Rennes Trainstation

Taiyo Europe, Birdair's sister company, constructed the new high-speed train line and the new underground line. The original Rennes Trainstation was not only a physical barrier between the north and the south of the city, but it was also unsuitable for the visitors flow that doubled during the two years to follow. The Architect’s idea was to welcome the travelers with a re-built landscape. Trees come alive inside the train station with steel columns that end with branches made by wooden beams, in order to support the sinuous and wavy ETFE roof that resembles fog. Considering the necessity to use sustainable and recyclable materials, steel, wood and ETFE were used.