In 2011 lahznimmo architects won an invited competition for the design of a new pedestrian and cyclist crossing in Bowen Place, Canberra. 

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Architects: lahznimmo architects

Location: Parkes ACT, Australia

Landscape Architects: Spackman Mossop Michaels

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Brett Boardman

Client: National Capital Authority

Structural Engineer: Taylor Thomson Whitting

Civil Engineer: Taylor Thomson Whitting

Electrical And Lighting Consultants: Lighting, Art and Science

Construction: Woden Contractors

Software Used: ArchiCAD

© Brett Boardman
In 2011 lahznimmo architects won an invited competition for the design of a new pedestrian and cyclist crossing in Bowen Place, Canberra. 

© Brett Boardman

Within the context of the Parliamentary Zone and the associated important heritage items, the design looks to provide a simple and elegant response. It does not seek to detract from, or compete with the existing items within the environs - enhancing existing geometries, landscape and place making opportunities. 

Site Plan

The design response is fundamentally landscape driven - the new underpass is part of a continuous path that slices through the terrain on a trajectory that speaks to ...