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Oxford Station Area Design Ideas Competition
Site Plan and Analysis
Site plan 1:1250
Design Statement
Our proposals create a new multimodal transport interchange that will also establish a major commuter hub and a gateway to the City of Oxford.
The three-storey station building takes prominence on the main pedestrian route along Frideswide Square and a series of glazed elements give arriving passengers views into the city and help to orientate them before they leave the station. Conversely, when leaving Oxford the station becomes a landmark and destination in a new landscaped setting, which terminates the vista from the city centre to the west through Frideswide Square. The design integrates intuitive wayfinding and orientation spaces to promote high quality and efficient modal interchange.
Oxford features a vibrant mix of architectural styles and later interventions. One of the principal challenges in the design of the new station is how to develop an appropriate architectural expression
for the building while still respecting its historic urban context; we have met this challenge with a careful selection of materials and colour palettes, and an appropriate form, scale and appearance to the building that relates well to its immediate context and especially to the ‘dreaming spires’ of the city.
Building around and over major rail infrastructure brings significant challenges, which are amplified by the need to maintain the operation of the existing station until the new station can be brought online. This requirement is critical to the design and implementation of the masterplan, and has informed the ideas put forward in our proposals. Crucially, we have ensured that the new station can be built “offline” to ensure the operational continuity of the existing station throughout construction. In addition we have refined the wider masterplan, maximising the development potential of the site with a mixed use scheme on Becket Street that simultaneously provides an efficient bus station layout while introducing active frontages and maintains urban grain along the street.
Aerial view of proposed development
Board 1 of 4
Connections and land use diagram
Phasing diagram
Transport interchange + operations
Commercial
Retail
Residential / Hotel
Phase 1
Build new railway station, bus station,
car park and residential offline whilst
maintaining existing station
operational; temporary parking
provided on phase 4 plots
Phase 2
Demolish existing station; build retail
block with connection into station;
build office development at key
junction of Botley Road and Becket
Street to complete streetscape
Phase 3
Build new office development and
urban realm to complete new public
spaces to eastern masterplan and
Said Business School Extension
Phase 4
Build residential developments;
reconfigure or building new Osney
Lane footbridge integrated with
southern residential blocks, with
urban realm improvements and links
to Oxpens
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Oxford Station Area Design Ideas Competition
Sketch Section and Overall Development
Main station sketch section 1:250 - Botley Road section indicated for comparison
Main station interior view towards Oxford city centre3D station axonometric
Board 2 of 4
Retail
Drop Off
Taxi
Tickets Office
Acess to Bus Terminal
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Oxford Station Area Design Ideas Competition
Main Station Building and Public Realm
3D view looking north west across Frideswide Square
Ground floor plan 1:500 First floor plan 1:500
3D view on Botley Road looking west across Frideswide Square 3D view on Frideswide Square looking east towards the new western station entrance
Board 3 of 4
Concourse level / second floor plan 1:500
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Oxford Station Area Design Ideas Competition
Becket Street Development
Sketch east elevation 1:500
Ground floor plan 1:500
Typical upper level plan 1:500 3D view on Becket Street looking east towards the new western station entrance
Sketch section through bus station and multi-storey car park with mixed use along Becket Street 1:500
First floor plan indicating interchange link 1:500
Board 4 of 4