This Clever Train Station Doubles as a Part of the Landscape

This train station is the centerpiece of the urban plan for Vinge, Denmark, a small town that by 2033 will be a full-fledged city. Illustration: Henning Larsen Architects

This train station is the centerpiece of the urban plan for Vinge, Denmark, a small town that by 2033 will be a full-fledged city.

Designed by Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen in collaboration with landscape architecture firm Tredje Natur, the station blends seamlessly into Denmarks hilly topography. Illustration: Henning Larsen Architects

Designed by Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen in collaboration with landscape architecture firm Tredje Natur, the station blends seamlessly into Denmarks hilly topography.

An elliptical-shaped concrete structure will function as a pathway, bridging the two opposite sides of the platform, preventing the wrong side of the tracks mentality. Illustration: Henning Larsen Architects

An elliptical-shaped concrete structure will function as a pathway, bridging the two opposite sides of the platform, preventing the wrong side of the tracks mentality.

A nice added touch? The lines you see on the concrete renderings are tracks that gather rainwater and direct it into a pool on the platform. Illustration: Henning Larsen Architects

A nice added touch? The lines you see on the concrete renderings are tracks that gather rainwater and direct it into a pool on the platform.

The station is slated to open in 2017. When it does it will be a proper city center where residents can lounge on the platform, use it as an amphitheater or have a picnic. Illustration: Henning Larsen Architects

The station is slated to open in 2017. When it does it will be a proper city center where residents can lounge on the platform, use it as an amphitheater or have a picnic.

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This Clever Train Station Doubles as a Part of the Landscape