{"id":10610,"date":"2025-11-27T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/?p=10610"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:26:49","slug":"rshp-among-studios-to-complete-stations-for-melbournes-metro-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/27\/rshp-among-studios-to-complete-stations-for-melbournes-metro-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"RSHP among studios to complete stations for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architecture studios RSHP<\/a>, Hassell<\/a> and WW+P Architects have created the five stations<\/a> for the Metro Tunnel rail network in Melbourne<\/a>,\u00a0designed to provide enjoyable spaces for commuters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set to be fully operational in February 2026, Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel aims to ease congestion on the City Loop underground infrastructure by connecting the Sunbury line in the west to the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines in the southeast.<\/p>\n

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RSHP, Hassell and WW+P Architects have completed five stations for the Metro Tunnel in Melbourne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

RSHP<\/a>, Hassell<\/a> and WW+P Architects<\/a> designed five stations for the new Metro Tunnel line, each with a distinct street-level appearance that aims to blend with the surrounding streetscape.<\/p>\n

The studios intended to draw natural light into the Metro Tunnel stations and used coloured structural elements and sculptural lighting to brighten the commuter journey as they move below ground.<\/p>\n

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The stations, including the glazed Parkville Station, were designed to let in natural light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The main design goal was to create a unique, distinctive, and timeless line-wide experience, open to daylight and defined by expressive artificial lighting, for all those using the metro,” said RSHP senior design partner Ivan Harbour.<\/p>\n

“The design is founded on the celebration of the raw spaces and the technological overlay that together make the metro function,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“Human-scale, precision-engineered and crafted components are set against the backdrop of bold, exposed civil-engineering structures, forming a loose-fit definition of space that will readily absorb changing technology into the future without disrupting the spatial qualities achieved today.”<\/p>\n