TRACT MASTER BY PROJECT 2018 LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH WORK
INTRODUCTION
This is the fourth publication of Tract, the Master by Project programme yearbook, from the Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand. The MbP Programme was begun eleven years ago to offer design practitioners, architects and landscape architects the chance to carry out post graduate research by design. In 2018 we had a bumper year of research in both the Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Architecture programmes. The work was spread over four broad topics, Transformation, Green Infrastructure, Ecology and Urbanism. Jane Park, Zihao Wang, and Andrea Davies all examined the transformatory power of the landscape to affect change in our social environment. Jane drew on her musical background to build a new landscape / soundscape for the Onehunga and Mangere littoral. Zihao drew on art practice to transform the Auckland port. Andrea transformed a part of the Christchurch red zone into a landscape to commemorate the victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Yuan Zhang, Zoë Avery, and Hao Long’s research work used green infrastructure for three research investigations. Zoë’s investigation explored the potential of the green roof to help connect a new public building to the city, while Yuan used conventional catchment planning to build a new urban quarter for Auckland. Hao drew on patch and corridor ecological mapping to connect a new mall development to the larger landscape. The way ecological systems can be used to generate sustainable and connected landscapes was explored at different scales by Jie Zhang and Muyao Li. Jie took the whole of Mercury Bay as a site for the speculative planning of a regional park. Muyao chose a smaller site, the landscape transformation of the Shoal Bay littoral. Irawan Arief and Janki Sharma explored two particular Auckland sites, Aotea Square and the Onehunga waterfront. Irawan explored the difficult question of how Onehunga can reconnect to the Manukau harbour, while Janki explored ways that a new building on Aotea Square can help to connect and reanimate the urban edge. Thanks to all the researchers who have joined our programme and carried out such pertinent inquiries. Thanks to our colleagues in academia and the profession who have given so generosity to our quarterly workshops (http:// mlaunitec.blogspot.co.nz). Your support of our programme and researchers is much appreciated. Thanks to the supervisory team, Nikolay Popov, Daniel Irving, Sue Wake, Nick Robinson, Hamish Foote, Mike Austin, and Cesar Wagner for their support and encouragement of their students. Lastly, a big thank you to, Peter McPherson, for his unfailing support of the MbP throughout 2018. Editors: Publisher: Art director: ISSN:
Matthew Bradbury, Xinxin Wang Unitec Institute of Technology Kim Meek 2538-0575
Matthew Bradbury Associate Professor & MBP Pogramme Leader Landscape Architecture and Architecture
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TRANSFORMATION SOUND LANDSCAPES................................................................. 4 Jane Park, supervisors Hamish Foote & Matthew Bradbury ART IN LANDSCAPE................................................................... 10 Zihao Wang, supervisors Michael Austin & Matthew Bradbury COMMEMORATIVE LANDSCAPE.............................................. 16 Andrea Davis, Matthew Bradbury & Nikolay Popov
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RIVER CATCHMENT................................................................... 22 Yuan Zhang, supervisors Daniel Irving & Matthew Bradbury GREEN ROOF............................................................................. 28 Zoë Avery, supervisors Hamish Foote & Matthew Bradbury BIODIVERSITY............................................................................ 34 Hao Long, supervisors Nick Robinson & Matthew Bradbury
ECOLOGY BIOREGIONAL PARK.................................................................. 40 Jie Zhang, supervisors Nikolay Popov & Daniel Irving COASTAL ECOLOGY.................................................................. 46 Muyao Li, supervisors Nikolay Popov & Daniel Irving
URBNISM Map of Auckland
RECLAMATION URBANSIM........................................................ 52 Irawan Chandra Arief, supervisor Matthew Bradbury TRANSITIONAL SPACE.............................................................. 58 Janki Sharma, supervisors Cesar Wagner & Matthew Bradbury
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TRANSFORMATION
SOUND LANDSCAPES How can polyphonic soundscape ideals be the primary driver in the design of post-industrial environments ? Jane Park
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Sound Landscapes poses the question, how can polyphonic soundscape ideals be the main driver in the design of post-industrial environments? A hypothetical Master Plan for future development at Onehunga is used as a framework to answer this question. The plan provides a location for the implementation of underestimated acoustic techniques, which will add to the discourse regarding harmonious soundscapes within the urban landscape. The discourse currently focuses predominately on the undesirable influences of the imbalanced soundscape that is universally known as noise pollution. The potentials of the sonic aesthetic are undermined. This investigation seeks to address this issue and demonstrate that the sonic landscape is a valuable resource awaiting its discovery and that there are opportunities for this invisible aesthetic to foster and enrich a sense of place. Polyphonic elements can occupy a privileged niche within the landscape.
Significant social, cultural and ecological needs of key stakeholders have been identified and these are acknowledged and reflected in the sound-driven principles and interventions that are a result of this project. Analysis of design precedents has identified possibilities for addressing issues of noise pollution from a position of inspiration and positive influence.
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It is common for disciplines to reside in silos. This research project seeks to raise awareness of the potentials of integration - the confluence of acoustic theory and normative landscape architectural practice. This process, which is polyphonic by nature, has produced a variety of strategies and spatial arrangements that aim to transform sound from a problem to a design resource.
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TRANSFORMATION
ART IN LANDSCAPE From the external – landscape transformation Zihao Wang
Art and landscape architecture have a historical and close relationship, and art works, such as painting and sculpture, can provide inspiration for landscape architecture. I believe that an inter-cultural design process could provide more solutions than an approach based on a single culture. Ancient Chinese landscape painting has a philosophy about living environments, which may be useful in New Zealand, but it should be combined with local aesthetic orientations.
To explore the relationship between landscape and external art work, montage will be investigated as a method. My research supports evidence that landscape architecture could be influenced by and benefit from the exploration of multicultural art works.
To achieve that goal, I will investigate New Zealand’s painting and art works, attempting to build connections between painting and landscape architecture. The same feeling while seeing the original art works and the resulting landscape architecture is the goal of this experiment, and that feeling is addressed by the perspective system.
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COMMEMORATIVE LANDSCAPE A commemorative landscape in the Christchurch Residential Red Zone Andrea Davis
The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) occurred between September 2010 and December 2011, with the Christchurch earthquake of February 22nd, 2011, killing 185 people and destroying much of the Central Business District (CBD).
Through the 1900s the Christchurch suburbs sprawled east along the Avon River/Ōtākaro. This is now known as the Residential Red Zone (RRZ). This project looks at the abandoned landscapes of the RRZ, and how a commemoration of loss might be expressed honestly.
At the time of the first earthquake Christchurch was the second largest city in New Zealand. The Earthquake Commission received over 470,000 insurance claims, due to the reoccurring earthquakes and damage to the built environment. The collective sense of loss was felt heavily by the people of Christchurch, especially those families living in the eastern part of the city. With 15,000 families losing their homes and 7,350 of those families permanently displaced from their land, the earthquakes caused the largest internal displacement in New Zealand history.
This design uses broken elements of the abandoned neighborhoods to tell a story of place and loss. This design incorporates new elements that give back a sense of place, creating tūrangawaewae for all visitors, to the design site.
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RIVER CATCHMENT Urban ecology and the design of a green infrastructure network based on catchments for urban Auckland, New Zealand ----- the Oakley Creek Catchment case study Yuan Zhang
The pressures of global population growth, migration and increasing urban densities present significant issues which can negatively impact on the health of cities. These pressures are more evident in midsize global cities (Allen et al., 2016) where there are often significant conflicts between the development of human infrastructure and the maintenance of natural ecosystems. The conflict leads many times to major environmental degradation. Urban studies tend to describe development patterns negatively, and often point to environmental problems that stem from development, such as landscape fragmentation (Forman, 2014), degrading water quality (Marjorie van Roon et al., 2004), flooding and increasing water-borne pollution (Pickett et al., 2013; Pickett & Cadenasso, 2007), reduction of green space and biodiversity (Wu, 2014). However, many of these authors reflect on the values and opportunities that arise from urban development to link ecology and urban development through green space networks as described by Borrett (2014), Derbyshire and Wright (2014), Li et al. (2015) and Niemelä (1999).
This project explores a new, valuable and sustainable urban development paradigm through creating a new Green Infrastructure Network (GIN) model based on hydrological catchment in urban Auckland. This GIN connects current LID and WSD stormwater management practices, as is already in use at present, with a new sustainable spatial mode for intensified urban area. The Oakley Creek catchment is used as a case study to show the details and functions of the GIN. Through classifying Oakley Creek catchment into four scales: 1 block scale; 2 neighbourhood scale; 3 community scale and 4 urban stream scale to form a ‘nested catchment’. Then manage the catchment by designed GIN nodes and corridors to deal with multiple urban environmental and hydrological issues. Additionally, design a local area network (LAN) model and shared infrastructures in the GIN to create social and economic benefits to the local community. The new GIN and LAN models show the interrelated character of ecological, social and economic conditions in a local community design.
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GREEN ROOF Living Roofs + living Urbanism Zoë Avery
This research investigation poses the question, how could the development of a Living Roof Design Manual increase the effectiveness of living roof design? Living roofs are becoming increasingly common in cities throughout the world for their ability to improve climate change adaptation, energy conservation, food production, and the potential to develop more sustainable and environmentally friendly living environments. Rapid population growth, advanced stages of urbanisation and the alteration of natural environments defined by increments of hard surfaces, along with pollution and a lack of contact with nature, underline the importance and relevance of green infrastructure solutions, such as living roofs.
This investigation, which is comprised of three phases, aims to identify strategies for addressing these deficiencies. Phase One comprises of a literature and precedent review, which seeks to define the current situation, in Europe and locally, in terms of existing knowledge and practice. Phase Two consolidates the findings from Phase One, and focuses on the Northland region of New Zealand, to form a ‘Living Roof Design Manual’ for the city of Whangarei. The investigation culminates in Phase Three, with a living roof design for the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangarei that utilises the manual to optimise living roof outcomes.
Despite this, in New Zealand, living roofs are rarely included in developments, and if they are, most are being designed in isolation. They are often disconnected, inaccessible, consist of vegetation monocultures, lack robustness, and are inappropriate for the location.
Living Roof Master Plan for Hundertwasser Art Centre Figure 67: Living Roof Afforestation Concept Plan
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Figure 69: Living Roof Afforestation Cross Section B
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BIODIVERSITY The use of green roofs and living walls to regenerate the urban eco-system and revitalize the public realm. Hao Long
During the last few decades, global climate change has been occurring due to human activities and the over-exploitation of natural resources. With the acceleration of the global urbanization process, the urban heat island effect, air pollution, rainstorms, and other environmental problems have become increasingly severe in urban areas. The world’s population is continually converging on metropolitan areas. Sprawl causes fragmentation of natural and semi-natural areas on the urban fringe (Inostroza et al., 2010, Inostroza et al., 2013), and urban densification decreases the area covered by urban green spaces within a city (Haaland & van den Bosch, 2015). To resolve those issues, green roofs and living walls as part of urban landscape design have been increasingly widely favored by urban environmental researchers and designers because they are representatives of sustainable design. Moreover, green roofs and living walls not only can provide a solution to environmental issues, but also can regenerate the biodiversity of urban areas. This thesis will use existing case studies and research results to estimate the positive
effects of green roofs and living walls on largescale buildings in urban environments for the benefit of the biodiversity of ecosystems. In addition to these ecological benefits, green roofs and walls can offer usable space for people. Green roofs and living walls can be likened to the traditional ‘roof garden’ concept, but when understood as an extension of green roofs and walls, can become an extension of accessible green space from the ground floor onto urban structures to provide more high-quality outdoor space for people in urban areas and better connections and circulation within and between buildings. The aim is to show how large-scale roof parks can combine amelioration of the environmental problems created by large building complexes with the provision of an accessible and valuable high amenity greenspace for people. Achieving this aim would result in the introduction of elevated green space as an important component of landscape architecture and a valuable component of the urban designer’s toolkit..
Master Plan of Lynn Mall Commercial District
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BIOREGIONAL PARK The bioregional park : Commemorating the visit of Captain Cook Jie Zhang
RESEARCH QUESTION: How can mapping a bioregion and its ecological connections be used as a driver for landscape architecture: conservation, and public space strategies?
SUBQUESTIONS: How can tourism/recreation and ecological restoration be interwoven? How can both Maori and Pakeha cultural values be integrated within the framework of the Bioregional park? What influences does bioregional park bring about ecological connectivity?
Not up until recently, the majority of people have begun to be concerned about the impact of human activities on the environment. As an increasing amount of people flood into towns and suburbs and more and more people are leaving the city, restoration, preservation and enhancement of biodiversity in towns and suburbs areas have become important. This research is to develop landscape architectural methodology that applies bioregional concepts in concepts. The Mercury Bay is the place to test this new method. The research is expected to be used in the Mercury Bay test to apply this method to other projects. The aims are that to protect the ecosystem of the restoration of habitat patches, and to form a new cultural display window and to build a human activity network. This project’s other aim is to celebrate and commemorate the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s first voyage (1769) to New Zealand.
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9.5.2. Zone 2 A. Ecological landscape node 9.5.1. Zone 1 is the largest patch node and main landscape circulation 1. This Service Centre 2. inNew Walkway and area (Figure 9.5.8). Unlike section 1, the theMain whole design This area includes two types of landscape nodes: ecological bicycle lane nodes and landscape circulations in this area are ecological nodes and main landscape circulations. These two nodes are 3. New Walkway connected together, so the interaction between landscape 4. New habitat patche spaced and independent, so the functional zoning in this area and ecological nodes is inevitable. In order istoalso independent (Figure 9.5.2). B. circulations Main new landscape circulation ensure the continuity of the landscape in the whole area, the 5. sharing RV parking of site functions and the use of the same artistic and The functions of ecological node are vegetation planting, and 6. Camping area elements are considered in the design of the the establishment of new ecological patches for animals to 7. cultural Service Centre
landscape function. For example, the whole area has only provide food, gathering and breeding sites. The road system one service centre and is located in the middle of the area. in this area includes walkway (Figure 9.5.4) and bike lanes, which enable people to walk through the ecological patches The car park and caravan camps are also close to the while experiencing natural ecology and meeting wildlife. original driveway.
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reduce the impact on animals and plants in habitat patches. In the landscape circulations, there are camping areas, fun trails, and landscape terrace and wildlife viewing platformsOnly to a rest centre is designed in this area to provide toilets and ensure the continuity of the landscape in this area. Therefore, short rest areas for people. in the ecological node, the walkways and bicycle lanes are A. Ecological landscape The main landscape circulation (Figure 9.5.3) in this area are node designed to let people go through, and the platform is also deck are close to the original driveway, and parking1.andViewing RV camps added for watching wild animals and a small number of short Timber deckof the designed near the road. The RV camp is2.in the depth 3. New habitat patche rest areas. node. This is to ensure the safety of the parking area and not
4. New Walkway 5. New Main Walkway and bicycle lane Within the node, there is service centre that provide 6. can Original roadfood, B. Main newCamping landscape circulation consultation, rest and simple medical assistance. Viewing deck areas (Figure 9.5.6), small venues and fun7.trails (Figure 9.5.5) 8. Camping are designed to provide people with activitiesareaand 9. Flower shelf have entertainment. At the same time, some colourful plants 10. RV parking been added to improve the ornamental quality of landscape 11. Service Centre
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In this section, it is a detailed design description of 4 important areas in the project will be demonstrated (Figure 9.5.1). It mainly displays different types of landscape nodes in different functional zoning and site distribution, as well as a variety of artistic and cultural elements in the landscape performance.
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COASTAL ECOLOGY How can landscape strategy make the unavailable coastal areas that are influenced by motorways more accessible? Muyao Li
Globally, there are more than 3.5 billion people living close to the coast, or within about 100 kilometres of it, which means this huge population relies heavily on the coastal and marine environment. The value and importance of coastal areas are largely embodied in terms of settlement, economy, environment, transportation and recreation. However, due to some limitations, including human activities such as urbanisation and developments on waterfronts, or natural factors such as rough landforms or coastal hazards, some coastal areas with huge potential may be unavailable and inaccessible to people. This study focuses on coastal areas that are affected by the construction of motorways, which are regarded as representative of modern urbanisation and have a crucial function for the majority of cities. Through case studies which deal with relevant issues, I learned some methods, inspiration and techniques which have been adapted as part of my own design. Shoal Bay, the research site, located between the Auckland city centre and the North Shore centre, Takapuna, possesses potential to be a new coastal landmark.
However, State Highway 1 along Northcote Point severs the connection between the local community and the existing adjacent coastal areas. In order to protect existing ecological habitats for seabirds, most coastal development is discouraged by relevant agencies, so to a large extent the current narrow coastal strip is almost unavailable and difficult for the public to access. The proposed design concentrates on four perspectives: connectivity, availability, protection and ecological mitigation. It aims to achieve coherent connections combined with the proposed Skypath to Takapuna, and create larger available coastal areas through beach nourishment techniques. Further design will provide protective elements for the motorway and nearby residential housing areas from predicted coastal hazards. Finally, there will be specific design methods to ensure the mitigation of the possible ecological loss caused by hard construction to create a harmonious, multifunctional coastal park.
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After trying five design investigations, some good elements have emerged while there are some elements that need development, and some are not suitable in this research.
RECLAMATION URBANSIM
The final design is considered the best design because: 1. It connects Onehunga suburb and the waterfront; 2. The design shape reflects local history; 3. It supports elements that not only connect Onehunga to the waterfront on a local scale but also lift Onehunga connectivity to a larger scale.
Onehunga New Waterfront Reconnecting Onehunga Suburb to Their Foreshore Irawan Chandra Arief
Inspired by history, where people in Onehunga can access the sea from their settlements. This project tries to bring those memories back to the present. With big challenges. Their access is cut by the motorway, which connects the city and airport. Seeing history in Onehunga, a long time ago there was a mountain and basin which has now become a park. Departing from that point, a bridge resembling a Volcano was built for the people to cross from their settlements. And the water returned to the park again. So that the volcano and basin are created again.
airport and create an alternative for the community to enjoy the Onehunga area before the city center or vice versa when they wait for their flight. Other potentials are also maximized, such as the construction of fish markets and ferry terminals, which utilize the Manukau harbor waters and a new promenade that connects projects on the edge of the SH20 motorway. Finally this project is not only to connect Onehunga to their seaside. But hopefully it can also become a new landmark for Auckland, even New Zealand
The problem of the motorway is turned into a potential. The flow of vehicles from the city-airport was tried to be responded by bus-hubs, so that residents around Onehunga can board the bus to the
Figure 51: Final Site Plan Master Plan - Crater Walk and Bridge
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Final Design The last design was inspired by the history of Onehunga, which was once a crater but is now flat land due to landfill, including a park called Gloucester Reserve.
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TRANSITIONAL SPACE Making transitional space in the contemporary city Janki Sharma
How can traditional urban space elements be used to enhance the design of transitional space in the contemporary city? The following research is an explorative study on “Transitional spaces” as a means of designing and enhancing urban architecture. To start with, transitional spaces are the intermediate areas that acts as an in-between spaces. Traditionally, spaces were defined as indoor or outdoor spaces and the presence of transitional space was not experienced so this research will be focusing on these transitional spaces and the journey from one place to another marking these spaces as a destination. It also focuses on identifying what defines a transitional space that enhances the pedestrian experience in an urban environment. Also, providing a commercial building with mixed-use areas enhances the overall space and helps it merge into its urban context.
Thus, the research will be an implementation of design by intertwining the publications of architects within Western and Indian urban contexts and traditional transitional space case studies on macro and micro scales, that are related to the topic. It is an attempt to understand the traditional elements of transitional space and then implementing them in today’s urban context. The potential site for this project is “The Aotea Quarter framework” identified by Auckland Council as the core and cultural heart of Auckland. It includes adjoining mixed-use neighbourhoods and physical interventions revealing opportunities to improve the public realm.
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