Museum Station Upgrade

Museum Station is a key underground node on Sydney’s City Circle line, providing transport for a wide range of patrons travelling to and from Sydney’s CBD. As part of the Transport Access Program (TAP), Designinc provided architectural services for the upgrade of the station to be equitable, pleasurable, safe and welcoming.

Originally opened in 1926, and the only ‘cut and fill’ single arch underground station on the network, Museum Station has exceptional heritage significance, which presented both challenges and rewards. An exemplar of Art Deco design, extant features such as tiles, signage and ticket windows had to be restored and retained, and any new fixtures and fittings introduced in the upgrade had to befit the original scheme.

Location: Gadigal Country
Sydney, New South Wales
Client: Transport for NSW, Arenco (NSW) Pty Limited
Year: 2018
Project Contact: Garth Davies
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DesignInc worked closely with a range of consultants to design and document a sympathetic architectural solution that meets both the accessibility and heritage requirements. The upgrade includes a new lift from the Elizabeth Street entry to the underground station concourse, two new lifts connecting the concourse with the platforms, an accessible ramp at the entrance, a new accessible family toilet, refurbishment of existing amenities, CCTV security and lighting throughout.

As the station was largely unchanged since the 1920’s a substantial effort was made to make the new elements fit seamlessly with the existing, new tiles were made in Italy with a deliberate variety in colour to match the existing somewhat varied tiles, brass handrails were manufactured to match existing and even “period correct advertising was installed.