MT CRAWFORD'S QUARANTINE FACILITY

MT CRAWFORD'S QUARANTINE FACILITY_SITE ANALYSIS

Mt Crawford is the entrance to the Wellington Harborit provides precious research value to architectural quarantine in Wellington under the COVID-19 pandemic with its advantageous geographical location, and special relationship with cities. In figure 3.2, the site analysis of Mt Crawford discusses the possibility, strengths, and weaknesses of Mt Crawford to serve as the quarantine architecture in Wellington. Green Cover Ratio: The advantage of the site lies in the functionality and concealment of the existing facility. The green coverage around the site offers a natural barrier to the architectural environment. In terms of prevention, control, and safety, the flat and spacious terrain around the architecture also provides conditions for the management of people under quarantine. Road Relationship: There are two trunk roads around the site, one of them surrounds the gulf and extends to the whole peninsula, while the other is mainly in the southeast of the site. Despite the intricacy of auxiliary lanes on the whole peninsula, for places near the site, road relationships are less complicated, thus providing conditions for the deployment of quarantine and lockdown. Harbour Relationship: There are three potential ports surrounding the site: Point Halswell - Situated at the northernmost tip of the peninsula, which has advantages in ship berthing and port trade. Shelly Bay - Located on the western side of the peninsula in close proximity to the Wellington Harbour. Meanwhile, it is also the potential port nearest to Mt Crawford Prison. Scorching Bay - Situated on the east side of the peninsula, it has a closer connection with the town due to the urban structure, making it relatively complicated for the transport and control of the people under quarantine. Capacity: Though the existing facility can accommodate about 200 people, the capacity of the current facility system is sufficient compared to the overseas arrivals and quarantine capacity in New Zealand. Therefore, the underutilized or abandoned architecture can be renovated under the current quarantine system.

Design Tutor: Victoria Willocks

Project Stream: Conceptual Architecture Stream TZ