Metro Alma Woluwé-St-Lambert, Brussels / B
The "Alma" metro station is just one part, albeit an essential one, of Lucien Kroll's work in Woluwe-St.-Lambert. Focusing on just a few aspects reveals, on the one hand, a picture of a "tamed Kroll," and on the other, clarifies his approaches and puts doubts about the feasibility and purpose of such a path into perspective. Responding to the specific local conditions, the methodical approach to planning and realizing the unusual, the integration of craftsmanship as opposed to retrofitted art in architecture—these are both inspirations and challenges.
