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URBAN DESIGN

New transport hub expands city centre of

Toulouse

IG – Bjarke Ingels Group and A+ Architects unveil design for the 12,000m Marengo
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Multimodal Transport Hub in France’s fourth largest city, Toulouse. Located
adjacent to the central station Gare Matabiau on the eastern border of the city, the
building will expand the city center beyond the Canal du Midi and strengthen its
public transport networks by uniting bus, railway and metro under one roof.

s part of Toulouse’s Occitanie Sustainable Buildings metro lines and the transport hub’s
Grand Matabiau Quais certification, as well as the hang-out areas. 4,400m spread
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d’Oc masterplan, the Biodiversity Effinature and HQE across the ground floor and two
Marengo Multimodal Infrastructure certification. sub-levels will feature flexible and
Transport Hub will From the main entrance canopy informal public spaces open to all,
Arevitalize the urban in the south, the hub’s structure including areas for rest. Pursuing
area, facilitate seamless travel, gradually rises in a sloping low carbon solutions in the design,
and triple the number of daily movement towards the north, mass timber, low carbon concrete,
passengers travelling to and from reaching 32 meters in height and natural ventilation is used
the city. Constructed mainly in towards the railway tracks. Local throughout, with photovoltaics on
wood, the hub connects to the plants and trees are planted in the roof. The hub’s two sub-level
central train station in the west the building and bike station to floors will connect to the 1000-unit
and dovetails the city’s pedestrian echo the vegetation of the Haute- open-air bike parking. Construction
and bicycle flows towards the east, Garonne region. of the transport hub is set to begin
acting as a link between the city Passing the bus station and in 2026 with the completion of the
center, the UNESCO-listed Canal du entering through the main underground connection to Gare
Midi and the Périole neighborhood. entrance, travelers are led below Matabiau and metro station set
The building is set to attain Silver ground to Gare Matabiau, railway, for 2028.

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