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STORM WATER OUTLET NATURAL EDGE INFRASTRUCTURE

NOTEABLE ARCHITECTURE

PARK SPACE

MARKETS & HOSPITALITY

The site at Freyburg Wharf is one of the smaller sites at the Ports of Auckland, however is still 80,000 + sqm. Here we can see the comparison of existing buildings to the area of Freyburg Wharf. This is a good (rough) indication of how large the archives will be when on site.

It will consist of areas such as + foyer (indoor/outdoor), admin, archive library, seminar rooms, exhibition hall (artifact/performance), offices, secure zone, cafe + bookshop, learning center

The culture map clearly outlines areas of historical cultural significance, some locations are sacred yet have been irreversibly built over. By coincidence the Freyburg Wharf is an informal reflection of the historical site Point Britomart and the Te Horo Roa Pa where many lives were claimed in battle and also from a land slip. This will be reflected by a more natural edgeline on the future site forming a welcoming bay.

Te Rerenga-Oraiti Point Britomart. “leap of the survivors .

Site where Ngati Whatua forces drove Te Routu o Ureia Site where taniwha (the marine guardian Ureia) would rub his body

Te To Headland Pa (”to haul up a waka”)

a few survivors. Point was demolishe to

Te Ngahuwera Maori Pa

HMNZS Ngapona

the British brig, HMS Britomart which visited auckland in 1840’s

Nga one maru o Te Huatau Sheltered bay of Huatau, an ancestor of Te Wai o hua. vstretches to Judges Bay

Te Hika a Rama

Naval base accessed by Jacobs Ladder alerted enemies and was attacked

Taurarua Horotiu

Waiatarau

Te Koranga and processing area

Te Whatu Waka mooring at mouth of Horotiu streem

The Birdcage The Rob Roy hotel, 1886,

Te Oka Maori Pa

Victoria Park Market Built in 1905 after European settlement

Te Tara Karaehe track connection Queen Street and waka landings at bottom of nelson street named after a tern bird

Te Horo Roa ”the slipping away”. Former position of a pa which slippde away and killed many people

Taurarua Point Resolution

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 opportunity to bring the aesthetic of the tukutuku through into the structural planning of the building.

Tukutuku Scale Exploration - Interior layout

The Maori adze are found at sites of occupation and warfare. There were many remnants of weapons found around the ports of Auckland, these daze were used not only for violence but also for the carving of wakas and many other Maori artifacts. By modeling two of many forms adze have been found, the breakdown process began and gave way to a form of architecture on the site.

3dimensional model Maori adze

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 mooring for wakas and European ships. This was where the native Maori would catch their dinner and perform cultural activitiesv. Also the closeness with the Maori sea god, Tangaroa, should be exploited and introduced into the site in an intentional manner.

Edge Condition Exploration

Illustrated as a conceptual idea, the building will have roof access, this will allow for green views from the city and surrounding buildings to the southwest side of the site, as you approach toward the building from the north east you will see the buildng’s full form.

Creating moments that inform the visitors of the importance of landscape, framing the sea and the sky through form will result in a strong connection with the land.

The site will have access to the water at multipul locations and visitors will be able to experience waka rides and ceremonies performed to welcome visitors (such as the powhiri and haka). This landscape will remain green and have little to no vehicular access to the site unless totally necessary.

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