PUBLIC AND PRIVATE THRESHOLDS:BLURRING THE LINE
PUBLIC SPACE: MAKING THE MOST
SITE PROPOSAL REPORT BAYSWATER MARINA WAITEMATA HARBOUR AUCKLAND
URBAN PLANNING: FINDING CONTEXT
SITE PROPOSAL: INTERPRETING PRECEDENT STUDIES
SIMON ARMS 5837512
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE THRESHOLDS:BLURRING THE LINE PRECEDENTS STUDY
HOUSE NA SOU FUJIMOTO ARCHITECTS
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HOUSE NA
House NA, designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects is an unusual way to experience a residential home. Being of walls. The interesting ploy or method that I would like to interogate further is the occupation of staircases or stair case landings from these many levels to employ a public space or occupation in a private realm. It is a chance to blur the line of the two public and private thresholds thus creating an involvement of the public within private realms such as residential zones. Mini cafes, food stores, view points and general seating or amenities could occupy this left-over private space to create interaction between the private and the public.
HOUSE T HIROYUKI SHINOZAKI ARCHITECTS
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HOUSE T
the home. This idea of creating a large foyer or courtyard inside a residential dwelling I think is interesting if that foyer or courtyard is turned public. This public space within a private dwelling provides views both ways and blurs the line between the private and the public. This public foyer can be home to seating, amenities and cafes and provide again interaction for the public in private dwellings creating a more public site.
VILLA SAVOYE LE CORBUSIER
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VILLA SAVOYE
Villa Savoye, deemed by many the leader in modernist architecture and its theories studied by all is a large precedent in the way residential thresholds should be planned and organised on the site. Designed by Le Corbusier, it follows his five points of architecture; Pilotis - “the replacement of supporting walls by a grid of coloumns that bears the load of the structure is the basis of the new aesthetic”, the free designing of the ground plan, the free design of facade - “by seperating the exterior of the building from its structural function the facade becomes free”, the horizontal window and roof gardens.
PUBLIC SPACE: MAKING THE MOST PRECEDENTS STUDY
THE HIGHLINE DILLER,SCOFIDIO+RENFRO
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THE HIGH LINE
The High Line is a linear public park built on a disused New York Central Railroad spur, which has been redesigned by architects Diller, Scofidio and Renfro. Replanted as an aerial green way, the park runs over many of New York’s roads and weaves its way around buildings and significant architecture. The idea of ‘double storey’ public space or park should be implied and used on the Bayswater site to reclaim as much public land and recreational area as possible. Reclaiming more land is not an option, so ‘stacking’ land is the next best, allowing more public space and amenities while maintaining a glorious landscape.
MIYASHITA PARK ATELIER BOW WOW
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MIYASHITA PARK
Situated between an extensive railway track and a large road, the park sneaks in between the two by sitting above a public car park. Losing attractive public space due to the car park, Miyashita Park makes the most of the opportunity to reclaim the lost public space and creates a park located on man made land above the parking lot. There is a chance on the Bayswater site, as car parking is very important to locals for marina use, to hide or camouflage a car park with a park or public space above it on man-made reclaimed land. This will not only create a more attractive landscape but allow more land for public amenities and areas.
PIER 40 PROPOSAL WXY ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN
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PIER 40 PROPOSAL
The mixed-use proposal development includes a residential zone, public amenities and sporting fields. The proposal aims at freeing up more space and room for such sports fields as football, tennis and many more. The Pier 40 proposal, designed by WXY Architecture and Urban design is an example of two or more storied public space and amenities doubling the amount available to the public and for sporting commitments. The buildings on the site protect the inner fields and parks from the water front winds and weather while not allowing the thin walkways to affect the views and sites of the pier. This thinness of structure and the platform allows for a glorious double storey walkway that almost floats between the two buildings on the site. The thinness and sensitive appearance of the walkways should be replicated on the Bayswater site to not block or prevent the sea to sea views and the stunning views of the CBD.
URBAN PLANNING: FINDING CONTEXT PRECEDENTS STUDY
WYNYARD QUARTER AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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WYNYARD QUARTER
The Wynyard Quarter development pushes and challenges the normal waterfront development conventions, it turns an old industrial and maritime site into a layered, mixed-use precinct. Here friction is encouraged, the rust, the industrial, the water and the smelly fish are the attraction and embraced as the derelict artefacts are reprogrammed and considered in the many cafĂŠs and restaurants that now line North Wharf. There is a large emphasis on public space and the focus on creating spectacular public experiences. The site is broken down into four axis, with the axis determining the location and area of the mixed use zones. These axis help identify the best location for the certain zones while keeping a fluid and interacting mixed-use zone.
CHICAGO RIVERWALK PROPOSAL SASAKI ASSOCIATES
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CHICAGO RIVERWALK PROPOSAL
The vision or proposal is for six blocks between State Street and Lake Street in Chicago, which provides the cities last critical link between the lake, the city’s circulation and the rivers urban branches. The goal of the proposal is to create a swim-able recreational amenity that would provide a public waterfront esplanade that connects the urban front to the waters edge. The breaking down of the project into zones determined by the blocks or bridges creates interaction and movement in the project. ‘Hot spots’ or certain areas of interaction would guarantee more interaction with the Bayswater site as the public would move from spot to spot fully compassing the site and its spectacular potential.
SITE PROPOSAL: INTERPRETING PRECEDENT STUDIES DRAFT PROPOSAL
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SITE PROPOSAL DRAFT
Interpreting precedent studies into the site, I have chosen to proceed with a mixed-use development proposal excluding industrial with a focus on the community. This includes a residential block that will shelter the site on the Western side, being private space the objective I took was to transform a private threshold into a private and public threshold, thus the residential zone is completely open to the public. The Eastern side of the site will be created into the recreational maritime centre of the Waitemata Harbour with a proposed maritime club or dwelling home to all water sport activities and a gym. A large public park filled with amenities and connections to the waters edge to enhance interaction between the public, the site and the water will be intorduced with a double storied planted aerial garden to maximise public area and provide interaction and a connection to the retail on the site which is situated on the South peninsula of the site.
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SITE PROPOSAL DRAFT
Transforming private threshold into a mixed threshold of private and public is the task iv set to maximise public area and create a fully interacting urban village that has a strong sense of community. Conceptually the residential private dwellings will have public foyers or courtyards inside and the staircase landings of these residential sites will be publicly occupied, this can include food retailers, seating, vantage points and more. This will blur the line between public and private thresholds and will not restrict part of the site to strictly private owners. Following this decision, this will not create an elite society with multi-million dollar homes as it will attract more social buyers and create more homes and a denser Auckland. The move to raise the dwellings of the ground level will create more public space and chances for amenities under the building, also it will decrease the damage to the sea to sea views the site offers.