Out of 28 submitted proposals, 4 architectural teams continued in a parallel assignment; Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, Cobe, Dorte Mandrup and Erséus Architects. Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter was the winning team and will continue to develop the project. In the relevant jury report, the project was described laudatory:

“The moment the four architectural proposals were revealed, it was clear that One proposal showed an unusual sharpness and a captivating design that immediately caught the interest of the jury…. A building that very likely has the capacity to not only be liked and appreciated, but even become one of the city's future symbols and brand buildings.”

It is an honorable task to design an architecture that carries so much identity for city life as a station building does. We are in a kind of renaissance for trains and its station connections. In European metropolitan tradition, the station was often a monumental architectural structure. A cathedral of modernism, which today manages great cultural and historical values. The expression and architecture of the station building must therefore be as timeless as it is future-oriented. Inspired by Gothenburg's historic Central Station, the development of the infrastructure and the life of the city, it will be a new signature building in the heart of Gothenburg.

With the addition, the Central station gets a new entrance from the north. It is the largest of three entries for Västlänkens station Centralen. The new station building will be the entrance to the new district under development. An attractive junction point is created here to invite more people to travel by public transport in a safe and sustainable urban environment. The project has been developed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter in a team with Bollinger+Grohmann engineers.

The start of construction is planned for mid-2024 to be completed at the turn of 2026 – 2027.

Typology
Transport, Public

Status
Competition (2021)
On-going

Location
Gothenburg, Sweden

Illustrations by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter.