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Queenstown Town Centre
NMA directors (in former
practice) were engaged by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to
provide strategies for the future urban fabric and structure of the
central area, design guidelines, and implementation strategies. The
project involved a multi-disciplinary team with extensive public
consultation. A future vision in three dimensions to guide long term
development and commercial zonings, and a provisional staged strategy
for implementation. Recommendations included mechanisms for on-going
involvement of the community in civic projects (private/public
partnerships and other initiatives), streetworks, heritage protection,
urban design guidelines, and land area calculations for future
town centre expansion.
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Marsden
Village, Wellington
Streetscape character
and redevelopment. Design concepts ad structure plan for streetworks
improvement rationalising pedestrian, traffic access, and parking.
Project included a programme of community consultation and assistance
to local retailers to define an implementation strategy. Wellington
City council carried out urban design improvement to Marsden Village in
1999/2000, as part of their on-going programme of upgrades to suburban
shopping areas.
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Threepwood,
Queenstown
Master plan for 211 ha,
Lake Hayes property, as first stage to applications for planning
approvals, assessment of environmental effects and project feasibility
costings. One of New Zealand's most picturesque landscapes, the
masterplan included conservation of the historic homestead, significant
areas of open space, protection of view corridors, a 50-bed
tourism lodge and some 70 lifestyle blocks. Work based on full spatial
and landscape analysis and included fly-by visuals.
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Ellora Street, Wellington
NMA masterplanned the potential redevelopment of 3 residential
properties of 3411m2 in the city's western suburbs, all with
panoramic views across Wellington to the harbour. The proposal to
re-subdivide and redevelop these properties, in conjunction with one
existing residence, is to provide 6 new dwellings. The spatial
arrangement for each house site will give adequate frontage,
surrounding outdoor space and variation in floor levels within each of
the dwellings, utilised to take advantage of indoor &
outdoor living areas, offering use of sunny northern elevations as well
as views to the south over city and beyond.
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Bendemeer,
Queenstown
Development proposals
and master plan for 110 ha residential village settlement within iconic
landform, overlooking Lake Hayes and towards Coronet Peak. A full
analysis of environmental character, cost feasibilities, infrastructure
design and service, masterplan, environmental management strategy for
landscape protection, housing, visitor lodge/craft gallery and
conservation of heritage resources. Submissions to District plan,
subdivision and development approvals.
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Taupo,
Turangi and Tokaanu
Extensive urban design
studies, masterplans and recommendations for future growth and design
of
these three North Island tourism centres. (Directors in former
practice, winners of two urban design competitions).
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Heritage
inventory, Queenstown, Central Otago
Research and inventory
of historic places and sites within the Queenstown town centre
(directors in former practice). Various other research of historic
rural farm buildings/sites, Lake Hayes, Cromwell. Recommendations for
conservation of structures and adaptive re-use.
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Central Karori, Wellington
NMA provided assistance
to the St. Johns Community group, including Wellington City
councillers, representing the many users of the existing community
facilities, to consider options for the redevelopment of the central
area of Karori, an inner western suburb of Wellington. Recommendations
included improving the access to the library, recreational centre and
business enterprise units, and improved integration of these facilities
with the shopping centre and other commercial space. The proposals
included creation of a small town square as a focus of community events.
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Fort Dorset Redevelopment, Wellington
Master plan concepts for
housing at several density options and obtained cost estimates
(including those of remediation options for a portion of the site which
is 1930's landfill) to assess development feasibilities and were
completed
in 2002 for the 6.7 ha former army base, located on Wellington Harbour.
The practice also advised on environmental planning and permitting
requirements applicable to the site and potential timeframes for
development. Masterplan consideration included the need to integrate
site development to the wider Seatoun Village and coastal locale,
and promote public accessibility to the coastal foreshore and reserves.
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Allison properties, Gibbston
Masterplans prepared for three rural Gibbston Valley
properties of 9 ha, 0.9 ha and 2.2 ha respectively. The concept
included area for grape plantings based on thermal gradients, contours
and frost incidence, solar chart, dwellings' placement and design and
landscape proposals. Historic stone croft ruins of miner's cottages on
two of the properties dating from the 1880s were preserved and
incorporated into the proposal.
In addition to design proposals, the practice carried out historical
research, completed environmental and heritage documentation,
prepared schematic architectural plans and obtained all necessary
resource consents for development.
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