A central aim of the project is to put people and public space first. The ambition is to make Euston inclusive and welcoming for everyone, with an abundance of green spaces with plenty of opportunities for people to stroll, sit, and socialize. The aim is to create a place that improves the residents’ daily lives, economic opportunities, and physical and mental health – while using nature-based design solutions that improve air quality, enhance biodiversity, and reduce the risks of urban heat islands and flooding.

“The Euston project is massive both in scale, complexity, and ambition. Soon, there will literally be thousands of square meters of new green, public space on top of railway tracks, train stations, and infrastructure, right in the middle of Central London. As Public Realm and Landscape Masterplanner we will unleash our full interdisciplinary design approach: Our inhouse landscape designers, anthropologists, biologists, microclimate experts, and public life consultants will ensure that Euston becomes a beacon for how to design sustainable, biodiverse, and socially conscious places for all,” says Rasmus Astrup.

SLA will deliver the first part of the Public Realm & Landscape Masterplan in July 2023, whereafter the project moves into the concept design phase. The train station and the first phase of the masterplan will be completed in 2032.

The full Euston Masterplan is made in great collaboration with Prior & Partners (masterplanner), ACME (design architect) and collaborators DP9, ARUP and Grimshaw.