Nästa, Alsike.
(2025) AAHM01 20251Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- This report explores how the design of a contemporary railway station can contribute to the identity and functionality of a small, relatively unbuilt location like Alsike, a growing town in Knivsta municipality. The primary question centers around how a modern station, beyond its main function as a transport hub, can serve as a gathering point, integrate different functions and reduce the railway’s barrier effect.
Alsike, strategically located between Uppsala and Stockholm, is undergoing significant urban development, with an increased demand for infrastructure, including a new railway station under the “Fyrspårsavtalet” agreement. The station in Alsike will play a central role in this transformation, responding to both local needs and... (More) - This report explores how the design of a contemporary railway station can contribute to the identity and functionality of a small, relatively unbuilt location like Alsike, a growing town in Knivsta municipality. The primary question centers around how a modern station, beyond its main function as a transport hub, can serve as a gathering point, integrate different functions and reduce the railway’s barrier effect.
Alsike, strategically located between Uppsala and Stockholm, is undergoing significant urban development, with an increased demand for infrastructure, including a new railway station under the “Fyrspårsavtalet” agreement. The station in Alsike will play a central role in this transformation, responding to both local needs and the growth of the region. In order for people to take more part of public transport, the infrastructure has to be in place before the actual town is built. In the absence of this local context, the design aims to create a station that integrates public spaces such as a library, a café and exhibition areas with the more technical needs of a transport node.
The report draws on the historical development of railway stations and examples of both railway stations and other building typologies to inform the design approach. Key considerations include addressing the topographical challenges of Alsike’s landscape and activating the bridge over the tracks to reduce the spatial division between the two sides. Furthermore the design incorporates the use of a roof as a central element across the station that links the railway with the bus stop and reinforces a cohesive urban environment.
Ultimately, the project aims to present a station that is anchored in its context and accommodates both the needs of a modern transit hub and the needs of a growing community. (Less)
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- author
- Strömberg, Nils LU
- supervisor
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- Nina Aronsen LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Next up, Alsike.
- course
- AAHM01 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Architecture, Railway station, Railway, Railroad, Barrier effect, Transport infrastructure, Station, Arkitektur, Järnvägsstation, Järnväg, Spår, Barriäreffekt, Transport, Infrastruktur, Alsike, Uppsala, Knivsta, Urban, Rural, Urban growth
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9211643
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-04 08:18:42
- date last changed
- 2025-09-04 08:18:42
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Alsike, strategically located between Uppsala and Stockholm, is undergoing significant urban development, with an increased demand for infrastructure, including a new railway station under the “Fyrspårsavtalet” agreement. The station in Alsike will play a central role in this transformation, responding to both local needs and the growth of the region. In order for people to take more part of public transport, the infrastructure has to be in place before the actual town is built. In the absence of this local context, the design aims to create a station that integrates public spaces such as a library, a café and exhibition areas with the more technical needs of a transport node.
The report draws on the historical development of railway stations and examples of both railway stations and other building typologies to inform the design approach. Key considerations include addressing the topographical challenges of Alsike’s landscape and activating the bridge over the tracks to reduce the spatial division between the two sides. Furthermore the design incorporates the use of a roof as a central element across the station that links the railway with the bus stop and reinforces a cohesive urban environment.
Ultimately, the project aims to present a station that is anchored in its context and accommodates both the needs of a modern transit hub and the needs of a growing community.}},
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