The invention discloses a method for designing a switchyard structure. The method is used for complex transformer substation frameworks with multiple steel beams and complex modeling. The method comprises the following steps that A, steel beams are grouped according to the lengths of steel beams of the switchyard structure; B, reference steel beams are selected to be analyzed, and the overall rigidity of the reference steel beams is calculated; C, an equivalent steel beam model which is identical with the reference steel beams in overall rigidity and simple in structure is built; D, a structure model composed of equivalent steel beams and structure columns is built, finite element analysis is carried out, and section design of the structure columns is completed; E, a space lattice type steel beam model is built, internal force of ends of the equivalent steel beams and loads borne by the equivalent steel beams are exerted to the space lattice type steel beam model, finite element analysis is carried out, and section design of the reference steel beams is completed; F, design results are applied to other steel beams of the same group, and design of the switchyard structure is completed. The method can simplify the complex structure, reduce modeling workload, shorten the design cycle and improve work efficiency.