Thinking about the Re-Build

Di Lucas, Landscape Architect

23 May 2012

Layers of Christchurch

Source: Lucas Associates

Source: The Natural History of Canterbury,

p. 43 & 46

Source: Lucas Associates, 1995

Coastal Port Hills Dry Plains Wet Plains

Christchurch Ecosystems

Source: Lucas Associates, 1995

Ecosystems of Christchurch

Source: Lucas Associates 1995

Lucas Associates

Source: Lucas Associates

Source: Lucas Associates 2011

1850 Landcover of Christchurch Our coloured version of 1850 Black Map (signed off in 1856)

Avon riverbank dune 1852 Dune 1852 Dune 1852

Shorelines in the last 9,000 years

Source: The Estuary Where Our Rivers Meet the Sea Christchurch’s Avon-Heathcote Estuary & Brooklands Lagoon, p. 4

H a g l e y P a r k

n a t u r a l i s l a n d –

R i c c a r t o n B u s h

Source: The Natural History of Canterbury

Totara stumps 1m metre be low ground, C o nve n t i o n C e n t re s i t e , 1 9 9 7 Source: Lucas Associates

1 8 5 0 A park greenbelt was to:

•Improve the environment

for the working class

•Separate urban and rural

•Control city expansion

•Guard against & protect the

natives

•Transplant the British

landscape

G r e a t e s t H e a l t h f o r t h e G r e a t e s t N u m b e r

‘So that’s how you treat waterways in the city. Interesting!’ - Dick Lucas

(1993)

M a n c h e s t e r S t r e e t

Central City Waterways as at 1850 & 2000

Source: Christchurch City Council 1999

Halswell

River

levees

ripped after

the

February

earthquake

Source: Lucas Associates

Poplar Crescent on the

Avon from Manchester to

Madras Streets

Living Outstanding Landscapes

T h e S h a p e o f C h r i s t c h u r c h

Avon River Public Open Space

Summary

Avon River

Source: Lucas Associates 1995

S T U F F T H E

G R I D !

T h e d r a u g h t y e a s t -

w e s t c h a n n e l s , t h a t

i s , p l a n t t h e m u p .

B i s e c t & i n t e r s e c t

t h e g r i d t o c r e a t e

f r i e n d l y, g r e e n l a n e

s p a c e s .

Source: Lucas Associates

Source: Lucas Associates

Source: Christchurch City Council 1999

C o m m e n d a b l e

w o r k s

Day-lighted stream corner of Barbados & Salisbury Streets

Day-lighted waterway through central

Seoul

Source: maximizingprogress.org

BEFORE

AFTER

W a i t a n g i P a r k , W e l l i n g t o n

Source: A Deeper Shade of Green, p184

Source: Waitangi Park, Wraight Associates

Marokapara, Lucas Associates

Re-instate lushness

N a t u r a l l y s o f t , l u s h f o r e s t e d g r o u n d e x p r e s s e d

M a r o k a p a r a , 3 4 9 M a n c h e s t e r S t . Lucas Associates

DRAFT LIDAR, use with care overlain with Flood Management Areas March 2011

After

Levee rip - Before

Manchester St : Swale & Heritage Park

‘ M a r o k a p a r a ’ G r e e n R o o f ( b u i l t 1 9 9 8 ) example of a ‘green roof’ in the city increasing local biodiversity while reducing water runoff to storm-water system

balcony wall greened

with native climber

Source: Lucas Associates

Source: Lucas Associates

R a i n G a r d e n s

Day-lighted stream corner of Barbados & Salisbury Streets

Wells in Christchurch

‘Chalice’ by Neil Dawson

Clock Tower, Christchurch re ‘remembering nature & culture through art’

Echo, Neil Dawson (1981)

Totara Forest

Timber, bark, berries, fruit, medicine & birds

Tangata Whenua Historic Cultural Elements

Houhere

Harakeke & ti

Weaving & plating, ropes, baskets, food & fibre

Site Location

Setting

Identity Design Proposal

Key Elements

• Courtyard in centre of block

• Permeable space

• 3D space, bridges for surveillance, elevation

• Source point storm-water treatment

• Wide footpath, asymmetrical street plan

• Gondwanan Ecology

Setting

Tīrewa

Tīrewa

Transformer 3D Views

Tj ibaou Cu l tu ra l Cent re , New Ca ledon ia

Venice images pre & post

Venice snapshots again

New York pre & post

UC Seismic testing – no damage

For New Zealand:

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• Solid timber

• Commercial buildings

• Rapid-to-build

• Fire performance

• Light weight

• Structural

/seismic performance

• Subjected to multiple

earthquake records…

For Christchurch

Glulam or CLT

LVL Rounds

There are options…

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Why use MS timber buildings?

• A national commodity

• Low energy (sustainable)

• Easy-to-build

• Rapid-to-build

• Fire performance

• Structural/seismic performance

• Reduced mass:

» Reduced seismic demand

» Reduced foundation demands

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Strong foundation

• Light building

• Adjustment

• Strong foundation

Strong foundation

• Light building

• Adjustment

• Strong foundation

CLT - Austria

Above ground foundations

Image sources: UTS Students & Dunning Thornton Consultants Ltd

Briscoes foundations Salisbury St.

Te Kauwhata Library Waikato

Ohakune Visitor Centre

Forestry Hall, Tomochi in southern Japan Community centre & sports hall Completed 2004 Architect: Taira Nishazawa

Waitomo Caves

Waitomo Caves

C o n v e n t i o n C e n t r e L o c a t i o n

Victoria University

S O L A R

Small prototype solar towers were used to measure how 3-D shapes can improve solar output.

(Credit: Allegra Boverman/MIT)

This artist's drawing shows how a 3-D solar tower

could be used in city centers to charge electric

bicycles. (Credit: MIT)

S O L A R

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