than
half the world’s people live in towns and
cities, and that will increase significantly,
year by year. The rate of urban growth in
countries such as China, India, Brazil,
and parts of Africa, is often astonishing.
The “pinch” between public, private,
and commercial or industrial space
will become more constrained and
challenging in terms of movement and
economic development.
The distribution of power also goes
hand in hand with road, rail, and other
kinds of infrastructure developments:
the Energy Centres on London’s 2012
Olympic site are an award-winning
example of good design that add
distinctive character to functional
buildings; and in Sloane Street, London,
the practice’s “green boulevard” proposal
is designed to give this famous street a
much more elegantly relaxed character.
The design of infrastructure projects
must be as innovative and future-proof
as possible. The practice’s early schemes
in the 1990s pursued this, and they
included the Brunel Award-winning
modernisation of Redhill Station, and the
architecturally adventurous scheme for
Manchester Piccadilly Interchange.
In the same period, the practice
was commissioned to deliver fast-track
designs for ten new stations on the Delhi
Metro, which were completed in time for
the city’s 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The ability to design major high-profile
infrastructure projects effectively began
with the multi-modal interchange at
Canning Town Jubilee Line Underground
station. These “headline” infrastructure
schemes now include the Anand Vihar
Transport Hub and the 19th century
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai,
a UNESCO World Heritage site, which is
India’s busiest railway station. In Moscow,
the forthcoming Kosino Transport Hub will
include significant mixed-use elements.
One of the practice’s most important
current projects is the new Crossrail
Bond Street station in London, and its
public realm thresholds, which will handle
230,000 passengers a day from 2018. In
addition, the practice’s Crossrail Urban
Integration Study clarifies the relationship
between the new station and heritage,
traffic and pedestrian connectivity in
London’s most important retail hotspot.
The practice’s schemes for two more
commercial and creative hotspots –
London’s Oxford Street, and Manchester’s
Oxford Road Corridor – featured proposals
for high tech tram systems.
The practice’s most acclaimed
infrastructure project has been the
award-winning £547m modernisation,
renovation, and extension of London’s
Grade I listed King’s Cross rail terminal
and multi-modal transport hub – delivered
in time for the start of the 2012 London
Olympics. The new concourse has rightly
been described as the most innovative
example of transport architecture since
Stansted Airport and the Waterloo
International Terminal in the early 1990s
and is acknowledged as a gateway to
London.
Smaller scale infrastructural
interventions can make equally significant
contributions to daily life. In Glasgow, the
practice’s proposal for Kelvin Link Bridge
crossed the river to carry pedestrians
to and from the Glasgow University
campus and Kelvingrove Art Gallery.
The University described the design as
exhibiting “the greatest understanding of
the locale, and the role that the bridge
would play, while also being aesthetically
innovative and offering the possibility of
being an excellent example of world class
bridge design.”
The practice’s redevelopment
masterplan for London’s iconic Marble
Arch is another relatively modest scheme
with the potential to untangle apparently
intractable surface movement problems.
The proposal seeks a new relationship
between the movement of pedestrians
and traffic around and across this
iconic site.
The projects in this Workbook
demonstrate that designing functionally
successful, award-winning infrastructure
projects is about a great deal more than
the pragmatic “grunt” of functionality. It
is increasingly about refining the image
of towns and cities by making travel and
movement much more pleasurable and
efficient.
King’s Cross Station, London
Anand Vihar Transport Hub, New Delhi, India
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KING’S CROSS STATION
CAMDEN, LONDON
The transformation of King’s Cross Station
creates a remarkable dialogue between
Cubitt’s original 19th century station and
21st-century architecture. Opened to the
public in March 2012, in advance of the
2012 London Olympics, King’s Cross is
now an iconic architectural gateway to the
capital. The scheme has restored Grade I
listed historic fabric, and added the highly
innovative new Concourse. At 7,500 sqm,
it is three times the size of the original
concourse and has become the ‘beating
heart’ of this multi-modal transport hub,
linking St Pancras Station, Thameslink
services, London Underground, taxis
and bus services, and accommodating
up to 150,000 passengers daily through
a spacious and dynamic multi-modal
interchange.
Opposite: view of new concourse; top: mezzotint showing
cross-section of the original Train Shed (1852); above:
construction of the Metropolitan Line (1861) and
congestion in the former concourse; bottom left: site plan;
bottom right: aerial view during redevelopment of the
station, showing early stages of the regeneration of the
immediate context.
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Above: cross-sectional model of the station and London
Underground; right: cutaway visualisation of the station
and the new concourse, illustrating the project’s
constituent parts, seen from the north; below: new
concourse under construction; bottom: vast connecting
nodes for the diagrid structure of the concourse roof
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Main image: south-facing section drawing showing, from left,
the Eastern Range, the Main Train Shed vaults, the Western
Range and the new concourse, with London Underground’s
Northern Ticket Hall concourse beneath. Behind the new
concourse is the façade of the Great Northern Hotel, now
restored. Below: The practice designed a coherent ‘family’ of
wayfinding signage and information systems
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Main Train Shed, looking north; Clock Tower; Main Train
Shed, looking south; ticket hall; view from mezzanine; view
of new concourse roof; entrance to new concourse
from King’s Cross Square; Cubitt’s façade restored
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Opposite: atrium of restored Parcel Yard, now a successful
pub and restaurant; top left: Ticket Hall during restoration;
top right: Parcel Yard atrium before restoration; left:
restored Ticket Hall
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Above and right: restored Main Train Shed; top: views
of the MainTrain Shed prior to restoration
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Opposite: entrance to restored Eastern Range; top:
central staircase, Eastern Range; left: mezzanine walkway,
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Right: detail of the restored Clock Tower; above: Cubitt’s
façade revealed, 2013; opposite: King’s Cross Station
following redevelopment, 2013
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DALSTON JUNCTION
HACKNEY, LONDON
The practice designed this major
residential development in Dalston, which
includes a new station and a public
square. The scheme comprises 309
apartments and forms a key component
of the East London Line extension linking
Hackney to the North with Croydon to
the South. The scheme has become the
pivot-point of a part of London that, until
a few years ago, had no widely-known
social or cultural cachet. The situation
is very different today, and this scheme
has played a central role in raising the
profile of Dalston as one of London’s most
fashionable cultural hot-spots.
Right: view of completed scheme; below left: view of
platform at Dalston Junction Station; below right: model
view; opposite above: façade detail; opposite below:
sections showing the connections between the over station
development and the transport links below
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CROSSRAIL BOND STREET
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The practice is delivering Crossrail’s Bond
Street station. Consisting of two distinct
station elements at Davies Street and
Hanover Square, the scheme forms part
of Europe’s largest single construction
project. The new Bond Street Station
consists of two deep east-west platforms,
emerging at street level via two new ticket
halls south of Oxford Street. Connecting to
the existing London Underground station,
the new interchange will serve 230,000
people daily when complete in 2018. The
practice is also undertaking an urban
integration and landscaping study in
collaboration with the City of Westminster,
Grosvenor and Great Portland Estates, to
embed the station in its immediate and
wider context.
Below: urban integration study; right: underground tunnel
construction
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Left: view of Davies Street oversite development; Above:
services schemes for West and Eastern Ticket Hall Boxes and
section through Bond Street; Top right: view of ticket hall;
Bottom right: internal elevations of the Davies Street ticket hall
and lower concourse
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Left: view of station box over Hanover Square, under construction; below
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decades the current bus and rail stations
have reached capacity. In addition,
further growth is predicted of between 50
and 130% by 2030 which has lead to the
requirement almost to double the current
transport facilities on the site.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
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NORTHERN LINE EXTENSION
SOUTHWARK, LAMBETH & WANDSWORTH, LONDON
The practice is at the heart of the
£1billion infrastructure investment project
to regenerate Nine Elms, creating 25,000
new jobs and 16,000 new homes. JMP is
developing the above-ground elements of
two new stations and their urban context.
These schemes include a significant overstation development at Nine Elms. The
practice is working alongside Halcrow,
who are leading a technical team
designing the subsurface infrastructure,
and design work has been progressed on
the layout of the stations and shafts.
Above: view of new pedestrianised street at Nine Elms;
right: two new stations are being created at Nine Elms and
Battersea. Kennington Station is being upgraded and two
new ventilation shafts are being provided at Kennington
Park and Kennington Green
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CAMDEN TOWN STATION
LONDON
HOLBORN STATION
LONDON
Camden Town station is an interchange
station that serves two branches of the
Northern Line. Following consultation
with key stakeholders, John McAslan +
Partners has identified a costed strategy
to provide step-free access from street
level to all platforms and increase the
station capacity by providing a five storey
box beneath ground and a new single
storey above ground forming the new
second station ticket hall. There is also
an opportunity to develop a new
residential multi-development element
which is being explored by the practice.
JMP, with engineering partner Arup, has
been selected by Transport for London
to prepare redevelopment proposals for
Holborn Station – a £300m priority project
for London Underground.
To be realised by 2022, the project
focuses on congestion relief, capacity
enhancement and accessibility, as well
as public realm improvements and a
significant over-station development at the
very heart of the Bloomsbury/Holborn/St.
Giles InMidTown regeneration area.
Above: the station is V-shaped, with the entrance at the
apex. The High Barnet branch runs to the north and
east of the station, the Edgware branch to the north and
west. The practice is reviewing potential improvements,
including a new ticket hall and additional vertical capacity
together with step free access; below: artist’s view of a
regenerated Camden High Street with the new station
development.
Below: ground floor plan of the reconfigured
station; top right: visualisation of the proposed overground
station development; below right: artist’s view of proposed
station concourse
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KOSINO TRANSPORT HUB
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
ANAND VIHAR TRANSPORT HUB
NEW DELHI, INDIA
The practice, along with its Russian
partner the Aurora Group, is developing
a number of major multi-modal transport
hubs in Moscow. As well as the Kosino
project, JMP is preparing schemes for
five other sites in Moscow: Novokosino,
Alma Atkinskaya, Kotelniki, Spartak and
Salarievo. These proposals form part of
the Russian Government’s modernisation
programme of major infrastructure
projects. Our preliminary multi-level
designs for Kosino include park-andride facilities, car parking, metro, rail
and bus interchange, as well
as commercial, residential and
community elements.
The 53ha Anand Vihar Transport
Hub will be a major new multi-modal
interchange hub for New Delhi, one
of a number of passenger terminals
targeted for redevelopment by The
Indian Ministry of Railways. These
projects will be delivered with private
sector partnership by leveraging real
estate development potential. Key to
the approach is the aspiration to deliver
high quality urban infrastructure and an
architecturally distinctive gateway to the
city. The practice’s scheme proposes the
creation of a layered interchange building
which will be oversailed by a large,
architecturally dramatic long span roof.
Right: diagram showing key station connections;
below: view of the proposed new multi-modal transport
hub at Kosino
Right: location plan showing rationale for new hub;
below left: aerial view; below right: view of proposed new
interchange building; overleaf: model view of the project
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CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI TERMINUS
MUMBAI, INDIA
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a
UNESCO World Heritage site. Formerly
the Victoria Terminus, this grand Victorian
station dating from 1887 is a mixture of
the Indian Mughal and Victorian Italianate
Gothic. The station is also the busiest
railway terminus in India, handling some
650,000 passengers daily and also serves
as the headquarters for Central Railways
and the Indian Ministry of Railways.
The practice has recently completed a
masterplan study focusing on potential
development proposals adjoining the
station, proceeds from which will be used
to fund the necessary upgrade works to
the station.
Above: view showing current levels of passenger
congestion at the station; above right: visualisation of
the proposed development with station rotunda beyond;
right: view of current overcrowding on station platforms;
opposite below right: the historic terminus building, dating
from 1887
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DELHI METRO
NEW DELHI, INDIA
Working with engineers Pell Frischmann,
JMP designed 10 new stations for the
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Tunnelling
south on Line 2 from the city centre, near
Edwin Lutyens’ celebrated government
buildings on the Rajpath, the stations
are strategically sited south of the city
centre from Udyog Bhawan. They serve
a 15km section of the Metro that passes
through 500ha of commercial, residential
and institutional districts. This fast-track
commission was completed in time for the
Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010. A
key challenge was to design architectural
and structural elements that could be
fabricated and erected within its historic
context.
Right: map showing the location of the ten stations along
the new Delhi Metro rail corridor; below: cross-sectional
model of one of the practice’s 10 stations with top-lit
concourses; opposite top left: typical station platform;
opposite top right: entry to Udyog Bhawan, one of the
completed stations; opposite below right: view of one of
the completed station platforms
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CANNING TOWN STATION
NEWHAM, LONDON
This scheme, which won a Civic Trust
Award in 2000, is part of London’s Jubilee
Line Extension network. It includes a
six-platform interchange serving London
Underground, the North London Line,
and Docklands Light Rail. These lines
are served by a three-level concrete
viaduct with lightweight steel and glass
enclosures, all of which were constructed
without disrupting daily DLR services.
There are passenger and operational
facilities and an Underground concourse
linking with the London Transport bus
station at ground level. This element
forms a distinctive gateway to the station
and interchange, and incorporates both
retail and passenger facilities.
Opposite and right: views of the completed station; below:
completed platform
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OXFORD STREET TRAM
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The practice’s Oxford Street Tram study
examined how one of the world’s most
important shopping streets could be
improved by changing the mode and
pattern of surface transport within
transformed public realm conditions. We
proposed radical commercial and spatial
interventions for the 5.3ha of public
realm along Oxford Street, and at the
‘bookend’ public spaces at Marble Arch
and St Giles Circus. The key features of
our proposals incorporated a tram system,
pocket-parks, and improved pedestrian
movement. Other proposals included the
potential re-routing of certain bus routes,
and the creation of restful island-spaces
at many points along Oxford Street.
Opposite: night view, Oxford Circus; right: the proposed
scheme includes traffic calming measures and enhanced
public realm; below: masterplan
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MARBLE ARCH
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The practice was commissioned
to prepare a masterplan for the
redevelopment of Marble Arch, one of the
principal gateways into the West End of
London. This landmark has a long history
as a gathering place for people, but its
iconic character has been significantly
compromised over time. We examined
the balance between pedestrian use of
the Marble Arch ‘island’ and the surfacelevel traffic around it. The masterplan
proposed significant improvements
to the pedestrian environment, by
making movement easier and safer and,
importantly, by re-connecting the Arch
and Speaker’s Corner to the adjacent
public realm.
Opposite: model view, illustrating the enhanced setting
of Marbel Arch; top: view of Marble Arch, isolated by the
current traffic giratory system; above and right: sketches
of the proposed scheme
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SLOANE STREET
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, LONDON
John McAslan + Partners has been
appointed by Cadogan Estates to develop
a new urban design vision for the world
famous Sloane Street in the Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Although home to some of the most
exclusive fashion houses in the world,
the character and quality of the street
could be considerably enhanced. Our
work has investigated the wider network
of streets, through evidence based
analysis, and established strategies for
urban renewal, enhanced connectivity,
traffic management and public realm
enhancements.
Top: shopping map of central London, showing ‘nodes’
of activity, with Sloane Street; right: axonometric diagram
showing how the scheme proposes to unlock further
potential on this high profile street. The study assesses
existing land use, street furniture, accessibility, utilities,
movement patterns and landscape in order to understand
how these physical and functional conditions affect
the street’s economic, social and cultural character;
opposite bottom right: views of Sloane Street’s prestigious
retail amenities
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PICCADILLY INTERCHANGE
MANCHESTER
John McAslan + Partners was
commissioned to develop design
proposals for a new bus interchange
at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester. The
scheme included the redevelopment
of the existing bus station, integrating
it with the existing Metrolink city centre
tram service. Our design options,
which used modular components to
allow straightforward future extensions,
included individual steel ‘tree’ structures
designed to march through the site
carrying EFTE canopies. The design
creates architectural and spatial drama
cost-effectively by using a kit-of-parts
approach in the design of structural and
canopy elements.
Above: canopy detail; right: visualisation showing how
proposed ‘tree’ structures would provide a distinctive
visual identity to this important piece of urban grain;
opposite bottom: model of ‘tree’ structures; opposite
bottom far right: model view
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KELVIN LINK BRIDGE
GLASGOW
Following its award-winning selection in
an open international design competition,
John McAslan + Partners developed
the design of a new pedestrian route
across the River Kelvin in Glasgow’s
Kelvin Park. Inspired by the innovative
architecture and engineering for which
Glasgow is internationally acclaimed,
the design of the bridge features a
refined structure which crosses high
above the river, coming to rest on axis
with the entrances of the University and
Kelvingrove Art Galleries, Glasgow’s great
cultural and educational institutions. The
original design included a lower, stepped
footbridge which arcs to stabilise the
bridge at its mid-point.
Opposite: visualisation of the proposed new bridge; above
left: archive photograph of a cable car in an early 20th
century exposition in Kelvingrove Park, which inspired the
idea; above right: model view; top right: site plan; below:
section
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OLYMPIC ENERGY CENTRES
OLYMPIC PARK, LONDON
The two new Energy Centres for the
2012 London Olympic Games are
technically advanced and environmentally
considerate, with a bold industrial
aesthetic. With one of the Energy Centres
embedded in the Olympic Park (at
King’s Yard) and the other within the
local community, they are important
new landmarks in the urban mix –
architectural gateways on the eastern and
western boundaries of a huge tranche of
East London that is being regenerated.
Inspired by the form of earlier great
London power stations, the Energy
Centres make a robust contribution to the
developing urban character of the Lea
Valley as a whole.
Above: diagram locating both Energy Centres (highlighted
in orange) within the Olympic site; right: view of the King’s
Yard Energy Centre
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Top: drawing showing comparison in scale between
the Olympic Energy Centre and the Turbine Hall at Tate
Modern, London; above: view of the King’s Yard Olympic
Energy Centre; opposite top: stairway detail and flue tower;
opposite below: detailed drawing of façade construction;
opposite far right: detail of Corten and mesh cladding
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Opposite: external view of flue tower; right: internal view
looking up the 45-metre high flue tower; above: view of
retained building accommodating offices and a Visitor
Centre on the King’s Yard site
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SECURE STATION
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
JMP has been part of the SecureStation
team contracted by the European
Commission to run a three year R&D
project funded under the EU 7th
Framework Programme. The team
analysed past terrorist incidents, assessed
end-user requirements and conducted
computational and physical simulations
of the most probable terrorist attacks
in stations to understand their impact.
The results of these studies generated
a quantitative risk assessment
methodology and guidance to protect
against terrorist threats.
Identified behaviour patterns
Abnormal behaviour
Identified behaviour patterns
Abnormal behaviour
ATTACK
ATTACK
IED
IED
IED
PIH // CBR
CBR
PIH
PIH / CBR
Arson
Arson
Arson
Attack on
on
Attack
Attack on
Critical
Critical Systems
Systems
Critical
Systems
EMERGENCY
PHASE
EMERGENCY
PHASE
VB-IED
VB-IED
VB-IED
Top: hierarchical system of reference points and
connections within the station; right: the most plausible
threats to station security; opposite above: document
cover; opposite below: diagram showing function of
various emergency measures
VB-IED
VB-IED
VB-IED
Dispersion
Dispersion of
of
Dispersion
of
PIH
Substances
PIH
PIH Substances
Substances
Dirty Bomb
Bomb
Dirty
Dirty Bomb
Timed
Timed IID
IID
Timed
IID
Home-made
Home-made
Home-made
Petrol
Petrol Bomb
Bomb
Petrol
Bomb
Sabotage
Sabotage
Sabotage
Cyber
Cyber Attack
Attack
Cyber
Attack
POST-EMERGENCY
PHASE
POST-EMERGENCY
PHASE
Search &
Rescue
Evacuation
Search &
Rescue
Evacuation
Access to
platforms
Equipment
restoration
Access to
platforms
Equipment
restoration
Retail &
Leisure
Retail &
Leisure
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OXFORD ROAD CORRIDOR
MANCHESTER
This ambitious masterplan for a 214ha
tranche of Manchester realigned a
number of smaller local regeneration
initiatives to provide the basis for a unified
urban development strategy based on
spatial and economic impact analyses. A
new creative media zone, housing, and
community business development will
activate threshold regeneration on the
eastern edge of the ORC. The High Street
would be revitalised, and a new science
park created, making Manchester the
knowledge capital of the North.
Opposite and above right: the store occupies a
pivotal site next to Chavasse Park, at the corner
of Paradise Street and Canning Place; above left:
model view
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CUENCA TRAM
CUENCA, ECUADOR
John McAslan + Partners and Mott
MacDonald have been advising the
historic city of Cuenca in Ecuador on how
best to develop the city’s tram project.
A World Heritage site with 16th-century
origins, Cuenca is one of South America’s
most advanced cities in terms of its public
transport network, a key element of which
is the proposed tram which will provide a
critical transport route running east-west
through the city.
In a parallel project, JMP is developing
proposals for Cuenca’s historic market
square, the Plaza San Francisco, which
will see its market function enhanced and
its intrusive vehicular network rerouted to
create a pedestrian environment.
Above: images of the city’s new tram being developed
by Alstom Transport. Image Courtesy: Alstom
Transport/Amaud Février Left: view of the historic
centre of Cuenca
Above – views of the historic centre of Cuenca; top: archive
photo of the Plaza San Francisco;
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PRE-2000
2003
2005
2007
2008
2010
2012
2013
2014
2018
Canning Town (1997)
London
Piccadilly Interchange
Manchester
Kelvin Link Bridge
Glasgow, Scotland
Oxford Road Corridor
Manchester
Oxford Street Tram
London
Delhi Metro
New Delhi, India
King’s Cross Station
London
Anand Vihar Transport Hub
New Delhi, India
Dalston Junction
London
Crossrail
London
Northern Line Extension
London
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Mumbai, India
Camden Town
London
Cuenca Tram
Cuenca, Ecuador
Kosino Transport Hub
Moscow, Russia
Sloane Street
London
Holborn Station
London
Marble Arch
London
Olympic Energy Centres
London
SecureStation
European Commission
Belfast Transport Hub
Belfast, N. Ireland
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END MATTER
Canning Town Station
Client London Underground Ltd
Dates 1991 – 1997
11,500 Sqm
Area
Team John McAslan + Partners
Troughton McAslan
WSP
EC Harris
Piccadilly Interchange
Client Greater Manchester Passenger Transport
Executive
Dates 2002 – 2003
Area
2,000 Sqm
Team John McAslan + Partners
Arup
Davis Langdon & Everest
Kelvin Link Bridge
Client Glasgow University
Dates 1999 – 2005
AreaTeam John McAslan + Partners
Davis, Langdon & Everest
Churchman Associates
Sutton Vane Associates
Ron Haselden
Anthony Hunt
Marble Arch
Client Transport for London
Dates 2000 – 2005
Area
3.5 ha
Team John McAslan + Partners
Gehl Architects
Hyder
Colin Buchanan & Partners
Capita Symonds
Oxford Road Corridor
Client Manchester City Council
Dates 2004 – 2007
214 ha
Area
Team John McAslan + Partners
Tribal HCH
Faber & Maunsell
Oxford Street Tram
Client Transport for London
Dates 2007 – 2008
Area
2.2km long corridor, 5.3 ha
Team John McAslan + Partners
Colin Buchanan
Mott MacDonald
Delhi Metro
Client Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Dates 2006 – 2010
Area
250 ha
Team John McAslan + Partners
Pell Frischmann, Mott MacDonald
King’s Cross Station
Client Network Rail
Dates1998-2012
Area
17,500 Sqm
Team John McAslan + Partners
Tata Steel, Arup, Laing O’Rourke, Costain
Carillion, Vinci Construction, Kier Rail
Seele, Mundy Roofing, Gormley, Swift
Horsman, Osborne, Marsh Brothers
Engineering, Lee Warren,
David Bonnett Associates
Northern Line Extension
Client Transport for London
Dates 2012 – ongoing
Area
5km long corridor
Team John McAslan + Partners
Halcrow
StudioDare
Buro Happold
Corderoy
Kosino Transport Hub
Client Moscow Department of Transport
Dates 2012 – ongoing
AreaTeam John McAslan + Partners
Aurora Group
Olympic Energy Centres
Client Cofely East London
Dates 2007 – 2012
Area
7,500 Sqm
Team John McAslan + Partners
Cofely
AKT II
Careys
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Buro Happold
Arup
Solent Project Management
Anand Vihar Transport Hub
Client Indian Railway Station
Development Corporation
Dates 2013 – ongoing
Area
53 ha
Team John McAslan + Partners
Mott MacDonald
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Client Indian Ministry of Railways
Dates 2012 – ongoing
Area
100 ha
Team John McAslan + Partners
Sloane Street
Client Cadogan Estates
Dates 2013 – ongoing
5 ha
Area
Team John McAslan + Partners
Space Syntax
Dalston
Client
Dates
Area
Team
Junction Interchange
Barratt East London
Transport for London
Development Agency and
London Borough of Hackney
2004 – 2014
33,000 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners
Goddard Manton
ATK II
Whitecode Design Associates Ltd
Barratt Homes
Crossrail Bond Street
Client Crossrail Ltd
Dates 2009 – 2018
Area
30,000 Sqm
Team John McAslan + Partners
WSP
Balfour Beatty Management
Corderoy
Camden Town Station
Client Transport for London
Dates 2014 – ongoing
AreaTeam John McAslan + Partners
Arup, Costain, Corderoy
SecureStation
Client European Commission
Dates 2012 – 2014
AreaTeam John McAslan + Partners
Isdefe, MTRS3 Solutions and services
University of Sheffield
Integral Consulting R&D
D’Appolonia
Consorcio Transporte
Heuristics GmbH
Tecnalia
ATM
Belfast Transport Hub
ClientTranslink
Dates 2014 – 2015
Area 10 ha
Team John McAslan + Partners
Bovis Lend Lease
ARUP, JUNO,
Kennedy Fitzgerald
Holborn Station
Client Transport for London
Dates 2014 – ongoing
Area Team John McAslan + Partners
Arup, Costain
Cuenca Tram
Client Municipality of Cuenca
Dates 2014 – ongoing
AreaTeam John McAslan + Partners
Mott MacDonald
Credits
Essay Jay Merrick, architecture critic
Design Lisa Sjukur, April