Spatial

LandLAB 16 DIDP Project Team Kahui Kaiarataki Quay Street Enhancements

2024 Private, Public and Institutional Spaces
Credits
  • Pou Auaha / Creative Directors
    Scott Greenhalgh, Henry Crothers, Ethan Reid
  • Ngā Kaimahi / Team Members
    Henry Crothers, Scott Greenhalgh, Ethan Reid, Jeremy Thompson, Bela Grimsdale, Alex Luiten, Sam Gould
  • Kaitautoko / Contributors
    Aurecon (Civil, Structure, 3 Waters), Campbell Brown Planners, Flow Transportation, E3BW (Lighting), Clough and Associates (Archaeology), DPA Heritage Architects, Stellar Projects (Project Management), Maaka Potini/Ted Ngataki (Ngāti Tamaoho), Reuben Kirkwood (Ngai Tai Ki Tāmaki), Tessa Harris (Ngai Tai Ki Tāmaki), Richelle Kahui-McConnell, Charmaine Bailie
  • Client
    Auckland Council
Judge's comments:

A transformational project that has stitched back together the previously severed waterfront-to-city connection. A pedestrian-focused, sustainable strategy has resulted in a well-designed landscape response that will continue to flourish and grow, providing Tāmaki Makaurau with an identity of leafy opulence that will encourage waterfront activation in the heart of the city.

Description:

This project represents a complex public realm transformation of an historic downtown waterfront street, which included the transformation of three city blocks from a traffic congested 6x lane through-route – a severing of the city to its waterfront, to a ‘place’ for people and the environment whilst optimising walking & cycling, traffic, servicing and public transport.

The project seeks to create a new, generous and welcoming destination along the City Centre waterfront edge that is recognisably Tāmaki Makaurau in form and function. The aim of the project is to create a people-focused space which strengthen the connection between Te Waitematā and the City Centre’s built form.

Quay Street (Re)Connects Wynyard Quarter to Tāmaki Drive (east-west) and city to sea (north-south). Showcasing native vegetation. Exceeds ecological/stormwater treatment standards. Demonstrates best practice with site-specific innovation. Reinforcing the Mauri ‘life force’ of the waterfront.