The 7,000 square metre station is a celebration of rail travel, designed in the tradition of the great glass and iron railway stations of the nineteenth century. Yet the response is distinctly Australian in character, embracing qualities of openness, directness and clarity

The dtac corporate philosophy of 'play and learn' is successfully reflected in the design of this new workplace, challenging conventional notions of arrival, meeting, concentration and relaxation spaces

The building integrates teaching and research laboratories in addition to large scale manufacturing and civil engineering research laboratories. It will support various hydraulic, wind, materials and structural and advanced form processing laboratories within its program. The building also aims to act as a 'live learning hub' for students who will occupy the building