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ROSA PARKS: A NEW STATION ON RER LINE E – PARIS
Designed by AREP and SNCF's Architecture Division, the new multimodal station is located in NortheastParis –in the 19th
arrondissement precisely– on RER line E, between Pantin and Magenta stations. It breaks the isolation of this district, which
is undergoing extensive overhaul, links the east suburbs of the Paris Metropolitan Region to the city centre, and ensures
connections with tramline T3. The station came into service in December 2015, after five years of works, and is expected to
handle 85,000 passengers daily by 2023.
 The urban setting
Northeast Paris, which forms a 200-hectare zone stretching between
Porte de la Chapelle and Porte de la Villette, is fragmented by major
transport infrastructure, such as the ring road, the thoroughfares
encircling Paris and the rail lines. It was mostly intended to host
urban logistics facilities and servant spaces. Since 2005 the whole
area has been engaged in an ambitious urban renewal and revitalization
programme whose major elements include the tramline T3 (opened
in 2013) and the recently completed refurbishment of the Macdonald
warehouses.
The station is part of the redevelopment project for Northeast Paris,
an area featuring significant social and functional diversity. Eventually,
the whole area could see more than 220 development projects as
well as 25,000 new jobs and 15,000 new residents. The station
forms part of a strategic approach to open up the district by combining
transport networks and urban development in an optimal way to
promote the emergence of a major hub at the heart of this rapidly
developing urban area.
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The site chosen for Rosa Parks station is located within the perimeter
of the Northeast Paris project, in Porte d'Aubervilliers - Triangle
Evangile district, at the junction between the Paris-Est railway line
and the Petite Ceinture (or "little belt", an abandoned railway) and
about seven metres above the natural level of the surroundings.
Located on RER Line E, which links the major transport hubs in the
east of the Paris Metropolitan Region to the city centre (Magenta /
Paris-Nord and Paris Saint-Lazare stations), the station itself is a
multimodal and transfer hub providing connections to tram (a further
tramline is planned) and bus routes. Vélib' docking stations (the
Parisian bike sharing scheme) and a Véligo secure cycle shed with
room for 64 bikes (the first to open in Paris) were installed to allow
for interchange between bike and train travel.
The intermodal hub supports the urban renewal project by improving
accessibility from and to the Aubervilliers-Villette area as well as the
living environment for local communities through the extensive
overhaul of the station’s surroundings and in particular the architectural
and landscape integration of the constructions. The passageway
between Rue Gaston Tessier and Boulevard Macdonald acts as an
urban link, which minimizes the disruption of the urban fabric by rail
infrastructure.
Eight-storey office buildings with small retail at their ground-floor
were constructed in Rue Gaston Tessier, where once the embankment
stood, contributing to the urban ambiance of the street, while on
the south, the renovation of Cité Michelet is nearing completion.
Inaugurated in 1970, the latter is one of the largest public housing
blocks in Paris (4,500 residents) and forms part of the 11 sites covered
by the Paris Urban Renewal Project.
The new station connects to tramline T3 and the future terminus of
Tram’Y line (another name for tramline T8, which links together Paris,
Saint-Denis, Epinay-sur-Seine and Villetaneuse), to bus lines and
other shared modes of transport, thus increasing the area’s public
transport provision and playing a key role in the revamp of the former
Macdonald warehouses while linking the east of the Paris Metropolitan
Region to the city centre.
Rosa Parks
The name of Rosa Parks1 was the result of
collective discussion in which local residents
were invited to participate via the 2010 public
consultation. It is an opportunity to pay tribute
to Rosa Parks and to stress the symbolic
significance of “transport for everyone” but
also to name a major multimodal Parisian
facility after a female public figure.
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frican American woman who, on 1 December 1955, refused to give up her seat
A
to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.
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 The architectural project
“Smooth passenger flows, openness and light”. By following this
underlying theme, our design emphasizes comfort and modernity.
Urban integration
The indoor spaces of the station open up onto the city and this
openness constitutes the key element of the project’s integration
into its surroundings.
The South forecourt
In the long perspective view of Rue Gaston Tessier, which will be
upgraded thanks to the construction of two office buildings, the station
announces itself by interrupting the building line: the gap between
these two future constructions is transformed into a forecourt. A large
overhanging canopy highlights the forecourt and shelters passengers
and passers-by from bad weather. Its lightweight metal structure and
transparent canopy underline the transition between the transfer area
and the street, while its cross-sectional profile establishes visual
connections between the street and the platform.
The North forecourt
The North forecourt is lined with trees on its east and west sides
while the central section – reserved for pedestrians and soft modes
of transport– remains unoccupied to ensure unimpeded views to
the entrance of the passageway, which also acts as station entrance.
The station
The station is located beneath the railway tracks and is accessed
at street level directly from Rue Gaston Tessier on the south, and
on the north by a large urban passageway measuring 40 metres
long and 14 metres wide with an average height of 4.70 metres.
Connecting the area around the Macdonald warehouses to Rue
Gaston Tessier via the tram stations and Boulevard Macdonald, the
passageway weaves together parts of the city cut by the railway
tracks: open to pedestrians and soft modes of transport alike,
it both serves the station and links, during the station opening
hours, two parts of the city separated by the tracks. Due to its
limited length but considerable width it forms a reassuring space
from which outdoor spaces remain visible. Both the station and
the passageway are closed at night by lift-up folding gates. On the
north side, a glazed awning indicates the entrance to the station
via the passageway, which opens up onto the garden of the
Macdonald warehouses.
The part of the building housing services has a street façade whose
blind section hosts technical facilities and is clad in light-coloured
timber louvred board echoing both the decking of the ramps and
the underside of the platform shelter. This uncluttered façade is
part of the station’s identity. A green roof terrace tops the building
and can be seen from Cité Michelet and the platform. On the corner
between Rue Gaston Tessier and the forecourt, a top-to-bottom
glazed curtain wall forms the façade of the building.
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Functional spatiality
The station is located beneath the railway tracks and is an inhabited
infrastructure. In addition to the south forecourt and the urban
passageway, it is composed of:
The transfer area (69m x 22m)
Located in the area where passenger flows meet, it runs both beneath
the central platform and the railway slab and is composed of two
adjoining spaces of the same length: the first one measures 8m
high and is situated beneath the central platform while the second
one, measuring 6m high, runs beneath the railway slab, which is
supported by two rows of circular pillars. It opens up to the south
forecourt and provides access to the platform via ample vertical
circulations, such as ramps, escalators and lifts.
The north forecourt is accessed by the transfer area through an
urban passageway located at street level. The transfer area forms
the hub, the nexus of the project towards which all flows converge.
The central platform
It is accessed by six different access points dotted over 135 metres
to ensure smooth passenger flows. Vertical circulations lead to the
access points, which form apertures entirely covered by the
continuous platform shelter whose transparent central section
allows for natural light to flood into the transfer area through the
large floor openings. Both the central section of the platform shelter
and the canopy on the south forecourt are made of ETFE (ethylene
tetrafluoroethylene).
Ambiance and materials
Natural light is one of the strongest themes of our project: the
platform shelter features a transparent central section and the large
floor openings allow light to flood deep down into the transfer areas
beneath the rail tracks.
The interiors spotlight light-coloured precast and bush-hammered
concrete walls, metal framed walkways and timber floors, all
highlighted by thoughtful lighting.
The building accommodates legible routes while its functional
elements display their own vocabulary: metal and glass for ticket
check areas, lifts and escalators; metal structures and timber decking
for the passageways, intermediate level and platform.
AREP’s architectural concept brings together smooth passenger
flow, openness and light to assert the station’s position as a key
infrastructure serving mobility at the heart of the city.
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 Technical specifications
The project brings together the French State, Paris Metropolitan Region, City of Paris, SNCF Réseau and STIF.
SNCF Réseau is the project owner.
•Cost of the works: €130m financed by:
- The French State:22.7%
- Paris Metropolitan Region:
51.2%
- City of Paris:
25.7%
- SNCF Réseau:
0.4%
•Project owner:
SNCF Réseau
•General project management:
SNCF Infra
•Project management (studies):SNCF Architecture Division
& AREP (J.-M. Duthilleul, F. Bonnefille, E. Tricaud, R. Ricote architects)
•Project team:M. Hurbault, T. Vancsa
•Duration of the works:60 months
•Entry into service:December 2015
Station:
• General contractor:
Eiffage TP
•Metal structures co-contractor:
Eiffage Construction Métallique
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Focus
ETFE elements (platform shelter and south canopy)
A continuous, 150-metre long shelter runs along the Eole platform
and the central floor opening, where vertical circulations arrive from
the station concourse. The central section of its roof is made of ETFE.
On the south forecourt, a large ETFE canopy highlights the access
and lets natural light flood into the indoor spaces.
ETFE was chosen because of its numerous advantages:
-it is more lightweight than glass, which makes it easier to implement
on large surfaces
-no additional framework is necessary to support the platform shelter:
the cross members are cleared of structural elements and spaced
10.50 metres apart, thus allowing views to the sky from the centre
of the platform.
-it is easy to maintain: any dirt is washed off when it rains as it is a
Teflon® derivative
Environmental performance
The retention pond and the green roof terrace reduce the storm
water runoff in case of intense rainfall while a rainwater tank collects
and stores water, which can then be used for non-drinking purposes
(cleaning, toilet flushing).
The building features efficient thermal insulation and a heat pump
system. Moreover, the 630-square metre solar panels fitted on the
platform shelter produce about 90% of the energy required to light
the platform.
ETFE cushions may be transparent or opalescent, overprinted with
silver-coloured graphic patterns featuring three different ink intensities.
The ETFE used for the platform shelter is transparent to admit the
maximum quantity of natural light, whereas the graphic pattern of the
south canopy has a 100% intensity and is punctuated by transparent
ring patterns. It acts as a transition area between the shady underground
spaces and outdoor natural light.
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Focus
Autofonçage® of the pedestrian passageway
The pedestrian passageway has the form of a large tube made of
light-coloured concrete measuring 40 metres long and 14 metres
wide (12.50 metres of usable width). It is prefabricated in a single
piece on top of a fixed guide raft lying about 7 metres beneath the
level of the tracks, in the cleared footprint of the north forecourt.
Cables are anchored on the front of the fixed guide raft and stressing
jacks are attached at the rear of the tube (sliding surface) to rip its
4,160 t. Due to the stressing process of the six 1,000-tonne stressing
jacks, the cables are shortened and the tube slides on the bed of
bentonite injected between the guide raft and the tube itself.
The cutting heads, sorts of gigantic blades at the front of the tube,
penetrate into the embankment while machines inside the tube dig
the ground and remove the excavated spoil through the back.
During the excavation, which lasted 120 hours (from 15 to 20 January
2014), temporary bridge decks (i.e. girders carrying rail tracks) were
installed prior to the works to avoid service disruptions on the
Paris-Est network, operating 1,000 trains daily.
Concrete and steel: staging Brutalism
The transfer area of the station is composed of two bays defined
by the undersides of the central platform and the railway bridge.
The structures which carry the load of the embankment, platform
and railway bridge were constructed from the upper level of the
embankment, and include diaphragm walls and tube-like bored
piles as pillars of the railway bridge.
We chose that these construction processes remain noticeable in
the completed project instead of making them fade away behind
the light work.
The metal surface of the railway bridge pillars was wet blast cleaned
and then left to oxidize for four months. The pillars were then wire
brushed to remove the powdery rust and two coats of clear satin
varnish were applied giving them a red-brown patina with textures
and shades reminding of leather.
The diaphragm walls were treated in a way to appear raw, rough
and slightly textured to catch the light and contrast with the smooth
surface of the precast concrete quoins and ceilings.
The other elements of the project fitted quite naturally into the
main space area due to their intrinsic functional qualities: metal
framed ramps, timber and granite floors, fabric acoustic panels,
handrails, signage and lighting fixtures. The masterful finishing
touches offset the rawness of textures and forms and this contrast
pervades throughout the project.
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