Within this parkland, an ahi kaa beacon of fire is sited, a symbol of occupation, a navigational and territorial marker. We propose a transition from the natural aquatic world to the urban city through a recovered landscape – a headland park of native forest and constructed landscape forms, creating a green foreground to the city. We believe the new island should be predominantly landscape, representative of New Zealand and Auckland’s natural landscapes Many visitors first see Auckland as they travel up Rangitoto Channel and turn into the sheltered waters of the Waitemata. Historically the isthmus was approached from the ocean.
In Sydney for example, the ratio between public space and private space is approximately 50/50 (Public Sydney, Peter John Cantrill)
New Channel, Estuary and Reclamation returned to Waitemata: Some facts and figures (areas subject to confirmation): The new ground plane of the island is adjusted to respond to a 2m sea-level rise over the coming century. The sea-walk mitigates the northwest fetch and creates a sheltered “lagoon” and “water stadium” within for active recreation. The resident population is estimated at 8000 – an occupation density of 125 persons/ha, greater Auckland currently has 45 persons/ha.Īn elevated pedestrian walkway and bike path encircles the island.
The island creates a multitude of public, aquatic “edges” for the city, totalling over 8 kilometres of new public waterfront. Of this area, 405,000m2 or 65% is dedicated public space. Public Landscape and open space take precedence over the built environment on the island. The existing port footprint is re-expressed to follow a “headlands and bays” typology / topography. The island retains the approximate footprint of the reclamation, but changing its status to that of a Gulf Island only metres from the CBD dramatically changes its land value. In a cultural context, the island is seen as an “atoll”, which “opens ancient narratives” for tangata whenua. The most significant gesture of this proposal is to return this land to the Waitemata – to the water realm, by encircling it with a tidal, sea-water “channel” and creating a new, walkable, urban “island”. The original shoreline is shown as a red line on the Site Plan of the existing Port. The Ports of Auckland site is the result of over a century of accumulated reclamation from the Waitemata Harbour. The Mahuhu ki te Rangi Park / Sparc Arena Axisġ5. Green Valleys – city-to-water green landscape networksĬ.The Headlands and Bays / Ridges and Gullies topography.The Headland Cultural History Centre and Waka Estuary.The Waterfront Axis – a maritime Quay Street.The Green Park – a new landscaped foreground to the City.That nothing that the Port company does in the next thirty years compromises the potential of that Master PlanĪrchimedia have run studio workshops, consulted widely and integrated all relevant feedback into this proposal, resulting in around twenty significant urban design principles and responses.That the City, through a collaborative public process, creates an aspirational Master Plan for the Ports of Auckland site, and.Auckland deserves a welcoming green foreground to the City that speaks not just about the historic pragmatics of maritime commerce, but about aspirational values and our identity in a new age – about our people and their diversity, about our place and the specifics of its location in the south-west Pacific, about future sustainability and our place in the natural world.Īrchimedia have prepared this Master Plan study as a result of teaching the AD2 Studio “Deported” with Chris Barton at University of Auckland School of Architecture during 2016 and out of an aspiration to facilitate a public dialogue about the future potential of the site.Īs a result of Archimedia’s investigation of this site, the consultation process, and the tremendous support and great ideas we have received as feedback, we propose two simple recommendations:
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