© 2006 Jan Derwig
STATION AMSTERDAM SLOTERDIJK
H.C.H. REIJNDERS, 1983-1986
Radarweg/Spaarnwouderweg, Amsterdam
BUILDING TYPE:
Traffic-related buildings
BUILDING TYPE:
Traffic-related buildings
PUBLICATIONS:
Architectuur Bouwen 1985-2, 1986-9; Bouwen met Staal 1985-73; Architecture + Urbanism 1987-9; Deutsche Bauzeitung 1988-11; AD Profile 1991-90
Since Breda (1975) and Zaanstad (1983) larger railway stations have been given a space frame roof. The major junction at Amsterdam Sloterdijk is a recent example of this development. The space frame structure lies like a table of 50x65 m. across two railway lines that intersect at different levels. Between them is a platform for trams and buses and higher up a station hall. The upper railway line is sheltered for 150 m. of its length by a transparent 'tube'.