The award winning Barnsley Transport Interchange (BTI) is the first physical manifestation of the “Remaking Barnsley” Strategic Development Framework promoted by Yorkshire Forward and Barnsley MBC. BTI delivers a modern environment with first rate facilities for rail and bus passengers including a full range of shops and offices. The design is a piece of innovative and highly original architecture which sets a new benchmark for public transport environments. Bright retail ‘pods’ filter pedestrian flow and connects the ‘internal street’ of the interchange with the bus zone and the existing urban fabric. Beautiful structural beams and a vast glass wall, together with the innovative roofing materials, maximize the admittance of natural light and ensure that visitors are protected from the weather whilst giving the feeling of being out in the open air. Built on an existing Brownfield site, the build of the centre was designed to be environmentally conscious through the use of locally sourced natural sandstone, recyclable copper and glu-laminated timber from sustainable forests.