METRONET Morley Ellenbrook Line
Photo by Trevor Mein
UDLA is proud to have worked alongside Laing O’Rourke, Woods Bagot, TRCB and TCL to deliver this significant project for the Perth community.
The project involved the construction of five new stations and corresponding precincts at Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook along 21km of new rail line. It’s the most significant expansion of the rail network in Western Australia since the Mandurah Line in 2007.
UDLA, in partnership with TCL, delivered the landscape scope of works which builds on the conceptual designs from the bid phase to develop reference designs through to detailed design submissions. The stations and station precincts were completed in December 2024.
Awards:
2025 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) WA Awards – George Temple Poole Award
2025 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) WA Awards – Wallace Greenham Award for Sustainable Architecture
2025 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) WA Awards – Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
Details:
Client: Laing O’Rourke
Aboriginal Country: Whadjuk Noongar Country
Location: Multiple locations along Tonkin Highway: Morley, Noranda, Ballajura, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook
Dates: 2020 - 2024
Landscape Architect: UDLA & TCL
Collaborators: Woods Bagot (Lead Consultant), TRCB
Artists:
All stations: Marcia McGuire & Penelope Forlano - skylights at all stations
Morley Station: Haylee Fieldes (Fieldey) - arrival statement pieces (blade wall, perforated screens and balustrade).
Noranda Station: Kyle Hughes-Odgers - façade screens; Melski + Lilsiski - underpass mural.
Ballajura Station: Peter Farmer & Jason Hirst - arrival sculptures; Marcia McGuire - concourse screens; Mark Datodi - façade screens.
Whiteman Park Station: Rohin Kickett & Haylee Fieldes (Fieldey) - underpass mural; Pip Kelly - marker sculptures.
Ellenbrook Station: April Pine - entry sculpture; Nathan Corunna & Darren Hutchens - bidi mural; Marcia McGuire & Kamsani Bin-Salleh - metal screens.
