Barneveld Noord railway station

Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands

Design: NL Architects

Photo: Marcel van der Burg

Showing that shipping containers can be used to create highly stylish architecture, the Noord Railway station by Dutch studio NL Architects, is a bold cross shaped arrangement of back shipping containers which frame a transparent waiting room. Three of the containers form a roof above the glazed waiting room. One has an open bottom, creating a double-height space, while the other two are sealed to provide overhead storage.

Photo: Marcel van der Burg

Photo: Marcel van der Burg