Southwark Underground Station
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Cut and cover undergound station on the Jubilee Line extension designed to handle 7,000 people per hour
The architect aimed to maximise passenger comfort and security by creating a easily understandable station. The passenger progresses from ground level to platform through a sequence of distinctly different spaces that respond to the civil engineering envelope developed with the engineers.
The subterranean landscape consists of alternating experiences of confinement and spatial expansion amplified by contrasting experiences of natural and artificial light.
The varied and spatially diverse public spaces are enhanced by materials and finishes. The naturally lit intermediate concourse is dominated by a large cone wall designed in collaboration with Alex Beleschenko and YRM/Anthony Hunt. The wall, 40m long and 16m high, contains 630 triangular panes of blue enamelled glass held on stainless steel spiders.
Data
- Begun: Feb 1994
- Completed: Nov 1999
- Sector: Transport
- Total cost: £70M
- Procurement: hybrid ICE type
- Address: 68-70 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8JZ , United Kingdom
Materials 
Professional Team
- Architect: MJP Architects
- Project architects: Ian Logan, Richard MacCormac
- Client: London Underground Limited
- Civil engineer: Babtie Group
- Main contractor: Aoki Soletanche JV
- Cone Wall Structure: YRM Anthony Hunt Associates
- Structural engineer: Aspen Burrow Crocker
- Structural engineer: L. G. Mouchel and Partners
- Services engineer: DHV
- Cone Wall Structure: Adams Kara Taylor
- Project manager: CPC Project Services
- Quantity surveyor: CPC Project Services
Suppliers
- Glazing: Seele
