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UAP Studio | Legacy Way

The Transcity Joint Venture was recently awarded the $1.5 billion tender to design, construct, manage and operate Brisbane City Council’s Legacy Way project – the 4.6km road tunnel connecting the city’s western and inner northern suburbs.

UAP is a member of the design alliance on the project, which is led by RPS, and responsible for a number of areas within the urban design for the project.

UAP Studio’s Amanda Harris and Stacie Gibson are currently developing a public art design which will adorn the 370m² ventilation station and 15m high ventilation outlets. Their concept for the project draws on the parallels between the functionality of the ventilation station and the transpiration process which takes place within a plant’s cells by referencing the microscopic sectional view of a plant’s vascular system. Furthermore the principles of movement, transport and connectivity are common links with the design influences guiding the treatment of the eastern ventilation station.

Legacy Way is a key component in Council’s plan to provide a long-term solution to Brisbane’s transport challenges. It will connect the Western Freeway at Toowong to the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove. Once open, Legacy Way will almost halve peak hour travel times between the Centenary Bridge and the ICB.

Project: Legacy Way

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Client: Transcity Consortium

Design: Amanda Harris and Stacie Gibson, UAP Studio

Fabrication: UAP Studio

Landscape Architect: RPS Group