Dharawal
New South Wales
How does a responsible architect interpret a brief for a carpark in the twenty first century? We think about the structure’s life and future beyond carbon and cars. The Campbelltown Station Commuter Car Park is conceived as an Adaptable Mobility Hub. It developed as hypothesis about what was needed to maximise choices into the future.
Accordingly – we proposed a light and airy courtyard carpark. Access ramps between floors are configured cleanly within a central landscaped courtyard, allowing the structure to be readily adapted for commercial, cultural or residential uses, responding to and promoting future flexibility in the urban environment. The hostile asphalt fringe was replaced by native planting and connective footpaths.
The building stands as a work of public architecture; well made, open and accessible, a confident statement for the future transformation of the west side of Campbelltown.
Award for Sustainable Architecture
The Campbelltown Station Commuter Car Park is distinguished by its simplicity, clarity, and holistic integration of sustainability initiatives across all disciplines contributing to the design of a contemporary commuter car park. As a fundamentally utilitarian structure, it thoughtfully responds to the evolving needs of commuters and the broader transport precinct through a future-focused and adaptable design approach.
This project elevates everyday infrastructure through the careful application of colour, light, landscape, and natural ventilation, transforming an ordinary commercial structure into an efficient, safe, and inviting public space. A central landscaped void manages onsite stormwater at ground level and introduces daylight deep into the building, reducing floorplate depth while enhancing user experience and environmental performance.
Its capacity for future expansion, connectivity to adjacent transport, and potential adaptive reuse demonstrate a sophisticated yet restrained architectural response. The project exemplifies how even the most functional infrastructure can embody enduring architectural principles with elegance and civic generosity.
Award for Sustainable Architecture
The Campbelltown Station Commuter Car Park is distinguished by its simplicity, clarity, and holistic integration of sustainability initiatives across all disciplines contributing to the design of a contemporary commuter car park. As a fundamentally utilitarian structure, it thoughtfully responds to the evolving needs of commuters and the broader transport precinct through a future-focused and adaptable design approach.
This project elevates everyday infrastructure through the careful application of colour, light, landscape, and natural ventilation, transforming an ordinary commercial structure into an efficient, safe, and inviting public space. A central landscaped void manages onsite stormwater at ground level and introduces daylight deep into the building, reducing floorplate depth while enhancing user experience and environmental performance.
Its capacity for future expansion, connectivity to adjacent transport, and potential adaptive reuse demonstrate a sophisticated yet restrained architectural response. The project exemplifies how even the most functional infrastructure can embody enduring architectural principles with elegance and civic generosity.
Philip Thalis, Design Architect
Brett Sperling, Project Architect
Aaron Murray, Graduate of Architecture
Victoria King, Graduate of Architecture
SDA, Structural Engineer
Altus, Quantity Surveyor
O & S, Services Consultant
Flux, ESD Consultant
Traffix, Traffic Engineer
Civic Assessments, Town Planner
Credwell, BCA & Access
JMD, Landscape Consultant
Douglas Partners, Geotech & Contamination
Ecological, Ecological
Bluesky, Wayfinding
Altus, Contract Administrator
Altus, Project Management