Hoppers Crossing Station
Victoria, Australia
Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)
Project 2019 – 2022
The Hoppers Crossing Station works are part of the Old Geelong Road Level Crossings Removal project incorporating a new passenger station interface, public pedestrian bridge and road-over-rail structures over the rail corridor and Princes Highway.
The station bridge and interface design resolves technical, maintenance, and construction considerations while responding efficiently to stakeholder initiatives from UDAP, LXRP, MTM, DoT and the Wyndham City Council. The design maximises safety and connectivity while delivering a distinctive transport network threshold and fitting community asset.
Key design outcomes include:
Slender blade structures help to visually thin the structure over the rail, as a floating element, extending out north and south. Similarly, blades frame the lift shafts as vertical elements that extend up into the sky.
Building on the expansive screening requirements for the rail corridor, the ribbon is a tool to help wrap and unify the screening around the structure. This is most evident along the eastern edge as the screens wrap up the sides of the stair and link across the bridge.
Components that do not feed into the above functions are treated as recessive forms. Dark, horizontal linear bands are set into areas like the plant room, between the lift shaft and under stairs to play down these areas and help emphasis the primary elements.
Integrated art within the floor of the bridge, are supersized graphics inspired by historic rail tickets and locomotives. The bold colours complement the restrained monochromatic architectural expression.
