"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Isn't it some sort of new bus station?

According to
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro....html#Vauxhall ....

"In April 2000, planning permission for a £15m "beetle-shaped" bus station
was being sought, with completion planned for December 2001".

Is it not finished yet then ? ;-)

But goodness knows what the architect thought

The site was a unique challenge because of the Victoria Line and various
other untouchables passing beneath nearly every square inch of the area. I
have a vague recollection that the River Effra might flow beneath the site
as well. This meant that load-bearing spikes had to be mounted on the few
solid spots, and the rest of the building had to be hung from the spikes. So
it is an intelligent and appropriate design, they aren't just being avant
garde to show off.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes