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Architectural concrete platform edges for train station
Urbastyle's architectural concrete platform edges with ground and acid-etched finish were installed in a new tunnel built beneath Antwerpen-Centraal railway station in Belgium. The platforms were bordered with L-shaped edges. The architect opted for an anthracite colour, which contrasts with the adjacent light grey tiles. The surface of the
Urbastyle's architectural concrete platform edges with ground and acid-etched finish were installed in a new tunnel built beneath Antwerpen-Centraal railway station in Belgium.
Project detail
The platforms were bordered with L-shaped edges. The architect opted for an anthracite colour, which contrasts with the adjacent light grey tiles. The surface of the platform edges in architectural concrete has been ground, for where the zone with tactile blisters an acid finish has been applied. Tactile blisters were integrated during the production process and form one whole with the platform edges.
About Antwerpen-Centraal
One of the most beautiful stations in the world, Antwerpen-Centraal was inaugurated in 1905. It has been completely renovated and a tunnel built underneath with new tracks, platforms and platform edges to accommodate the high-speed rail line.
