So Yesterday, I found myself at London Kings Cross Station. I took these images as I was adoring the architecture of the station. What I like about the way the building has been built is the shape. It is almost an enlarged train shape which fits normal sized trains inside it. Kings Cross stations sees over thousands of people every day. It is a meeting point for the overground and underground trains. These images I took capture the trains along with the domed shaped ceiling. The station was opening in 1852 by the Great northern railway. The station took its name after a monument to King George lV. The original design had two arched train sheds, with a brick structure at the south end, designed to contrast against the arches behind it. The main feature of the station in the 19 Century was a 34 metre clock tower. This tower now stands at 245 metres high. There are many recent deconstructions of the station. I took these images as I was admiring how the architectures, in this age, have tried to keep the original tradition and atmosphere. It then contrasts to the modern architecture that has been infiltrated. For example, new buildings have been built physically connected to the old building. The new buildings adopt a modern and contemporary style. This theme inspires me and my work. When looking at the contrasting architecture, I began thinking about how I could adopt the old and new theme in my work. Having this idea in my mind, I brainstormed how they work together but then how it can be medelling with history.I understand that Kings Cross station requires a need to accommodate the thousands of growing users every year. They need to grow to make space for the passengers. However, reading the information about the stations history, it saddens the meaning of it.The station has seen both World Wars. Where the underground had been used as safety zones for citizens. The overground platforms were used as a hospital. The station also holds the infamous Platform 9 ¾, from the Harry Potter series. The station has stood through multiple stories. Therefore, is it fair to modern-ise the architecture. Is it fair to change and manipulate the history by breaking down the walls and rebuilding them with new bricks.
