STRIKING concept designs clad in shimmering, reflective metal - the new look Birmingham New Street station - have been unveiled to reveal the city’s gateway of the future. The iconic design is the work of the renowned Foreign Office Architects which beat dozens of rivals to win an international competition to land the prestigious project.

The new station will be covered in reflective sheets of carefully crafted and finished metal and will incorporate three high-technology digital displays which will make entrances to New Street clear and easy to find. Passengers will also enjoy the benefits of a re-designed altrium area which will flood the station with light.

The £600 million Gateway project, a joint scheme between Birmingham City Council, Network Rail, Advantage West Midlands and Centro, will double passenger capacity and create a concourse three-and-a-half times larger than at present and more accessible, brighter and cleaner platforms serviced by 42 new escalators and 14 new lifts. Also, better links to and through the station will be provided for pedestrians with eight new entrances.

Network Rail chief executive Iain Coucher said: “We listened to the people of Birmingham and made New Street a top priority – with this new design we can be sure of a top class station for the millions of people who use it every year,”

The concept designs will now be developed by an integrated team which will be led by Network Rail and include Foreign Office Architects, WS Atkins as lead consultant and Mace as delivery partner.

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