Bowden station was designed to provide improved connectivity with Bowden, the Entertainment Centre, Adelaide Park Lands, local businesses and sporting clubs.
This includes the integration of a shared path for pedestrians and cyclists that link Bowden Station, Bowden the suburb and Adelaide Park Lands.
Crossings were increased from three to five, ensuring the rail line didn’t become a dividing force through the neighbourhood.
Materials used are robust, vandal proof and have a long-life span.
Pre-cast concrete panels are both durable and aesthetically pleasing due to their oxide colouring and graffiti-proof texture.
The green wall of the station creates sightlines, but also takes a wall that traditionally would have been concrete and replaces it with plantings that aid the station in being cooler and calmer.
Project Details
Completion date – 2018
Project Team
Architecture
Cox Architecture
COX is a design-focused contemporary architectural practice with studios located in every major Australian city and a history spanning 60 years.
Key to their ethos is supporting the public life of our cities. Cox does this by ensuring each project makes positive contributions to its public realm – giving more than it takes.
Photography
Iain Bond
Iain is a commercial and architectural photographer working in South Australia.
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