We were appointed to work collaboratively with J&A, who led the overall design of the project, on the schematic design and cultural and artistic inspiration of the build.

We developed the concept of utilising lighting as the main driving factor in shaping a cohesive scheme around the theme of ‘sunshine and a happy life under the trees’ to create interior spaces that give station users a pleasant travel experience, while stimulating their senses.

The design of the interior created the sense of sunlight and planting beneath the ground. The concept of light ‘pouring through the leaves of trees’ was articulated with a well-arranged atrium that varies inform and pattern. The introduction of light louvers balances and manages levels of natural light and artificial light, with the natural lighting allowing the underground space to feel open and bright. The louvres change angles and shapes, adjusting light levels by day and night, while managing temperature levels in the space, and delivering energy savings and emissions reduction.

Public art was incorporated at key circulation intersections throughout the station. Materials, textures, and colours were all carefully selected to complement and enhance the minimalist design of the station’s architecture, highlighting the use of natural textures, while expressing the design language of the integration between the station’s architecture and its interior spaces.