Everyone should be able to move through our shared public spaces and buildings in a safe and dignified way. In complex environments such as stations, terminals, and other public transport hubs, universal design is not just a feature – it’s a fundamental design principle that ensures equal access and high functionality for all, regardless of physical or cognitive ability.
UdforskStation carved into rock and connected to a growing green district
Metro & Railway
Vækerø Station
Oslo, Norway
Gottlieb Paludan Architects has won the competition to design Vækerø Station on the Fornebu rail line in Oslo, in association with L2 Arkitekter.
Vækerø Station is located inside a mountain and the design is, therefore, based on the relationship between nature and the new infrastructure represented by the Metro. The station is built as a long, continuous connection between to entrances designed to reproduce the experience of going into and through the mountain.
Client
Oslo Kommune, Fornebubanen
Status
Project
Year
2025
Collaborators
L2 Arkitekter
Areas of Expertise
Photos
Gottlieb Paludan Architects
From one high-lying entrance to the other close to the Oslofjord, the station is interlinked by a sky of golden metal, which creates cohesion and identity for the station.
Universal design, intuitive orientation and good accessibility have been prioritized from the outset and characterizes the whole project. The entrances are large enough and inward sloping so as to create a good visual contact between platform and entrance, thereby inviting daylight down onto the platform. The large platform width allows for a natural division of the surface into an active part near the edge and a passive part in the middle.
BILLEDETEKST MANGLER
BILLEDETEKST MANGLER
The quiet, suburban location will always be characteristic of Vækerø, however, urban development along the fjord will result in many more passengers in the future.
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Inge Fredslund
Head of Metro & Railway, Project Manager, DGNB consultantArchitect MAA
ifp@gottliebpaludan.com+45 4171 8215