Bermondsey Station

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station. Etching by Ian RitchieBermondsey, which opened in 1999, is one of eleven stations of the London Underground Jubilee Line Extension through East London.
The design brings a perceptible sensitivity and ambiance to the public through the use of natural light and a clear spatial experience which succeeds in offering travellers a positive experience to security and safety.
Below ground, the civil engineering structure of the station is formed by a combination of cut and cover box (concrete diaphragm walls and horizontal trusses) and bored platform tunnels. These fundamental elements of construction are manipulated to clearly express the weight and mass of structure through the medium of natural light.  This provides a basis for a legible hierarchy of material expression for all other components within the station.
At street level the building form emerges from below ground with a gentle curved translucent glazed structure rising towards Jamaica Road.
The glazed roof and enclosing walls transmit a large percentage of daylight into the building and result in some rays of sunlight reaching the platform area alleviating the sense of tension and claustrophobia often associated with a below ground environment.  The glazed roof is supported on acoustically wrapped steel linear beams finished in perforated stainless steel. These beams interfere with sunlight creating a play of reflections and shadows on surrounding surfaces.
All surface finishes and components use very durable materials, notably glass, stainless steel and concrete.
2000 Fine Art Commission Trust’s Building of the Year Award to JLE
2000 British Construction Industry Awards 2000 Special Award to JLE
2000/2001 Concrete Society Award Certificate of Excellence

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station. etching

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

etching

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Entrance from top of stair

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Entrance from top of stair

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Entrance stair

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Entrance stair

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Entrance foyer

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Entrance foyer

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Escalator void

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Escalator void

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Lower-ground foyer

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Lower-ground foyer

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Escalator void

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Escalator void

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Platform level concourse

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Platform level concourse

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Platform – glass frieze and seat

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Platform – glass frieze and seat

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Platform seat

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Platform seat

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Facade detail

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Facade detail

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Model

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Model

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Concept sketch 05

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Concept sketch 05

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Concept sketch 04

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Concept sketch 04

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Concept sketch 03

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Concept sketch 03

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Concept sketch 01

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Concept sketch 01

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J.L.E. Bermondsey Station: Concept sketch 02

J.L.E. Bermondsey Station

Concept sketch 02

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