May 31, 2018

Text: Athena Waligore

Sydney Pedestrian Tunnel by Woods Bagot Streamlines the Commute

Wynyard Walk includes new escalators. Photography by Trevor Mein.

Twenty-one architects and designers led by principal John Prentice

600 feet long

17,000 total square feet

20,000 commuters an hour

9 minutes saved per commute 

5 years project duration

Panels of glass-reinforced concrete await installation for Wynyard Walk, an underground pedestrian tunnel by Woods Bagot connecting Wynyard Station with Barangaroo in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. Photography courtesy of Woods Bagot.
Rendering courtesy of Woods Bagot.
After the panels were installed, construction workers laid granite-slab flooring. Photography courtesy of Woods Bagot.
Rendering courtesy of Woods Bagot.
Stainless-steel panels were inserted for the ceiling. Photography courtesy of Woods Bagot.
The ceiling channel is fitted with LED strips. Photography by Pat Kay.
A steel-and-glass canopy marks an entry. Photography by Trevor Mein.
Digital screens along the tunnel display historical information about the neighborhood. Photography by Trevor Mein.
Influenced by natural geological formations, the project employed local sandstone and glass-reinforced concrete. Photography by Trevor Mein.

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