Regardless of which design eventually wins the Flinders Street Station design competition, Melbourne is set for another significant contemporary piece of architecture.
July 23rd, 2013
Almost two years since the Victorian Government first announced its landmark $1Million open design competition for the refurbishment and expansion of Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station – the six finalists’ designs have been unveiled.
Ashton Raggatt McDougall
Though the successful Australian and International teams had been announced some time ago, it is only today that the public has been privy to the design proposals.
NH Architecture
From Zaha Hadid and BVN’s soaring vestibules to the brickwork viaduct and theatre of transport proposal from John Wardle Architects + Grimshaw.
John Wardle Architects + Grimshaw
Consistent through many of the competition entries is the idea of restoration, far beyond the notion of refurbishment. The great length of Flinders Street Station has long proved to dissect Melbourne’s CBD from its main waterway and in these proposals there is a concerted push to restore that north bank interface with the historic transport hub and the city that sits behind.
HASSELL Herzog & De Meuron
Public parks, open-air amphitheatres and extensive boardwalks are recurring devices that the designers hope will endear these vast schemes to the public and the competition jury, alike. Public voting is now open, online, with fly-through videos, additional images and design statements from the various teams. As it stands, no input from public voting will be taken in to account by the jury.
Eduardo Velasquez + Manuel Pineda + Santiago Medina
Flinders Street Station Design Competion
(Hero Image: Zaha Hadid Architecture & BVN Architecture)
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
Marylou Cafaro’s first trendjournal sparked a powerful, decades-long movement in joinery designs and finishes which eventually saw Australian design develop its independence and characteristic style. Now, polytec offers all-new insights into the future of Australian design.
In the pursuit of an uplifting synergy between the inner world and the surrounding environment, internationally acclaimed Interior Architect and Designer Lorena Gaxiola transform the vibration of the auspicious number ‘8’ into mesmerising artistry alongside the Feltex design team, brought to you by GH Commercial.
Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.
Sub-Zero and Wolf’s prestigious Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) has celebrated the very best in kitchen innovation and aesthetics for three decades now. Recognising premier kitchen design professionals from around the globe, the KDC facilitates innovation, style and functionality that pushes boundaries.
The Danger Of Kitsch In The Workplace: How to experiment without making our industry look naff.
The ’healthy burger specialists’ have transformed their Sydney eateries into interactive walk-through canvases.
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
Swiss home appliance designer and manufacturer V-ZUG’s first Sydney studio is a unified expression of the brand’s boutique, sustainable and design-led identity.
Simon Liley, Principal Sustainability Consultant at Cundall, writes about how cyberpunk dystopias haven’t (quite) come to pass yet – and how designers can avoid them.