Venray Railway Station

In the dark, a station that consists mainly of greenery can also feel bare and unfriendly during dark winter nights: is there an intervention that can be devised, with light, smell, sound, for example, that responds to this?

In line with the green architecture of the station, is there a way to make the route to the centre of Venray clearer? E.g. walking route?

The growth of plants and trees takes some time; when a landscape design is completed, there is usually little to see: Is there a way to visualise the future growth of the area?

Are there other ways in which greenery can play a role in the routing of passengers and visitors? Scents/ edible species or…?

The station is used a lot by students of Gilde Opleidingen across the street. The student audience could be an interesting factor in this process.

The municipality and the architects are open for a permanent outcome/artwork/design in or around the station area of Venray.

Karres+Brands are one of the leading offices for landscape architecture in the Netherlands and work often together with artists on their projects.

Station Venray occupies an interesting place in the Dutch language: because of the large psychiatric hospitals in Venray, “he/she got a single ticket to Venray” was for a long time synonymous with: he/she is crazy.

During the construction works, the station will remain open, which means that there is a constant need to anticipate changing walking.