New vision revealed for Preston's Brutalist bus station

How the revamped Preston Bus Station will appear. Credit: Lancashire County Council.

The winning design has been chosen in the architectural competition for Preston's bus station and new Youth Zone Plus.

New York-based John Puttick Associates was chosen from the five anonymous shortlisted entries by the judges.

His designs also came top in the public vote which ran alongside the selection process.

Inside the bus station will also be revamped. Credit: Lancashire County Council.

The plans will see a multi-million pound investment in the Grade II listed bus station site, to create a public space and a home for the new Preston Youth Zone Plus - while preserving the building’s noted brutalist architecture.

The architectural competition was run by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), on behalf of Lancashire County Council and Preston Youth Zone.

The public voted for their favourite design in July, at a special two-day exhibition held in the bus station and online. A total of 4,215 votes were cast by people choosing their favourite design for a new youth zone.

The votes by the public were taken into consideration by the judges, as well as architectural considerations.

The bus station will continue to be a major transport hub. Credit: Lancashire County Council.

The bus station will continue to be a major transport hub, with improved public areas. Maintenance and repair work on the bus station is expected to begin on site later this year.

Planning approval will be required for the Youth Zone Plus, as well as listed building consent and approval from Historic England, before building work can start.