Piccadilly Station
- Location
- Manchester, UK
- Client
- Network Rail
- Expertise
- Building Services Engineering
- Acoustics
- Architecture
- Completion
- 2002
- Cost
- £45m
The most significant new mainline station building in the UK for 40 years.
The most significant new mainline station building in the UK for 40 years. We expanded the concourse on two levels, arranged in a way that helps passengers get their bearings quickly. We opened up 2,000 sq m (21,500 sq ft) of retail space at platform level, with a pub and restaurants on the upper concourse. The services, plant and storage functions were concealed underneath the concourses. By adding a 500-space multi-storey car park with a linking bridge, we were able to clear all traffic from the station approach and create a wide new pedestrian path. The latest engineering techniques supported a new monopitch roof, with ETFE panels to maximise natural light.
Design Expertise
Masterplanning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Lighting, Acoustics
Brief
Give the station a 21st-century image improve visibility and links with the city provide better access and circulation for passengers
Results
Client hailed the project as a design triumph station became the backdrop to the 2002 Commonwealth Games awards include the RIBA Award for Architecture 2003 and the Civic Trust Award 2004