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2024-12-21T13:15:44-05:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150439010/just-in-time-for-the-summer-olympics-kengo-kuma-s-saint-denis-pleyel-metro-station-opens-in-paris
Just in time for the Summer Olympics, Kengo Kuma's Saint-Denis–Pleyel metro station opens in Paris
Josh Niland
2024-07-26T18:55:00-04:00
>2024-07-29T14:45:20-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a602b011fe303ef1b87df92cc196c5f3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6132/kengo-kuma-and-associates" target="_blank">Kengo Kuma</a>’s completed design of the Saint-Denis–Pleyel metro station in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/812/paris" target="_blank">Paris</a> is one of the largest and most significant new projects highlighting the city’s push for sustainable urban renewal as a consequence of its turn as the host of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/544778/2024-olympics" target="_blank">2024 Summer Olympics</a>.</p>
<p>Images shared following its inauguration on June 24th with President Emmanuel Macron in attendance showcase a horizontal composition distinct from the verticality of its surroundings. (It will later boast a sculptural installation from the French artist Prune Nourry.)</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/11/11b0c2c32bbb88484cc27d78e2ba98ce.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/11/11b0c2c32bbb88484cc27d78e2ba98ce.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Kengo Kuma & Associates - Photography by Michel Denancé</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/6483645a08e10aa6b536e83134a91fed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/6483645a08e10aa6b536e83134a91fed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Kengo Kuma & Associates - Photography by Michel Denancé</figcaption></figure><p>The station measures 377,000 square feet, making it the largest in the Grand Paris Express rail network. It’s designed to service 250,000 passengers a day from the new Metro lines 14 through 17, with connections to both RER D and GPE 4 commuter trains.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/27c7e3f1712f5d030bd08ae071b53449.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/27c7e3f1712f5d030bd08ae071b53449.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Kengo Kuma & Associates - Photography by Michel Denancé</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb278b5b0baa3c6b6723c76acfe7899d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb278b5b0baa3c6b6723c76acfe7899d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Kengo Kuma...</figcaption></figure>