On 13 December 2016 the Victorian Government announced the results of the first round of judging in the national design competition for the $30 million Frankston Station upgrade. Cullinan Ivanov Partnership are extremely proud to be one of the five shortlisted architectural firms out of 39 entries from across the country.

The Office of the Victorian Government Architect (OVGA) and the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), working together with the support of the Frankston Revitalisation Board, invited registered Australian architects and urban designers to participate in a design competition for a renewed Frankston Railway Station.

This is the flagship project of the Victorian Government’s $63 million investment in the revitalisation of the Frankston Station Precinct to deliver a safer, more modern place of business and activity and grow investment towards the long-term vision of a revitalised Frankston city centre.

The jury looked for engaging and appropriate ideas that addressed the budget and the ‘Design Principles’ outlined in the brief:

• Identity and context;
• Site design;
• The public realm and urban fabric;
• The organisational diagram;
• Form, massing, appearance;
• Functional planning;
• Use of resources;
• Safety and security;
• Materials;
• User Perspective; and
• Community Priorities.