W
r
i
t
t
e
n
b
y
J
i
H
y
e
L
i
m
THEARTOF
Do wn t o wnAu c kl a n d
B
O
O
K
f
o
u
r
J u ne2 0 1 4 TheAr tofDownt ownAuc kl a nd Pu bl i s he db yJ i h y eLi m Nor t hc ot ePoi nt Au c k l a nd Ne wZe a l a nd h y e l i m9 2 7 @g ma i l . c om j i Thi sbooki sc opy r i g ht . Apa r tf r oma nyf a i rd e a l i ngf ot he pu r pos eofpr i v a t es t u d y , r e s e a r c h, c i r t i c i s morr e v i e w, a s pe r mi t t e du nd e rt heCopy r i g htAc t , nopa r tma yber e pr od u c e db ya nypr oc e s swi t hou tt hepr i orpe r mi s s i onof t hepu bl i s he r . De s i g ne da ndwr i t t e ne db yJ i h y eLi m Pr i nt e db yHobs onPa pe rRu l i nga ndBi nd i ng , Au c k l a nd , Ne wZe a l a nd
Pu b l i s h e da sp a r to fAd v a n c e dDe s i g nOn eCo u r s e o fMa s t e ro fAr c h i t e c t u r e( Pr o f )a t Au c kl a n dUn i v e r s i t y , t h i sb o o ki sas t a t e me n t , n o tme r e l yo fa r c h i t e c t u r a l i n t e n t , b u to fa s p i r a t i o n , ac o mmi t me n tt oa c o mme r c i a l v i a b i l i t yo fDo wn t o wnAu c kl a n d , wi t ha p r o f i t mo t i v a t e dv i e wt o wa r d st h es i t e . Av o t i v ei n g r e d i e n t i mp l y i n gt a s t ea n da p p e t i t eo fVI Pso fAu c l a n da n dd e s s e r t l i k ed e s i g no fac e r t a i nj en es a i s q u o i ( e l u s i v eq u a l i t y )t h a t c h a r mse v e r y b o d y .
Thi sbl oc kofDo wnt o wnAu c k l a ndi sd e f i ni t e l yt he‘ be s tpi e c eofl a ndi n Au c k l a nd ’ .Ac c or d i ngt oas e ni orc omme r c i a lr e a le s t a t ee x pe r t ,QE2 s q u a r eha a sac omme r c i a l v a l u eofbe t we e n$ 2 0 , 0 0 0s q ma nd$ 3 0 , 0 0 0s q m ore v e nhi g he r . e s i g na l i g nswi t ht hepr o v i s i onofPr e c i nc tPr ope r t i e st oi nc or por a t e Myd t hepu bl i cs q u a r ei nt oat hr e es t or e yma l l a nd3 6s t or e ymi x e du s et o we rt o a c hi e v ec omme r c i a la mbi t i on.Thec a s hofPr e c i nc tPr ope r t i e sa r ec u r r e nt l ypl a nne dt obeu s e dt or e i n v e s ti nne wpu bl i cs pa c ea tt hef ootof Lo we rAl be r ts t ,e a s tofQu e e nsWha r f ,whi c hi sr e f e r r e di npl a nni ng ‘ THETERRACE’ , wi t ht hepr opos e dbu si nt e r c ha ng ea tg r ou ndl e v e lof Lo we ra l be r ts t .Thi si spa r tofapl a nd e v e l ope df orPr e c i nc tt oa bs or b pu bl i ci nt ot hes hoppi ngc ompl e xb ya c c ommod a t i ngpu bl i ct r a ns por t s y s t e m. QE2s q u a r ewor t ha ppr o x i ma t e l y$ 6 0mi l l i onha sbe e nr e c e nt l ya ppr o v e d t obepr i v a t i s e db yPr e c i nc tPr ope r t i e s .Thi sd e a de ndofpu bl i cs pa c ei s wi l l s oonbepr i v a t i s e d . I nt hi spr opos a l , i t ha sbe e nr e d e v e l ope di nt o‘ THE BOUTI QUE’ , whi c ha i mst obet hemos tl u x u r i ou ss hoppi ngd e s t i na t i on i nt heAu c k l a ndCBD. S i t u a t e donQu e e nss t , ‘ THEBOUTI QUE’ , wi t hi t s be a u t i f u l g l a s sr oof t opg a r d e ns , i st hej e we l i nt hec r o wnoft heAu c k l a nd CBD.Fr om Pr a d aa ndLou i sVu i t t onf l a g s hi ps t or e st oe x c l u s i v ebe a u t y t he r a pys t or e s , ‘ THEBOUTI QUE’ i sy ou rpl a c eofs pe c i a l t r e a t me nt . Thi spr opos a l wi l l a i mt or e c or dt hee v ol u t i onofou re c onomyf ori t spi v ot a l r ol ei nt hebu s i ne s sofAu c k l a nd . Ea c hpa r toft hebl oc kwa st hu sd e s i g ne dt or e f l e c tawi l l i ng ne s st oc onf r ontt hepr e s e nte c onomi c a lc ond i t i on.Af t e rmu c hc ons i d e r a t i on,t hed e s i g nwa sd r i v e ni nor d e rt oe x t e nd a ndf u l l ye x pl oi tt hec omme r c i a lv i a bi l i t yoft hes i t et hr ou g hma x i mu n v i s u a le x pos u r et ot hepu bl i c .Thet ot a lv a l u eoft hel a ndwa st hu se x pr e s s e dt hr ou g ha ni c oni cs k y s c r a pe r , ‘ THETOWER’ .
“ MRPRECI NCT, y ourpl a t ei sr e a dy ”
THETERRACE
Lo wAl be r tS t r e e t
Thea ma z i ngd e s t i na t i ont ha ti sa l wa y spopu l a rwhe t he ry oua r ed i ni ngor j u s tpa s sb y . Pl a t i ngoft heLo wAl be r tS t r e e ts i d ewa sd e v e l ope dt oma x i mi s et hes t u nni ngv i e woft heWa i t e ma t aHa r bou r .I nt het e r r a c e ,ac u r v a c e ou st e r r a c eofos t e ns i bl epu r pos eofd r i v i ngc ons u mpt i ona ts u c hbe a u t i f u l v e n u ei sr i c hi nt r i bu t e s . Thea i mwa st opr e s e ntoneoft hemos tbe a u t i f u ld i ni nge x pe r i e nc e si nAu c k l a ndt obot h‘ e v e r y one ’a nd‘ t hee x c l u s i v e s ’ . Ho we v e r ,e a c hs t e pu pwa r d st e ndt ona r r o wd o wnt heopt i onsf or‘ e v e one ’ t os a t i s f y‘ t hee x c l u s i v e s ’ t oof f e rt he m wi t hmor ee x c l u s i v ef l a v ou r . I t i sbe s ti ns u nnyd a y swhe nt hef l a v ou roft hei ng r e d i e nt sg e tr i c hb yt hed a z z l i ngha r monyt ha tc u r v yg l a z i ngf a c a d ec r e a t e swi t ht hewa t e r f r onta ndt he s l i g htd o wns l opet o wa r d sNor t h( ha r bou rs i d e ) .Bewa r ne d ,t hi si sahi g h pr e pme n uwi t hl ot sofc u r v e sofs t r u c t u r a ld i f f i c u l t ybu tt her e s u l t sa r e
THETERRACE
I ni t i a l pr opos a l f orLo wAl be r tS t r e e ts i d ei nBo o kTwo
I ni t i a l pr opos a l f orLo wAl be r tS t r e e ts i d ei nbookt hr e e
1
4
4
3 4
4 4
4
2
1 . Bu se x c ha ng e 2 . Und e r g r ou ndPa r k i ng 3 . I nf or ma t i onKi os k 4 . Popu ps t or e s
Ev e r y one TheEx c l u s i v e s Cor e sf orEv e r y one Cor e sf orTheEx c l u s i v e s
1
2
3 2
1 . Re s t a u r a nt 2 . Ca f e s 3 . . At r i u m
Ev e r y one TheEx c l u s i v e s Cor e sf orEv e r y one Cor e sf orTheEx c l u s i v e s
1
2
4 3 2
1 . Re s t a u r a nt 2 . Ca f e s 3 . . At r i u m 4 . Look ou tba y
Ev e r y one TheEx c l u s i v e s Cor e sf orEv e r y one Cor e sf orTheEx c l u s i v e s
1
4 3 2
1 . Re s t a u r a nt 2 . Ca f e s 3 . . At r i u m 4 . VI PConf e r e nc eRoom
Thi r dFl oorAx onome t r i c
Ev e r y one TheEx c l u s i v e s Cor e sf orEv e r y one Cor e sf orTheEx c l u s i v e s
1
2
3
2
1 . Wor k s hops 2 . Ga l l e r i e s 3 . . At r i u m
Fou r t hFl oorAx onome t r i c
Ev e r y one TheEx c l u s i v e s Cor e sf orEv e r y one Cor e sf orTheEx c l u s i v e s
1
2
3
4
1 . Ou t d oorGy m 2 . I nd oorGy m 3 . . At r i u m 4 . Re s tAr e a
Fi f t hFl oorAx onome t r i c
Ev e r y one TheEx c l u s i v e s Cor e sf orEv e r y one Cor e sf orTheEx c l u s i v e s
1
3
1 . I nd oorGy m( Gr ou pFi t ne s s ) 2 . Re s tAr e a 3 . . At r i u m
S i x t hFl oorAx onome t r i c
Fu l l yForTheEx c l u s i v e s
4
1
3
2
1 . I nd oorGy m( Gr ou pFi t ne s s ) 2 . Re s tAr e a 3 . . At r i u m 4 . S wi mmi ngPool
S e v e nt hFl oorAx onome t r i c
Fu l l yForTheEx c l u s i v e s
l ong i t u d i na l s e c t i on
l ong i t u d i na l s e c t i on
Ou t d oorS wi mmi ngPool on7 t hFl oor
I na d d i t i ont ot heBr i t oma r t , ne ws hoppi ngc ompl e xa ndl u x u r yof f i c ea nd r e s i d e nc et owe rbl oc k sa r et r a ns f or mi ngt hepr e v i ou s l yr ou g hc ha r a c t e rof t heDownt ownS hoppi ngma l l . Thec ont r ov e r s ya bou tt hes ha d owc a u s e d byt heHS BC bu i l d i ngc ont r i bu t e di nma k i ngd e c i s i onsf ort hec e nt r a l a t r i u mt od r a wt hel i g hti nt ot hea t r i u m.TheAt r i u m wa spl a t e da st he c he r r yont op,v i s u a l l ya ndphy s i c a l l yc onne c t i ngt het hr e ev e r yd i f f e r e nt t e x t u r e dbu i l d i ng st og e t he r .Ther i c hne s si sa d d e dt ot hebl oc kwi t ht he g l a s sd i a mondr ooft opwhi c ha l l owst hepe ne t r a t i onofs u nl i g htt ot he g r ou ndl e v e l .
Vi e woft heAt r i u mf r omt heFi r s tFl oor
Vi e woft heAt r i u mf r omt heFou r t hFLoor
Cr os sS e c t i onCu t
Cr os sS e c t i ona l Pe r s pe c t i v eVi e w
THEBOUTI QUE
Loc a t e da tt hema i nt hor ou g hf a r eofAu c k l a nd , t hed e s i g nf oc u soft hebou t i q u ewa ss e tonma x i mi s i ngt hec omme r c i a l pot e nt i a l oft hes i t ewi t hl a y e r sof s howwi nd owsd i s pl a y i ngt he i rbr a nd sa ndpr od u c t s . Ea c hs howwi nd owi s c a r e f u l l yc r a f t e dl i k ead i s pl a yofa na r t wor k . Ther ooft opi sd e s i g ne dt obe s ha r e dbe t we e nc u s t ome r sofe a c hbr a nd s , a l l owi nge x c l u s i v es oc i a l i nt e r a c t i ons . Thepl a t i ngs t r a t e g ye mpl oy e di nd e s i g ni ngt heBou t i q u eonQu e e nsS t r e e ts i d e d i s c u s st henot i onofAu c k l a nd ' sd e s i r et obeCos mopol i t a n, a soppos e dt o Me t r opol i t a n. I ti snotme r e l ya bou tt hes c a l eoft hes i t ebu tt heq u a l i t yoft he a r c hi t e c t u r epr e s e nt e dt ot hepu bl i c .