Transport
Better and more connections, in a travel experience that is enjoyable and humanising, is the hallmark of great transport systems. Transport projects don’t just address the big urban issues and respond to heritage interfaces, our projects are infrastructure legacy assets.
Designing for transport is a great privilege because we make a difference to everyday life; everyone experiences and can benefit from the work we do to make places better. We aim beyond functional outcomes to marry aesthetic and function with design that carefully and elegantly serves clients and passengers, creating experiences that add comfort, security, and delight to their day.
Our transport experience is deep and broad. We are passionate about trains, trams and buses, and airports. We work with governments and private consortiums on road, rail and airport infrastructure in cities and regions around Australia. Our intellectual property is available to all our clients, including effective, tested strategies to minimise disruption to services. Because cities stop for no one.
Our transport experience includes:
- Railway stations
- Light rail
- Metro
- On grade and multi-level carparks
- Roads and motorways
- Airports—airside and landside
Project
Como Station Upgrade
Project
Petersham Station Upgrade
Project
Northern Beaches Bus B-Line
Project
Byron Bay Transport Interchange
I really enjoy working in transport because it is about everyday life. It is the everyday experience of people
Mary Anne McGirr
Director, DesignInc
Transport Awards
YearAwardProject
2022
Commendation, Built Projects—City and Regional Scale, Urban Design Awards (NSW)
Byron Bay Transport Interchange
2022
Winner, Infrastructure Award of Excellence, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (NSW)
Byron Bay Transport Interchange
2022
Winner, Regional Achievement Award—Northern New South Wales, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (NSW)
Byron Bay Transport Interchange
2022
Outstanding Achievement, Design, Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Rooty Hill Station and Commuter Carpark
2022
Shortlisted, Well Connected Communities with Quality Local Environments, NSW Government Premier’s Award
Byron Bay Transport Interchange
2015
Winner, Great Place Award, Planning Institute of Australia (NSW)
Chatswood Transport Interchange
People
Projects
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A Fine Balance—Transport and Infrastructure Projects
Transport infrastructure projects change lives. Yet they are complex to get right, requiring a balance of technical requirements with considerations such as heritage, accessibility, bushfire, landscape, urban and local community contexts.
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Reconceiving Utilitarian Urban Spaces
From Burying Highways to Tactical Urbanism and the Impactful Stuff In Between. Our urban environments are layered—the result of decades or even centuries of private development, public infrastructure and incidental componentry yielding an often unwieldy, uncoordinated aggregation.
Urban Design
Urban Design Public space expresses a city’s cultural life. It should be dynamic and inclusive in its street design, pedestrian corridors, urban structures, and open space with a clearly expressed hierarchy. We…
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Getting to Know Paul Wallace
Paul Wallace is an Architect and Principal at DesignInc Sydney. We met up with Paul to discuss architecture, design, travel, vinyl and classic cars.
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Getting to Know Lynne Hancock
Principal Urban Designer Lynne Hancock joined DesignInc Sydney’s urban design and planning team in 2019, bringing her wide range of experience and expertise.
Landscape
Landscape embodies the spirit of life; it links with our aim to create places that are beneficial for people’s health and wellbeing.