In the midst of the worst drought Queensland has ever faced, Woodhead has been commissioned to provide the architectural services for the pipeline that will link up two of south-east Queensland's primary water supplies.

This pipeline, connecting the Gold Coast water supply to the Brisbane water supply, stretches some 150kms and requires numerous pump halls along the way to keep the water pressure constant. Woodhead's task was to produce a regular design that could be adapted to each individual pump station. Five pump stations have been documented with the Bundamba pump station being the first to be completed.

Each building is designed to make a statement on the landscape whilst reflecting the practical use of the facility. Large flowing swirls of aggregate patterned onto the facades of the concrete blade walls reflect the flow of water whilst the random placement of Alpolic cladding contained within these walls symbolise the reflective qualities of surface water. This project has been successful in taking the functionality of an industrial building to develop an innovative and exciting product.