"What distinguishes the subway is the engineering detail behind it. To realize the design, the designer relied on both his woodworking skills and 3D printed parts, which allowed him to construct the complex station elements with precision. Xing faced the challenges of synchronizing the opening of train and platform doors, as well as constructing a functioning escalator. Instead of letting those hurdles stall the project, he committed to tackling each problem step by step until the full system came together."
"The final station includes realistic details that echo urban transit environments, from the train's arrival sequence to the boarding process. Platform screen doors line the edge, complete with signage and warning strips, while overhead maps and directional boards recreate the look of a real metro concourse. Even escalators, staircases, and waste-sorting bins are carefully crafted to scale. 'Welcome to Cat Town Station, please give way to alighting passengers before boarding,' content creator Xing's World announces in the video tour, where his cats, Mr. Nice and his family, become the first passengers to explore the new underground world."
Xing's World created a fully operating miniature subway system for cats after two years of experimenting with small-scale pet architecture. The build took four months and adds a complete underground station and moving train to a portfolio of tiny environments. The project combined woodworking with 3D-printed parts to achieve precise, complex station elements. The designer solved engineering challenges such as synchronizing train and platform doors and constructing a functioning escalator by addressing each problem step by step. The station reproduces urban transit features at scale, including platform screen doors, signage, maps, escalators, staircases, and waste-sorting bins, and the cats serve as the first passengers.
Read at designboom | architecture & design magazine
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