Regular commuters travelling into King's Cross are in for a pleasant shock. Instead of arriving in the usual dismal environment of the Southern concourse they will disembark in the hi-tech dome of the new Western Concourse, which opens this month.
The roofing structure is what gives the Western Concourse its identity - both in terms of its vast span and its striking form, including a huge steel funnel that tapers towards the concourse floor and supports the semi dome roof.