Flinders Street Station

Competition Proposal
Zaha Hadid + BVN Donavan Hill architects
Melbourne
Felicetti provided Structural Design

One of 6 shortlisted projects in an international competition for the $1.5 billion redevelopment of Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. Felicetti were part of the Zaha Hadid consortium which also included; Bollinger Grohmann, Hyder and WSP. The scheme is designed around a new public space that traverses the site, connecting to a reinvigorated Yarra River promenade. Our proposal included: A new Western Concourse, Access from the coathanger Bridge to the Concourse, New public spaces, The restoration and adaptive reuse of the Administration Building, The return of rail administration, New office space, a boutique hotel and destination retail, New event space with views of the Yarra, Reconstruction of the north bank, Realignment of William Street to improve traffic flow and create a forecourt for the Immigration Museum.