BART Castro Valley
The Castro Valley station has its platform in a highway median with the concourse below. An excavated tunnel connects the concourse to the station entrance and parking, and the site configuration facilitates access for passengers connecting between BART and AC Transit bus service.
During planning, the community of Castro Valley expressed desires for a historical tone in the architecture. The station’s designer, Robin Chiang who was responsible for 100% of the station design, developed a scheme that interpreted the station as a series of remembered histories, lending an attractive familiarity to the subterranean station’s modern volumes. During construction of the station, one quarter of the 1200 car surface parking lot was developed as affordable housing by Bridge Housing. The station has become much-admired by the community and is the setting for open air markets. The station was completed on time and within budget.
Project Info:
- Cost of Project: $23 million
- Completion Year: 1996
Related Sites:
- BART > Castro Valley Station > News | Chronology
The official site for BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit- BART at Wikipedia
Information on BART’s history, system detail, governance, transit connection and more…- Information at Wikipedia for Castro Valley, California | BART Station
Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, it is the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California, and the twenty-third in the United States.
2 Comments
By mark on Jul 3, 2008
Am in the architecture industry myself and I use the station everyday. I notice the unique finish of the concrete paving. It has very small black pebbles. What is this concrete finish called and how do i specify it? What material are those small black pebbles? I like it very much, very simple and functional. Thanks for any help.
Mark
By Robin Chiang on Jul 3, 2008
It’s been 16 years so I don’t recall all the specifics. The flooring had to be durable, cost effective and slip resistant. The stained concrete flooring has a broom finish with, in some areas, decomposed granite that was broadcast over the poured concrete. Thanks for asking.
Robin