The development of the high-speed railway line turned Rotterdam into one of the most important cities within the European transport network. This fact prompted the launch, in 2003, of the project to remodel the city’s Central Station, which had to match those of Paris, London or Brussels in terms of efficiency, capacity and comfort. In June 2004, Team CS, a mixed group formed by West 8, Benthem Crowel Architekten and Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten, received the commission to materialize the winning proposal in the competition for the refurbishment of the station. The central idea of the project was to reinsert the building in its urban environment, because historically it had been isolated due to the railway barrier and the position of the buildings close to its south facade. From a technical point of view several aspects must be noted, aside from the design of the new terminal: the treatment of the environment, the new route of the tramway or the connection with the neighborhood of Provenierswijk, which was up to now separated by the train tracks and platforms...[+]