AUCKLAND CITY CENTRE
3rd Year
Studio 6 focused on The Auckland City Centre Masterplan a live, collaborative project which involved restructuring the planning of city spaces into objectives and outcomes and the implementation of design moves and critical thinking.
'The Auckland City Centre Masterplan is a 20-year vision that sets the direction for the future of the city centre as the cultural, civic, retail and economic heart of the city.It shows opportunities for development and identifies eight moves, pictured in the slider above. These will create a stunning city centre and unlock its full potential to be one of the world's premier business locations, the heart and 'Engine Room' of Auckland and the world's most liveable city.Underpinning the plan is a focus on a range of projects that will make the city centre more family-friendly, pedestrian-friendly and environmentally-friendly. A place we are all proud of, feel excited about visiting and where we can do business and be entertained'
CONVENTION CENTRE
Denise Dominguez, Oraphanh Chanthaphonh, Nick Regal, Zara Jawadi
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| Oraphanh Chanthaphonh |
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| Denise Dominguez |
CITY RAIL LINK
Genevieve Mrost, Kevin Zhu, Matthew Lay, Brendan Clemens, Natasha Iyer
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| Kevin Zhu |
Natasha Iyer
DOWNTOWN
Julie Greenslade, Brad Congdon, Chloe Nelson, Michelle Ineson, Zac Thorp
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| Julie Greenslade |
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| Chloe Nelson |
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| Michelle Ineson |
The Auckland waterfront is highly manipulated, reclaimed land, structured and gridded in contrast to the historical meandering coastline. The water and working wharfs are intrinsically linked to sense of place in the Downtown prescient where commerce, transport and entertainment draw large flows of people to the area. In reference to this, the port has influenced the formal layout of the site. Ordered and structured but in a constant state of flux, ingoing and outgoing are represented by seasonal crops and a changing plantscape. As a window to the harbor, these linear planter beds and grassed slopes are aligned to take in the best view shafts and aspects, while maximising movement and transient pedestrian flow.
The Lower Hobson Street Flyover is earmarked for removal under the City Center Master Plan yet, by embracing this potentially condemned piece of infrastructure an additional urban layer is created, providing a green pedestrian connection from Downtown to the central CBD. The Flyover planting is exclusively native or endemic to the Auckland region and entirely edible, medicinal or species key to increasing fauna populations. Biodiversity is enhanced through apiculture, invertebrate habitats and a variety of ecosystems with many native flowering species and specimen trees.
Through growing food and developing the community values associated with planting and production in an urban context, cultural and social boundaries are bridged. This project aims to educate, familiarise and inspire people who use the site to consider the vital connection between cultural, individual and city prosperity and the food or fuel required to sustain it. A bold, linear layout with quirky edible and rotational crops links the working wharf, New Zealand’s productive landscape and existing infrastructure, in doing so reflects past understanding, present experience and future expectations of place.
HIGH STREET PRECINCT
Nick Sisam, Logan Cairns, Logan Pennington, Lauren Vincent
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| Nick Sisam |
Vulcan Lane contributes significantly to Auckland’s inner city in terms of its streetscape and as a social meeting place. A unique atmosphere is apparent through both its pedestrian nature, as well as a wide variety of architectural styles ranging from ornate Victorian facades through to more modern buildings. The lane has served as a pedestrian thoroughfare for over 120 years and has adapted to changes in commercial development of the city through to present day.
It was with this in mind that the intervention in Vulcan Lane was focused on respecting the historical and architectural nature of the lane. The space is a successful destination as well as transitional space during the day, but becomes less used during the evening, with entertainment and hospitality using only a small portion of the lane.
In order to continue to allow for the large numbers of people passing through the site during the day, the main design move was focused on the planes above the ground level, which would also reinforce the enclosed nature of the space. The use of metallic outdoor scrims was chosen as these are transparent during the day, allowing the lane to remain open and light filled during the day. The metal scrims are at varying levels and will have an overall theme of projections that are capable of change. Projections were used in order to easily change the environment rather than using more fixed structures.
The bench seating used is also intended to be moved to the side of the lane, through the use of recessed, where they can then be flipped up displaying artworks on the underside of the bench’s that are hidden during the day, which is intended to create a gallery effect along the side of the lane.
Being able to clear the lane entirely of fixed furniture was also intended to allow the bars and restaurants to more fully utilise the lane at night, as well as allowing for the lane to be used for small-scale events and encourage a more diverse hospitality, entertainment and cultural area.
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| Logan Cairns |
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| Logan Pennington |
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| Lauren Vincent |
AOTEA QUARTER
Tosh Graham, Shayne Noronha, Riyasp Bhandari, Vaughan MacKenzie-Browne
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| Tosh Graham |
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| Riyasp Bhandari |
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| Shayne Noronha |
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| Vaughan MacKenzie-Browne |
GREEN NEXUS
Dustyn O'leary, Meg Back, Morgan Taylor, Rudolf Iseli, Tom Sawbridge
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| Dustyn O'leary |
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| Rudolf Iseli |
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KARAKA
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| Morgan Taylor |
Design proposal for a subdivision in Karaka, Auckland which focuses on the integration of storm water infrastructure and public space, to benefit the community at a local level through the sustainable management of natural resources and enhanced amenity values for the community.
Exotic tree species planted around native kahikatea trees provide bright autumnal colour and strike a strong contrast between the native vegetation. The exotic tree species emulate the artificial nature of the ponds, acknowledging the infrastructure built into the ponds forming awareness for the community around storm water management. Raised timber boardwalks protect the planting and create a sense of direction for the public alongside the ponds.
