DRAFT
INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF THE AREA PLAN This area plan is high level and provides direction to how the Napier library, community, administration, work and open spaces are spatially configured to deliver a good quality place and the positive experiences expected from a civic area. This Plan has built in flexibility to allow for future uncertainties and opportunities. The next phase of work towards re-establishing the Napier civic functions to the Station Street site is a design process (refer to Process overleaf). The purpose of the Plan has been to: •
Establish with Council mana whenua partners an effective next phase design process that allows for a range of opportunities to be worked through and how best to bring an influential and meaningful mana whenua presence in this part of the city.
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Advance the themes, values and principles of the Civic Precinct Framework to a spatial plan format showing how the matters below are provided for.
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Articulate the culture of the city in terms of its people, history and identity in a unique and integrated way.
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Examine options and recommend what activities, scale and form of built and open space development should be undertaken within the Precinct (this will be futher refined int he Business Case).
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Consider and recommend an approach for the interface of built form and integration of activities on surrounding city sites and development of non-Council owned land (regulation or advocacy).
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Consider and recommend an approach for accessibility and movement of people by a range of modes to, from and within the precinct.
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Consider opportunities to catalyse and support private sector investment in the precinct, demolition or retention of existing structures, and sharing of development space with regional government.
“A city’s Civic Precinct takes on many important roles within a community. Through connectivity, leadership, activation, celebration and accessibility it becomes an important destination, a focus of civic pride and most importantly for 20XX its AERIAL community, a sense of place and belonging.”
1:500 @ A1 Napier Civic Centre Precinct 01.02.2021
Figure 1: NAPIER CIVIC PRECINCT AREA
THE AREA PLAN IS FOR THE AREA WHERE THE (NOW CLOSED) LIBRARY AND NAPIER CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED. THE PLAN CONSIDERS A BROAD AREA WITH NO STRONG BOUNDARY RECOGNISING THE WIDER CITY CONNECTIONS AND CATALYTIC OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS THE INFLUENCE OF THE ADJACENT SURROUNDING SITES ON THE FUTURE OF THE AREA. SOURCE: RETROLENS
Annette Brosnan, Deputy Mayor and Chair of Civic Precinct Working Group.
BOFFA MISKELL + ATHFIELD ARCHITECTS + JACOB SCOTT │ DRAFT AHURIRI/NAPIER LIBRARY AND CIVIC AREA PLAN | AUGUST 2021 5
