The first infrastructure project globally inspired by the International Indigenous Design Charter
North East Link
The scale of the project is vast. At $16 billion and covering 25 kilometres of new freeway infrastructure in Victoria, it's the largest public-private development ever seen in Australasia. Situated on Country of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people, fundamental aspects of the design grow from their living knowledge and history.
The project intentionally ‘touches the earth lightly’ by optimising structural elements to reduce the volume of materials and embodied carbon, cultivating more green spaces, positively impacting the natural waterways and resources, and creating new parklands and public spaces for the community to connect.
Our wining concept for North East Link set out to generate its own power (17 GWh generated annually) through solar harvesting at various sites including photovoltaic-paneled noise walls.
The North East Link project was awarded two prizes at the 2022 World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards. Winning the prestigious WAF Future Project - Infrastructure award, as well as winning a WAFX award. WAFX is a special prize for international proposals that embrace cutting-edge design approaches to address major world issues.
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