Multi-deck car park in Atkinson Street Oakleigh

• Project typeRoads, footpaths and car parks
• Project value$7.5 million

The $7.5 million Atkinson Street multi-level car park in Oakleigh is an extension of an existing ground floor car park which created a 274-space car park, boosting parking by 195 spaces.

Council recognised the need for extra car parks in Oakleigh, especially during peak periods when existing parking was 100% occupied.

In a community survey, Monash residents nominated 'parking availability' as the top area they wanted Council to improve. With this car park extension, we are responding to the community's wishes.

The project involved:

• The addition of two decks of car parking
• An electronic car-counting system at the entries to the car park, indicating available spaces
• A vehicle ramp to the upper levels adjacent to the Atkinson Street frontage
• A concrete and aluminium horizontal façade to the northern side, set back from the boundary, to address resident concerns about noise, overlooking and car headlight glare
• Lifts, stairwells and decorative timber facades with feature lighting at the Atkinson Street and Palmerston Grove frontages
• Solar cells on the rooftop level to power internal lighting
• Artwork on the concrete columns and some internal walls to deter graffiti and vandalism. Local students helped create this artwork
• Landscaping, planting and footpath works
• A modified entry/exit to the car park to discourage people driving down Palmerston Grove (in response to feedback from nearby residents).

'Oakleigh Oasis' Mural Project

Council commissioned Melbourne street artist Michael Fikaris to create murals throughout the upgraded car park to reflect Oakleigh's natural elements. 

The murals on the ground level and level one feature a botanic theme of floral and botanical references from Australian, Indigenous and Mediterranean plant life. The concept of the botanical theme is intended to reflect the lush and bountiful environment that reflects the markets, gardens and foods which make Oakleigh the thriving suburb it is.

The large-scale mural project also engaged students from Sacred Heart Girls' College and Oakleigh Grammar, who worked with the artist to paint their designs on to pillars of the car park.  

Watch our video to see the students add a splash of colour to the car park:

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