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CARPARK
bus stop with green roof and free wifi
Landscape Architecture Portfolio | 2018
REVEGETATED MARGINAL SPACE
pedestrian/cycle boardwalk
REVEGETATED MARGINAL SPACE- riparian planting near mangroves
URBAN RETROFITTING Master of Landscape Architecture Project
Retrofitting existing marginal spaces within the urban limits
The site chosen for this project
holds tremendous potential to rethink Auckland’s urban
is Westfield rail station and
development.
Mangere Inlet.
WESTFIELD RAIL STATION ENTRANCE What opportunities are there for Landscape POROUS SURFACE Architects to design within Auckland’s existing
Urban Transport Corridors Biological Communities?
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VEGETATED MARGINAL SPACE -NEW BIRD/INSECT HABITAT
PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE PATH CONNECTS
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Westfield Rail Station was chosen to be the site of investigation for how Auckland city could retrofit existing underutilized land to benefit both the city’s biodiversity as well as create a network of green corridors that link people and ecology together. section elevation
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Previously underutilized land is given new functionality and aesthetic appeal making the rail station a more desired place for the public. The rail station becomes the gateway to an active loop that
REVEGETATED MARGINAL SPACE
RAILYARDS
REVEGETATED MARGINAL SPACE
CYCLEWAY
REVEGETATED MARGINAL SPACE
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
RIPARIAN VEGETATION
boardwalk along mangroves
EXISTING SOUTHERN FORESHORE WALKWAY CONNECTING PROPOSED FISHING PROMENADE TO HUGO JOHNSTON DRIVE
NATIVE TREES PROVIDING SHADED AREAS FOR PICNICS AND HABITAT FOR BIRDS
The triple bottom line of sustainability was used as the main design driver in this project.
The Triple bottom line involves measuring the recreational open space
site’s performance against three parameters,
PROPOSED playground space/ field for children
social, ecological, and economic. PROPOSED BOARDWALK ACROSS PROPOSED WETLAND
This ensures that the design proposed for the site is done strategically with the awareness of
riparian vegetation providing a buffer zone for filtering water from anne’s creek
EXISTING MANGROVES
SHRUBS AND GROUND COVER VEGETATION PROVIDING HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND INSECTS
what the site needs and in what ways could the PROPOSED + WALK/CYCLEWAY site beWETLAND improved.
The final proposal consisted of an activity loop which invites the public to experience PROPOSED WALKWAY AND CYCLEWAY CONNECTING OTAHUHU TRAIN STATION TO MANGERE INLET TREASURE PARK WALKWAY
the Mangere Inlet and the surrounding area
PROPOSED WETLAND FILTERING WATER FROM HARANIA CREEK
through a journey of public spaces and social
RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE USED AS MARKET SPACE DURING WEEKNIGHTS AND WEEKENDS
spaces. The Mangere Inlet and Westfield rail yards RIPARIAN AND NATIVE TREE BUFFER ZONE ALONG PROPOSED WETLAND
WALKWAY LEADING TO COMMUNITY GARDEN AND OTAHUHU TRAIN STATION
hold historic value as it was used as the passage way which connected the Manukau harbor to the Hauraki gulf.
CONNECTING TO OTAHUHU RAIL STATION
CBD POCKET PLAY PARK
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Project
Located at the intersection of Fanshawe Street and Halsey street in the Auckland CBD this Public car park was chosen as part of an activity network of Pocket Parks proposed by my university colleagues and I as part of a studio project which focused on the Auckland Council Plans for the CBD.
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The objective of our group was to explore the City center in search for spaces that had the potential of becoming interactive public spaces. We looked into the existing Auckland Council plans for the CBD and proposed our designs in response to the objectives that the Auckland Council strives to achieve.
One of our objectives was to create a series of pocket parks throughout the City Centre to encourage people to walk around the city and experience it in different settings. I chose to transform this Car park into a Pocket Play Park designed to engage youth and children of a range of age groups through play.
The Car Park is located across the road from a back entry to the viaduct. I Therefore chose the Coastal landscape as a driver for the design of the play park. The park design was inspired by coastal elements and plants that are exclusive to New Zealand such as the Moeraki boulders and the Pohutukawa trees. A range of textures and colour, and shapes were used to resemble a coastal landscape. Varied throughout the park.
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Project
In response to the trend of urban population growth in Auckland city, this studio project looked at Karaka as a case study site to investigate ways in which to cater for the rapid population growth in Auckland City. Karaka, Currently home to just over 6000 residents was seen as an optimal location for potential of future housing development.
The proposal for this project included encouraging biodiversity back into Karaka through the protection of the existing ecological environment,and the introduction of park spaces, community gardens, and riparian planting plans.
Site investigation consisted of using GIS data to look at Karaka’s major transport routes, existing vegetation cover,aspect,and cadastrals in order to map out land that was available with potential for housing , commercial and environmental development.
High, medium, and low housing developments were proposed in the area with attention given to the area’s ecological assets and existing landscape character. The rail station becomes the