The Xining Station is designed as the gateway to the city and integrates into the existing urban fabric but also the surrounding natural landscape.

The design is focused on the experience of the user; a celebration of human scale and the focus on tactility in design reinforces a sensory experience derived from, and unique to Xining. The station is planned to focus people's activities together to encourage social communication. The design is spatially driven toward experiences that encourage sensory awareness and social interaction.

The interior of the station is conceived as a fluid complex of unified spaces. Linguine forms and fluid lines create an interior that is welcoming, legible and sculptural. A strong connection has been made between the station and the public square that it fronts. It is this metholodgy that will truly create a stunning public space.

The fluid form of the roof is an interpretation of the natural erosion that occurs in the surrounding mountainside. Fitting neatly into the site, the dynamic building form will become an icon for Xining.

The platform areas are simple yet elegant. The roof structure covers the entire platform enclosing sections to provide shelter and opening in others to provide natural light and ventilation. The landscape is inspired by the geometry of the building and together with the public areas play a critical part in the integration of the station into the urban environment.