Partly due to the construction of the bicycle cellar with associated access and daylight element, the connection with the bus square on the north side and the pedestrian route to the city looks messy. On the south side of the square, green gardens were created in front of the ‘De Colonel’ building in the 1980s, with a characteristic figurative interpretation.

By reinterpreting the original theme of green parks, Ruland Architecten brings cohesion to the square again. The existing green areas on the south side of the square will be adapted and continued like a stamp. The platform edges will function as seating areas for visitors to the square. Space is being made for terraces at the height of the new catering functions in the station building. The new design is terminated on the north side of the square by large tree tubs and a long continuous element, which provides seating for waiting train and bus passengers.

A design has been made for the green areas, consisting of variously colored plants and trees that provide shade and shelter to the station square. There are two subtly different variants. In the existing areas at the height of the ‘De Colonel’ building, the green plants of the same height remain planted in a clear cross shape. The intermediate surfaces are again filled with low and diversely colored flower and plant species. At the station building however, the surfaces take on a more informal character. Here the same plants are mixed in a wild form, without a recognizable structure. The planting thus reflects the playful architecture of the station building versus the austere and rigid architecture of the ‘De Colonel’ building.