Silvio d’Ascia Wins Competition to Design Morocco Rail Station

Silvio d’Ascia Architecture, Omar Kobité Architecture and Eric Giudice Architects have been announced as winner of an international competition to design the new TGV high-speed railway station in Kénitra. The winning design aims to unite the northern and southern parts of the city by providing two entryways joined by one geometrical volume whose triangular framework recalls traditional shapes found in vernacular Moroccan architecture.

Passengers are greeted on the ground floor by a central ticket office and a series of boutique spaces. From here, they are provided direct access to the platform areas above, the “grand passerelle” (bridgeway), via escalators. Once passengers arrive to the u-shaped platform, they are confronted with waiting areas and shops, as well as access to the upper galleries of the main building.

The station is slated for completion in 2017.

Competition: Gare TGV de Kénitra Competition
Award: First Prize
Project Name: Kénitra High-Speed Railway Station
Architects: Silvio d’Ascia Architecture, Omar Kobité Architecture, Eric Giudice Architects
Location: Kenitra, Morocco
Client: ONCF (Office National des Chemins de Fer)
Construction Cost: €30 million
Area: 10000.0 sqm
Year: 2017
Photographs: Courtesy of Silvio d’Ascia Architecture and Omar Kobité