Architect |
Terry Farrell |
Date Built |
1985 - 1990 |
Location |
Between the
Strand and the Embankment |
Description |
|
Charing Cross Railway Station is
definitely a case of a building of two
halves. If you approach it from the
Strand you see the ornate French
Renaissance styled Charing Cross Hotel,
opened in 1865. The hotel sits in
front of the train shed that spans the
station platforms. If you
arrive at the station, having crossed
the Thames via Hungerford Bridge, you
will see a post-modern building rising
up above the Embankment. The
architect's website describes it as, " ... a unique
example of Farrell’s ability to
integrate major engineering and
infrastructure projects in sensitive
and prominent urban locations."
They add that it features, "Large
uninterrupted office floor plates,
rising nine storeys over the tracks,
use a very innovative and ambitious
structural approach to achieve large
scale development. Retail and
restaurant accommodation is
distributed in the vaults below the
station ....
... and in a new infill building which completes the streetscape to the adjoining Villiers Street." |