Wish more architecture in china combined the old and new. This is well achieved in this project. And I agree the plazas in front of stations really serve no purpose. Just massively inconvenient and exhausting to walk.
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The issue with huge-scale monumental train stations: - Isolated from the environment. - Pressure on users, the feeling of being in a palace or place of worship. - Not comfortable, too large to move around. - As buildings get bigger and taller, nature around them loses its value. Two different scales in proportion. There should be a balance. - People tend to be keen on having the ‘biggest’ or ‘tallest’ building. Maybe this derived from the population of users, it was a ‘Need’ but then it became more like a competition without considering the users. - The problem is not having large buildings. It’s the imbalance and inefficiency of space. - Having spaces underground hides the dense circulation of travellers and maintains a balance between the building and nature around it. But also, to preserve the urban space; a place not only for travelers but for recreational purposes. - A landmark is not necessarily a large or tall building. It's how many users it attracts. (Open for correction 🙃)
The stations feels too big at the time, but during the spring festival or holidays, you will realise it needs to be these big, China is still very populated
