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Maori mythology were stories inherited by our Polynesian ancestors, these stories were then adapted to the new land. Ranginui - the sky father, and Papatuanuku - the earth mother were separated in one of these mythologies by their son Tane. Tawhirimatea (god of winds), Tane (god of forests), Tangaroa (seas), Tumatuenga (human kind and war) were some of many of their children, these children then gave birth to fishes, fruit and so on. This is the start of the ancestral lineage of the Maori.

There is deep connection between all these natural elements (gods/ancestors) and should be utulised as key design components.

Sun Diagram

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Rugby Field (100m x 70m)

The scale of the building is something to be considered quite closely, also the position. The research so far has given way to there being multipul buildings on site, not just one. These will all be orientated in reference to the sun, the ocean and the land and maximise the experience through the site and its relation to the historical sites that would have been experienced by the ancestors.

Site Scale Itterations

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Originally tukutuku were made by creating a latticework of vertically and horizontally placed dried stalks of kÄ kaho, the creamy-gold flower stalks of toetoe grass, and kÄ kaka, long straight fern stalks, or wooden laths of rimu or tĹ?tara, called variously kaho tara, kaho tarai or arapaki.

Today, however, such dry flammable wallboards would fail to meet modern building regulations, and they are no longer used in construction. When used nowadays, tukutuku panels are created for their aesthetic appeal and attached to structurally approved building materials.

There is also oppertunity to bring the aesthetic of the tukutuku through into the structural planning of the building.

Tukutuku

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The placenta embracing and cherishing the child in the womb is called whenua, The land is also called whenua, it offers the same feeling of warmth, security, nourishment and sustenance- a feeling of belonging. Maori people see themselves as custodians of their ancestral home and tribal area. The obligation is to care for the land and to pass it on, as intact as possible.

When you stand upon the land and see the Waitemata Harbour and out to the ocean, you know you are seeing what the ancestors looked up , the same spirit lifting site.

Respect and appreciation for the land and natural environment should be encouraged and fostered, when man changes the face of the landscape he can never return it to its former state. It is Maori tradition to emphasizes the need to live as closely as possible with nature, to learn about it to understand it.

Whenua (placenta, land, country, ground)

Tukutuku Scale Exploration1 Structural : 8000

Tukutuku Scale Exploration - Interior layout

The edge condition of the site is something to be considered also. It is vital that access to the water is achieved. The ocean was a significant part of aucklands potential, was the place of morring for wakas, and european ships. This was where the native Maori would catch their dinner and perform rituals. Also the closeness with the Maori sea god, Tangaroa, should be exploited and introduced into the site in an intentional manner.

Edge Condition Exploration

This is an area that has seen much drama over the last few hundred years, The building was designed and built in accordance with the Living Building Challenge (LBC).

The LBC criteria have required exhaustive attention to material sourcing and that’s just one of the performance areas. Others aim for the structure to not just reduce its environmental impact but to be restorative. “an incredible challenge: we’re pulling timber out of the forests to make the timber cladding and flooring; pulling mud out of rivers to make bricks; employing locals to build it; and using local materials wherever and whenever we can…”

Te Uru Taumatua, Te Wharehou O Tūhoe

“Over the last two years the Marsden Cross Trust Board Te Ripeka o te Matenga and Ngāti Torehina have

together explored ways in which the promise of that accord, based as it was on utmost good faith, can be acknowledged and given relevance for the people of our nation today.”

The heritage centre at Marsden Cross stands as a landmark for an agreement that instigated one of the biggest changes in Maori beliefs. When Christianity was accepted by the Maori Chiefs Ruatara and Rev. A winding path connects the beach to the road adorned by a couple of building laid out along the path.

Each offering an oppertunity for a special view, a chance to reflect and contemplate the land and it’s history.

Marsden Cross, Cheshire Architects

Tamaki Makaurau and the shores of the Waitemata served as a hub for people and goods for hundreds of years. One of the many names associated with the Tamaki Makaurau area is ‘Tamaki herenga waka’, meaning ‘the resting place of many waka’ or ‘where canoes may be tethered safely’.The central triangular site is positioned to welcome those entering auckland by sea but also being protected by the outside wharfs. The site is a large area and is roughly eight football fields.