Located to the south of Buck­ing­ham Palace, Vic­to­ria Sta­tion is the second largest train sta­tion in London after Water­loo with around 1.5 mil­lion pas­sen­gers pass­ing through it each week. Right next to this is Vic­to­ria tube sta­tion, which since 2010 has been exten­sively mod­ernised, among other things with the new North­ern Ticket Hall below Bressenden Place. As part of this mod­erni­sa­tion, the area around the sta­tion has also been redesigned and enriched with the warm light of Selux Lanova light columns.

Vic­to­ria Sta­tion was built accord­ing to the plans of Robert Jacomb-Hood and opened in 1860. It acts an impor­tant trans­port hub, both for the many com­muters from Outer London and South East Eng­land and for vis­i­tors to England’s cap­i­tal city. In addi­tion it serves as the Cen­tral London ter­mi­nus for Gatwick Express and Gatwick South­ern trains from Gatwick Air­port. As a result, Vic­to­ria Sta­tion is a first port of call for many vis­i­tors to the cap­i­tal and is respon­si­ble for their first impres­sions of the megac­ity.

The public space of the sta­tion fore­court illu­mi­nated with ele­gant light from an iconic Lanova light column by Selux. On the one hand, the optics system incor­po­rates high-per­for­mance mirror optics for com­fort­able anti-glare for exte­rior appli­ca­tions, while on the other it pro­vides effi­cient and vir­tu­ally loss-free light guid­ance. The cylin­dri­cal shape of the lumi­naires and their black steel poles blend into the set­ting of the square per­fectly. The result is an open, clearly arranged space, which offers a high level of sojourn qual­ity for both com­muters and tourists.


Client: Land Securities & London Transport

Architect: Wilkinson Eyre; KPF; Benson + Forsyth; Lynch Architects

Photographer: Amphitype

Representation: Selux UK