Take me anywhere....

“Not all those who wander are lost.”

– J.R.R. Tolkien

The redevelopment of the Grade I listed King's Cross Station has been fantastic. John McAslan + Partners, an architectural and design practice based in London, were assigned with the redevelopment and structural extension of the station which was in real need of major renovation. They have won a number of awards for this architecture.

The new concourse and its roof, is meant to be the largest self-supporting station roof in Europe and is distinguished by a white steel grid, which rises up vertically and then flares out elegantly out to the sides.

It looks amazing, like a giant surging mushroom or even a tree canopy, with its branches reaching out…