Caulfield to Dandenong Railway & Linear Park
The true potential of Melbourne’s busiest rail corridor was unlocked through the collaboration of the multidisciplinary partners in the Caulfield to Dandenong Rail Level Crossing Removal Project. Colloquially referred to as “the Underline,” the linear park that sits underneath the elevated railway highlights the city-shaping power of integrated transport and public realm design.
ASPECT Studios developed forecourts, public squares, multi-generational play spaces and shared pathways along the project’s 16-kilometre length. Around 22 hectares of new public space was created in areas sorely in need of open space.
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- TRADITIONAL OWNERS & ONGOING CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND Bunurong Country
- Client Level Crossing Removal Authority, Lend Lease, CPB
- Location Melbourne, Australia
- Year 2015–2018
This slender park meanders through a wide-reaching area of varied character; a sometimes discordant mix of residential and commercial. The project has a harmonising effect on this part of the city, knitting together the adjacent streets and parks into a reconnected urban fabric.
The linear park is a chain of “activation nodes” for the community, including small areas for local gatherings, fitness stations, a range of seating, playgrounds, picnic areas, dog parks and larger community areas for activities such as sport, skating, bouldering and climbing. These nodes provide attractive, safe and well-maintained places for the community to enjoy.
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- Team Cox Architects, Aurecon, WSP, March Studio, John Raynor
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Awards
2019 AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards - Landscape Architecture Award for Infrastructure
2019 IFLA Asia Pacific Landscape Architecture Awards - Award of Excellence for Infrastructure
2019 Good Design Award- Architectural Design Urban Design - Gold Award
2019 AILA VIC Landscape Architecture Awards- Infrastructure - Award of Excellence - PHOTOGRAPHY Peter Bennetts, Peter Clarke, Dianna Snape, ASPECT Studios
