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COX and Hassell appointed as design team for Brisbane Stadium, host for the 2032 Olympics.

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Across our studios, we connect insight with creativity to design places people love — and build a better future.

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Impact

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Designing for Impact

Our first Designing for Impact report represents Hassell’s commitment to measuring, understanding and improving the environmental and social consequences of our work.

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Waalbirniny Waabiny Boodja offers a new kind of sanctuary for Perth’s QEII Medical Centre campus

Forgoing the sterile for the sensory, Hassell’s latest project in Perth translates the global biodiversity of Kings Park into a therapeutic oasis, designed for both quiet respite and Noongar discovery.

Project

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171 Collins Street

In Melbourne, a central postcode no longer guarantees a full workplace. With employees voting with their feet, the office must earn its keep. At 171 Collins Street, we’ve traded corporate stature for a more human experience — transforming a landmark into a destination that actually commands a commute.

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205 North Quay

Designed by Hassell, REX, and Richards & Spence, 205 North Quay channels the essence of the traditional Queenslander home into a workplace that values health and genuine connection.

Conversation

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The future campus: how good design is addressing the evolving needs of higher education

Around the world, university campuses are moving beyond knowledge transfer to become genuine hubs of community and connection. We examine how three award-winning designs are defining this future.

Conversation

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Integrated station developments: Shaping cities beyond transport

Rail projects are often seen as infrastructure that simply moves people from A to B. But integrated station developments – and their over-station counterparts – are redefining what transit projects can achieve, and reshaping how our cities grow, connect, and thrive.

Town Hall Station, Melbourne, Australia

Town Hall Station, Melbourne, Australia

State Library Station, Melbourne, Australia

State Library Station, Melbourne, Australia

Parkville Station, Melbourne, Australia

Parkville Station, Melbourne, Australia

Arden Station, Melbourne, Australia

Arden Station, Melbourne, Australia

Anzac Station, Melbourne, Australia

Anzac Station, Melbourne, Australia

Anzac Station, Melbourne, Australia

Anzac Station, Melbourne, Australia

Town Hall Station, Melbourne, Australia

Town Hall Station, Melbourne, Australia

State Library, Melbourne, Australia

State Library, Melbourne, Australia

Parkville Station, Melbourne, Australia

Parkville Station, Melbourne, Australia

Arden Station, Melbourne, Australia

Arden Station, Melbourne, Australia

Anzac Station, Melbourne, Australia

Anzac Station, Melbourne, Australia

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Projects

Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct

120 Collins Street, Australia

Michael Kirby Building Macquarie University

Baker McKenzie London

Lunar Habitat Master Plan

Longgang River, China

Usher Institute, UK

Deloitte, Sydney, Australia

Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport, Australia

AMRF First Building, Australia

Harbourside, Australia

Seek Global HQ, Australia

Herston Quarter, Australia

HSBC QRC Suites, China

WA Museum Boola Bardip, Australia

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UNBUILT: TRIESTE PORTO VECCHIO MASTERPLAN, TRIESTE, ITALY

This adaptive master plan transforms Trieste’s historic old port into a knowledge quarter, repairing connections between the city centre and waterfront. The strategy preserves significant listed port buildings while creating a flexible framework for the city’s modern reinvention.

UNBUILT: TRIESTE PORTO VECCHIO MASTERPLAN, TRIESTE, ITALY

This adaptive master plan transforms Trieste’s historic old port into a knowledge quarter, repairing connections between the city centre and waterfront. The strategy preserves significant listed port buildings while creating a flexible framework for the city’s modern reinvention.

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UNBUILT: WEST BUND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, SHANGHAI, CHINA - WINNER

Shanghai’s Golden Ribbon Bridge provides a captivating destination along the Huangpu River, offering citizens a serene spot to pause and appreciate spectacular views. Its curvilinear geometry echoes the landscape with a series of winding terraces featuring mini amphitheatres and places to sit and relax.

UNBUILT: WEST BUND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, SHANGHAI, CHINA - WINNER

Shanghai’s Golden Ribbon Bridge provides a captivating destination along the Huangpu River, offering citizens a serene spot to pause and appreciate spectacular views. Its curvilinear geometry echoes the landscape with a series of winding terraces featuring mini amphitheatres and places to sit and relax.

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UNBUILT: BUDAPEST MASTER PLAN, HUNGARY

A transformative urban repair project north of central Budapest, this pedestrian-oriented district stitches together communities previously separated by rail infrastructure. The master plan features retail arcades and boulevards that echo Budapest’s familiar civic language, anchored by a central green ribbon park connecting east and west.

UNBUILT: BUDAPEST MASTER PLAN, HUNGARY

A transformative urban repair project north of central Budapest, this pedestrian-oriented district stitches together communities previously separated by rail infrastructure. The master plan features retail arcades and boulevards that echo Budapest’s familiar civic language, anchored by a central green ribbon park connecting east and west.

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UNBUILT: LINPING HUMANE CITY, LINPING, CHINA

Integrating natural systems, purposeful technology and sustainable construction, this master plan for a balanced and curated city aims to create harmony between people, nature and technology. The human-scaled master plan creates diverse environments from tranquil retreats to vibrant social hubs through a thoughtful landscape framework.

UNBUILT: LINPING HUMANE CITY, LINPING, CHINA

Integrating natural systems, purposeful technology and sustainable construction, this master plan for a balanced and curated city aims to create harmony between people, nature and technology. The human-scaled master plan creates diverse environments from tranquil retreats to vibrant social hubs through a thoughtful landscape framework.

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UNBUILT: MINA RASHID MASTER PLAN, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

This waterfront regeneration reconnects Dubai’s historic port area to the city fabric and is structured around two viewing corridors back to the Burj Dubai and Dubai Creek Tower. The master plan creates a series of connected waterfront squares and gardens, allowing the city to touch the water’s edge once again.

UNBUILT: MINA RASHID MASTER PLAN, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

This waterfront regeneration reconnects Dubai’s historic port area to the city fabric and is structured around two viewing corridors back to the Burj Dubai and Dubai Creek Tower. The master plan creates a series of connected waterfront squares and gardens, allowing the city to touch the water’s edge once again.

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UNBUILT: KUNSHAN YOUTH CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTRE, KUNSHAN, CHINA

Inspired by Jiangnan water towns, this cultural exchange centre creates an urban living room at the heart of Kunshan’s Qingyang Port. The design preserves the existing water axes, centring a new concert hall and art gallery around a circular plaza. This plan seamlessly transitions from the low-rise waterfront buildings to urban high-rises.

UNBUILT: KUNSHAN YOUTH CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTRE, KUNSHAN, CHINA

Inspired by Jiangnan water towns, this cultural exchange centre creates an urban living room at the heart of Kunshan’s Qingyang Port. The design preserves the existing water axes, centring a new concert hall and art gallery around a circular plaza. This plan seamlessly transitions from the low-rise waterfront buildings to urban high-rises.

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“Designers are increasingly called upon to drive transformation— not just in how buildings look and function but in how entire communities and ecosystems operate.”

Design Horizons, Hassell’s sustainability foresight report

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Dharug Country, Wianamatta, Western Sydney, Australia

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Arup’s Brisbane workplace

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

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Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport

Dharug Country, Western Sydney, Australia

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Australia Post’s new home

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

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Albury-Wodonga Regional Hospital Precinct

Bungambrawatha / Wiradjuri Country, Albury-Wodonga

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Park Avenue Central (PAC)

Shanghai, China

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The Lands by Capella

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Harbourside

Gadigal and Wangal Country, Sydney, Australia

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ICC Darling Harbour Precinct Sydney

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

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Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia

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120 Collins Street

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

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Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre

Bidi Bidi, Uganda

[IMG: Bakery Hill and Bridge Mall Urban Renewal Precinct]

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Bakery Hill and Bridge Mall Urban Renewal Precinct

Wadawurrung Country, Ballarat, Australia

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Darling Quarter

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

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Metro Tunnel

Wurundjeri and Bunurong Country, Melbourne, Australia

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Doha Grand Terminal

Doha, Qatar

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Green Our Roof

Wurundjeri Country, East Melbourne, Australia

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Deloitte

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

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Dharug Country, Wianamatta, Western Sydney, Australia

First Building, Bradfield City Centre

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

Arup’s Brisbane workplace

Dharug Country, Western Sydney, Australia

Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Australia Post’s new home

Bungambrawatha / Wiradjuri Country, Albury-Wodonga

Albury-Wodonga Regional Hospital Precinct

Shanghai, China

Park Avenue Central (PAC)

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Sydney, Australia

The Lands by Capella

Gadigal and Wangal Country, Sydney, Australia

Harbourside

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

ICC Darling Harbour Precinct Sydney

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia

Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

120 Collins Street

Bidi Bidi, Uganda

Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre

Wadawurrung Country, Ballarat, Australia

Bakery Hill and Bridge Mall Urban Renewal Precinct

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Darling Quarter

Wurundjeri and Bunurong Country, Melbourne, Australia

Metro Tunnel

Doha, Qatar

Doha Grand Terminal

Wurundjeri Country, East Melbourne, Australia

Green Our Roof

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Deloitte

Mountain View, California, US

North Bayshore Master Plan

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Hope Village Community Building, One Heart Tanzania

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Central Connect Tech Clubhouse

Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, Bunurong and Wadawurrung Country, Melbourne, Australia

Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)

London, United Kingdom

Baker McKenzie London

Shanghai, China

West Bund Waterfront Public Realm

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation: Laak Boorndap Urban Garden

Dharug Country, Sydney, Australia

Michael Kirby Building Macquarie University

Sohar, Oman

New City in Sohar

Wurundjeri Woi - Wurrung, Melbourne, Australia

The Square Terminal 1, Melbourne Airport

UK

Lunar Master Plan: Moon base for the European Space Agency

Gamayngal, Bideagal, Gweagal, Gadigal and Gadhungal Country, Sydney, Australia

Sydney Airport International Forecourt

Macclesfield, UK

First Light Pavilion Visitor’s Centre

Hong Kong, China

HSBC QRC Suites

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

Cross River Rail

Gadi Country, Sydney, Australia

Macquarie Street East Precinct Master Plan (MSEP)

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

SEEK Global HQ

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Sixty Martin Place

Dharug Nation, Bradfield City, Greater Western Sydney, Australia

Bradfield Central Park

Brighton, UK

Brighton Business School

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

NAB Place Melbourne

Dharug Country, Wianamatta, Western Sydney

Wianamatta (Western Sydney Aerotropolis)

Whadjuk Country, Crawley, Western Australia

The University of Western Australia’s EZONE

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

AMP@QQT

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

WA Museum Boola Bardip

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Computershare Global HQ

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia

ANU Birch

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Otter Place by Milieu

Brighton, UK

Mithras Student Village

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

Murdoch Square

Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Whadjuk Country, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Singapore

Arup Workplaces

Wuhan, China

K11 Art Mall

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

Riverside Green

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

FEIT @ Melbourne Connect

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

Herston Quarter STARS

San Francisco, US

Brookfield Properties San Francisco

Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia

ANU Research School of Social Sciences

Glasgow, UK

Adam Smith Building

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Sydney Theatre Company’s The Wharf

Beijing, China

Central Green Forest Park

Shenzhen, China

Xichong Coast Recovery Plan

Edinburgh, UK

Usher Building

Shanghai, China

Zhangjiang Pharmaceutical Campus

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

Optus Stadium

San Francisco, US

Resilient South City, San Francisco

Bidjigal, Dharug, Wallumettagal, and Cammeraygal Country, Sydney, Australia

Metro North West

Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen Mangrove Wetland Museum

Shenzhen, China

Qianhai Rail and Master Planning

Singapore

GSK Asia House

San Francisco, US

Colma Creek, South San Francisco

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Di Stasio Città Restaurant

Wadawurrung Country, Geelong, Australia

Geelong Arts Centre

San Francisco, US

Embarcadero and Public Piers Plan

Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Airport Terminal Expansion

Kunibídji Country, Maningrida, Australia

Maningrida Arts and Culture Precinct

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Life Sciences Building

Yangon, Myanmar

Wyndham Grand Yangon Royal Lake Hotel

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

Stadium Park and Chevron Parklands

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Pause, Melbourne Design Week

Hong Kong, China

District Des Voeux

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

Hibernian Place and Westin Hotel

Whadjuk Country, Fremantle, Australia

Liv Apartments

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Morningstar Workplace

Mars

NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

Chengdu, China

Panda Land Master Plan

Palermo, Italy

Palermo Cruise Terminal Design Competition

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Railyards Redevelopment

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Baker McKenzie Sydney

Shanghai, China

Shanghai North Bund Waterfront

London, UK

Sky Central Workplace

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Lendlease Global Headquarters

Shanghai, China

Huangpu East Bank Urban Forest

Wangal and Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Flour Mill of Summer Hill

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

Herston Quarter

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Darling Harbour Sydney Public Realm

Gadigal, Yuggera, Turrbal and Wurundjeri Country, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia

Ovolo Hotels

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Medibank Place

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station

Whadjuk Country, Perth, Australia

Brookfield Place

Larrakia Country, Darwin, Australia

Darwin Waterfront Public Domain

Yuggera and Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia

Advanced Engineering Building

Bedegal Country, Sydney, Australia

UNSW Electrical Engineering Building

Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide Contemporary

New York City, US

Beyond the Centerline, NYC

Wallumettagal and Cammeraygal Country, Sydney, Australia

Epping to Chatswood Rail Link

Nanjing, China

Nanjing Niushoushan Cultural Park

Kabi Kabi Country, Moreton Bay, Australia

University of Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia

ANZ Campus

Gadigal Country, Sydney, Australia

Larmont Sydney

Wangal Country, Sydney, Australia

Olympic Park Station

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Metro Tunnel

[H3] The Metro Tunnel transforms the way people move around Melbourne, improving north-south transit as well as access to key destinations and landmarks.
The biggest-ever public transport infrastructure project in the state of Victoria’s history involved building twin nine-kilometre tunnels and five new underground stations: Arden at North Melbourne (near Arden Street), Parkville, State Library (at the northern end of Swanston Street), Town Hall (at the southern end of Swanston Street) and Anzac at the intersection of Domain Road and St Kilda Road.The Metro Tunnel creates a new end-to-end rail line linking Sunbury in the west to Cranbourne and Pakenham in the south-east. More trains now run more often across Melbourne with three of the busiest train lines routed through new tunnels under the city.
[H3] The whole scheme connects into the city environment and ensures seamless passenger flow. By untangling the City Loop rail tunnel, the Metro Tunnel enables over half a million more passengers to travel across the rail network in peak periods every week.
Getting to and from work and study, connecting with friends and family, and going to sporting, cultural and community activities is all easier and more enjoyable via Metro Tunnel.The Metro Tunnel is a collaboration between leading international architecture design practices Hassell, WW+P Architects, and RSHP. Landscape architecture by Hassell, line-wide wayfinding by Maynard Design, engineering by Arup, Arcadis, and WSP as part of the CYP Design and Construction (CYP D&C) Joint Venture comprising Bouygues Construction, John Holland and Lendlease.

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Client
Rail Projects Victoria

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Location
Wurundjeri and Bunurong CountryMelbourne, Australia

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Status
Completed

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Year
2025

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Collaborators
Detailed below

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Design team
Detailed below

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Photography
Peter Bennetts, Sarah Pannell

Anzac Station

Anzac Station

Town Hall Station

Town Hall Station

State Library Station

State Library Station

Parkville Station

Parkville Station

Arden Station

Arden Station

Anzac Station

Anzac Station

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“It’s wonderful to see our ideas come to life after years of design, collaboration and problem-solving. The five new stations are civic places that will reshape how Melbourne moves, connects and grows for decades to come.”

Mark Loughnan,

Principal / Board Director / Head of Design

16.5k

square metres of new and renewed public realm

504k

more passengers across the network in peak periods

9km

twin tunnels + 4.6kms new separated bike lanes

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Sustainability highlights

From the outset, the Metro Tunnel set ambitious targets for sustainable design, including an emphasis on biophilic design — a rare approach for a major project. Our approach prioritises natural ventilation, daylight, and sightlines to ensure passengers can see the sky from underground spaces.Our involvement in the public realm encompasses all aspects of planting and landscaping, where we are exceeding urban ecological targets to enhance tree canopy coverage, soil volume, passive irrigation, flood mitigation, vegetated surfaces, and biodiversity. As a result, grassy woodlands and wetlands have been reintroduced into the urban sphere.We also support the project’s reduction in material use as a key initiative to help mitigate climate impact. The project collaborators aimed to reduce material use by 24%, particularly that of concrete, which has a generally high carbon intensity across major infrastructure projects.Further sustainability commitments for the Metro Tunnel are tracking well toward achieving the Rail Project Victoria (RPV) 9 sustainability targets.

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Station and Precinct Design

The Metro Tunnel is a once-in-a-century opportunity to reshape entire city precincts to be more responsive to their context and communities. Commuters, pedestrians, cyclists and nature are prioritised in the city’s new streetscapes. The five metro stations are new landmarks and meeting places. Each station draws on the history and character of its location, featuring materials such as brick, glass, timber and bluestone, and are new destinations in their own right, with shopping, cafes, restaurants and art installations.Inside, the stations make the most of space and natural light, to ensure passengers can move through the stations and transfer between rail lines easily and intuitively. Station entrances and canopies have been designed to provide shading and ventilation, ensuring that internal temperatures are maintained. All the station entrances offer sheltered canopies, and considerable analysis has been undertaken to ensure adequate protection from rain.In designing all the new public spaces surrounding and connecting the stations, we have established biodiverse landscaping palettes that include a range of native shrubs, flowers, grasses, and medicinal plants, as well as urban trees planted in tree pits and hard landscaping elements.

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Anzac Station precinct

Designed to integrate with surrounding parklands, Anzac Station is a ​‘pavilion in the park’ that provides a seamless connection above and beneath the Domain precinct linking Melbourne’s city centre and busy St Kilda Road with the Domain train and tram interchange, the Shrine of Remembrance, and the Royal Botanic Gardens parklands.We challenged the brief in two ways, which expanded the opportunity for Anzac to become more than a Metro station. In a first for Melbourne (and possibly Australia), our design-led approach to the station places the ​‘main’ entry on the tram platform and introduces underpasses to the Metro concourse from each side of St Kilda road for safe and seamless commuter transit between tram and train, and into the precinct.A light-touch floating timber canopy with geometries that echo those of the Shrine of Remembrance is the distinctive above-ground architectural feature of Anzac station. Large voids and lightwells pull daylight deep into the concourses, improving the transit experience and reducing power usage.Secondly, we increased the scope of landscaped parkland in Albert Road Reserve, rationalising roads and carparks in the process, for a greener urban nexus. Our approach proposed more than was asked in the brief, increasing Anzac Station’s footprint to integrate the station and tramstop, and link into the parklands of the Shrine to Albert Park Lake.Domain is a rapidly evolving commercial and residential hub of increasing density that requires an improved urban ecology. Increasing the scope of the project to encompass the Domain and Albert Road precinct means this station and its surrounds provide a better environment on the city fringe. Roads and carparks are transformed into a ​‘green spine’ that delivers a verdant Shrine to Bay link. The integration of visible water-sensitive urban design initiatives assists with water management, biodiversity, and habitat creation at this busy junction.In a win for city residents and visitors, open public spaces extend from the station through the new Albert Road Reserve toward Albert Park Lake. In addition to offering a new pedestrian-friendly plaza and park for those who work and live nearby, this design-led above-station urban greening initiative provides a cooling tree canopy and fosters biodiversity in what has long been a heat-charged and windswept intersection. It also contributes to the bigger picture $13million ​‘Shrine to Sea’ initiative that carves a boulevard connecting the Domain Gardens to Port Phillip Bay.

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Town Hall Station precinct

Prominently placed at the southern Swanston Street entrance to the CBD, opposite Flinders Street Station, the new Town Hall metro station reorients Melbourne’s city centre, with entrances at City Square, next to the heritage-listed Young & Jackson hotel, and at Federation Square.The City Square entrance respects its historic neighbours – St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne Town Hall, and the Manchester Unity building – with a nod to modern and contemporary city buildings. The entrance pavilion and the redesigned City Square provide a vibrant place for people to meet in the city. City Square itself is revitalised and upgraded in terms of amenity to reassert its role as one of the prime public gathering and events spaces in the heart of the city. Native trees and planting embrace the square, creating an urban oasis amidst the bustling city streets.The Federation Square entry has been developed in consultation with stakeholders and forms a key part of the Metro’s simple ​‘portal style’ design language, while creating a feature building that replaces the former Visitor Centre. Inside, vaulted ceilings soar 10 metres high over 19-metre-wide platforms, making this a landmark of Grand Central scale and stature for Melbourne.As part of the build, a world-first trial is underway to capture geothermal energy in the foundations of the Metro Tunnel’s new State Library Station, one that could start a revolution in clean energy.

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State Library Station precinct

The new State Library Station connects the northern end of Swanston Street to the CBD, with entrances on La Trobe Street (at the corner of Swanston Street) and Franklin Street. Passengers can slipstream into the bustle of the city, amble onto campus at RMIT, or retreat into laneways awash with secret histories and treasure troves of culture.Underground, the station is remarkable for its wide aisles and sweeping arches that recall the monumental State Library of Victoria above. At street level, the station’s Latrobe Street entrance echoes the gravitas of the library with a large, concrete-framed portal. The extension of Literature Lane connects La Trobe and Little La Trobe streets, where new cafes and shops flourish.Reconfiguring the road space above State Library Station has created 3,500 sqm of new public space laden with 50% more mature trees across the precinct. Eclectic, energetic promenades and laneways transform the area, opening up the city’s north where new and immersive shared zones improve the neighbourhood for pedestrians, cyclists and the growing local community.Along Franklin Street, a modest portal entrance provides convenient access into RMIT for students, and boulevard-style planting has established a native, bio-diverse tree-lined promenade to encourage walking between the station and Queen Victoria Market, and into the northern end of the CBD. A’Beckett Street has been transformed into an uptown pedestrian- and cycle-friendly plaza for community activities. “Water sensitive urban design principles have also been integrated into the design of the State Library Station precinct to lessen flood risk in low-lying areas, reduce stormwater runoff and provide passive irrigation to plants, thereby reducing demand for potable water. Areas that receive high stormwater runoff are landscaped to cope with heavy rainfall, and new tree pits contain large soil volumes to provide passive irrigation.” – Victoria’s Big Build

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Parkville Station precinct

For the first time ever, Parkville’s world-class education, research and healthcare hub is connected into Melbourne’s train network. Parkville Station is a much-needed metro transit node for the many thousands of students, patients, workers and other travellers who visit the precinct every day. Passengers from as far away as Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham – and stations in between – are now able to get to Parkville without changing trains.Parkville Station’s glass feature roof allows abundant natural light to enter the station concourse, and the landscape seamlessly connects the tree-lined view of Grattan Street. Visitors and residents will benefit from the precinct’s abundant public spaces for encounters, learning, and healing.The Metro station underpass provides a safe and accessible connection to the doorsteps of the University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, as well as some of Australia’s leading medical and healthcare facilities. These institutions are also better connected at street level with Grattan Street, which is reimagined as a more pedestrian-friendly boulevard.Now a grand promenade and biodiversity corridor to complement the city’s flourishing health and education quarter — Parkville is a place of exploration and ideas. Generous streetscape design connects the Metro with the many tram, bus, cycling, and walking routes, serving as a gateway to the University of Melbourne and hospitals.

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Arden Station precinct

Breathing new vigour into North Melbourne, Arden Station is a sustainable transport hub within walking distance of the North Melbourne Recreation Centre, Arden Street Oval and the Route 57 tram. Its bold, red brick archway reflects the area’s industrial heritage while creating a distinguished landmark for the new Arden precinct. The new station is part of a significant urban renewal project, creating a vibrant residential, commercial, and retail precinct on the city fringe.In fact, Arden Station is destined to be the centrepiece of Victoria’s new knowledge and innovation precinct, which is expected to generate up to 34,000 jobs and be home to around 15,000 residents by 2050.Pursuing best practice sustainability factors includes delivering daylight deep into the underground platforms via three enormous skylights nestled within the public realm. Our material selection specifies locally-sourced, low VOC options along with water-efficient fixtures and fittings, which together drive the sustainability performance and outcomes for the project.Around the station, the public realm is activated by a sequence of welcoming plazas, landscaped terraces, and tree-lined streets with materials that reference the local industrial character. Our landscape approach is an ​‘urban sponge’ that incorporates sunken gardens and native plants that tolerate water inundation, which will work with the site’s natural flood systems.Ongoing community and stakeholder feedback has resulted in station precinct design updates, outlined in an amended Development Plan, that include:retaining 15 more trees, bringing tree savings to 47 more than in the station’s Environment Effects Statementcreating a new series of public grassed areas interspersed with tree plantingimproved station access with repositioned entry gates and the reorientation of entry ramps on

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Wurundjeri CountryLevel 955 Collins StreetMelbourne VICAustralia 3000T +61 3 8102 3000E melbourne@​hassellstudio.​comArchitect Directors VIC: Mark Loughnan 15032 Brenden Kelly 20550 Liz Westgarth 00113

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Whadjuk CountryLevel 1Commonwealth Bank Building242 Murray StreetPerth WAAustralia 6000T +61 8 6477 6000E perth@​hassellstudio.​com

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650 California Street Level 7San Francisco CA 94108 United States of AmericaT +1 917 997 5746

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Gadigal CountryLevel 2Pier 8/9, 23 Hickson RoadSydney NSWAustralia 2000T +61 2 9101 2000E sydney@​hassellstudio.​com
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We work across Asia, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. For all enquiries, contact:Nik KillisT +61 414 587 468E NKillis@​hassellstudio.​com
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About

[H3] Our purpose is to create a better future by designing the world’s best places – places people love

[H3] Why Hassell?
We are talented architects, designers and creative thinkers who are working towards a better future by designing the world’s best places — places people love.Global in location and perspective, we are open-minded in our collaboration with experts, partners and clients and ambitious in our pursuit to unlock measurable value for them.Our unique design process combines creative design, strategic insights and advanced technology with regenerative design to make an impact on every project, client and their broader communities.We are serious about affecting positive change. This is what drives us to design truly beautiful places that feel unanticipated yet obvious.

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Our clients look to us for more than our design skills. They want us to help them unlock value for their business and their end users – and find ways to better connect people.

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Design approach

We believe in the impact of great design. Design that is engaging, enriching, and enduring. Design that adds beauty and value to the world.
Great design is driven by meaningful ideas explored through research and testing, and achieved through open-minded collaboration.
It deals with complexity. It achieves outcomes that feel both unanticipated and yet obvious. It engages our emotions and sparks new conversations. It shapes our physical world as well as our culture – our lives and experiences.
The world’s best places are always more than the sum of their parts. They go generously beyond the brief to create a better future.

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Strategy

Hassell’s strategy team helps clients and designers develop a deeper understanding of the organisations and people at the heart of our projects. The strategies we develop help our clients make better use of their space, set up for the future and respond to change over time.The team brings an open-minded curiosity to their work, uncovering and sharing specific insights – rich data and analytics that boost long-term value for clients.Our strategists come from backgrounds as varied as psychology, technology, business, architecture, art, and graphic and industrial design.This diversity allows the team to consider and convey information like design briefs, strategies and design directions analytically, mathematically, spatially, conceptually and visually – to a range of organisations and individuals.

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Research

Our in-house research team conducts original research on topics as diverse as why design matters to nurses, what makes campuses relevant to students in the age of digital learning, whether design is a factor in attracting talent and the similarities and differences between incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces.
A team of practical-minded thinkers with plenty of experience in the field, our researchers help design teams and clients understand how trends will affect the spaces we design together, providing early insight into how to future-proof projects.
Our researchers typically work in partnership with universities and industry experts worldwide, and they’ve garnered plenty of recognition and awards for their work over the years.

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Design technology and innovation

Our global design technology and innovation team is focused on how we can harness new and emerging technologies to elevate our design process – and our design outcomes. The powerful tools we use help us create buildings and spaces that are flexible enough to capitalise on the innovations of tomorrow.
Our capabilities include:
BIM – With more than 150 specialists in Building Information Modelling, we deploy this critical technology on large, complex projects such as Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia, an award-winning venue with a benchmark BIM process recognised at the international Autodesk Conference in 2019.Virtual reality – VR brings our evolving projects to life for clients and users. On the University of Brighton business school in the UK, we employed it for everything from in-house design development to client presentations to consultation with university staff. Computational design – We use computational tools such as parametric models to solve complex geometrical problems - like designing a spiral staircase for the WA Museum Boola Bardip.Our team is also actively involved in conversations about next-gen thinking in our industry as well as future-focused design competitions like NASA’s 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge.

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Breathing Space, London Design Festival, London, UK

An overlooked public square in East London becomes a place of respite during the busy London Design Festival – with real-time London pollution data on display.

Breathing Space, London Design Festival, London, UK

An overlooked public square in East London becomes a place of respite during the busy London Design Festival – with real-time London pollution data on display.

Installations and interventions

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Footprints, Clockenflap Festival, Hong Kong, China

Futuristic, mirrored box design blends into the landscape to give kids and adults a moment away from the chaos of Hong Kong’s largest music and arts festival.

Footprints, Clockenflap Festival, Hong Kong, China

Futuristic, mirrored box design blends into the landscape to give kids and adults a moment away from the chaos of Hong Kong’s largest music and arts festival.

Installations and interventions

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Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week, London, UK

We interpret Clerkenwell’s historic pleasure gardens in an immersive installation for Clerkenwell Design Week – a riot of smells, textures, tastes and optic devices.

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Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week, London, UK

We interpret Clerkenwell’s historic pleasure gardens in an immersive installation for Clerkenwell Design Week – a riot of smells, textures, tastes and optic devices.

Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week

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Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week, London, UK

The creative collaboration of architects, urban designers, interior designers and Scandinavian seating designer HÅG offers a new perspective on how people shape design and how design responds to people.

Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week, London, UK

The creative collaboration of architects, urban designers, interior designers and Scandinavian seating designer HÅG offers a new perspective on how people shape design and how design responds to people.

Sensorium, Clerkenwell Design Week

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Pause, Melbourne Design Week, Australia

For Melbourne Design Week 2019 we invite the public to surrender phones and digital devices and enter a giant bubble for a solitary moment to pause.

Pause, Melbourne Design Week, Australia

For Melbourne Design Week 2019 we invite the public to surrender phones and digital devices and enter a giant bubble for a solitary moment to pause.

Pause, Melbourne Design Week

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‘High Rotation’, Museum of Brisbane, Australia

We design an experience for the public to see, hear and feel the sound of Brisbane – a backstage pass to three epic decades of Brisbane’s music scene.

‘High Rotation’, Museum of Brisbane, Australia

We design an experience for the public to see, hear and feel the sound of Brisbane – a backstage pass to three epic decades of Brisbane’s music scene.

‘High Rotation’ at Museum of Brisbane

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Insight

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Explore the latest on resilient cities, workplace thinking, and innovation precincts.

[H3] The Mandate Mirage: 2025 Workplace Futures Survey

Are mandates working? Hassell research reveals the real strategy driving return-to-office.

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Research

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Senior living in dense cities: building dignity and choice

By 2039, one in three Hong Kongers will be 65+. Today’s senior housing is stuck between two extremes: minimal care at home or institutional living. At Hassell, we believe real life happens in the space between.

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The Brisbane 2032 cultural vision: a legacy beyond the Olympics

The Brisbane 2032 Olympics presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how our unique Australian culture can energise our cities and enrich communities.

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From commutes to communities: Human-centred design in transport-oriented developments

When thoughtfully designed, transport-oriented developments (TODs) – those clusters of homes, offices, and public spaces orbiting train stations and bus hubs – promise something radical: they can redefine – not just how people move across cities – but how they thrive.

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“When we focus on what already exists, we can evolve our cities into places where people and nature thrive together.”

Samantha Peart, Head of Sustainability

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Building smarter: a new lens on modular design in Australia

Practical, sustainable, efficient, and big on benefits — there’s a lot to love about modular design.

Research

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The Future of Retail

In Asia and the Middle East, the reinvention of retail is unfolding at breakneck speed. Our latest research report, The Future of Retail delves into the trends, ideas and innovations reshaping how — and why — we shop.

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The path to climate-resilient and healthy cities is paved with plants

As cities grapple with the growing challenges of climate change and public health, integrating nature and biodiversity into urban environments is crucial. Here, we reveal ten essential pillars of city-wide nature restoration.

[H3] Ten key moves that drive #NaturePositive cities

A new Australian report by the Committee for Sydney titled Nature Positive Sydney sets out a path to enable community, business and government to grow our living infrastructure equitably.

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