Downtown Auckland Media Presentation 2014

8/12/2019 Downtown Auckland Media Presentation 2014

1/55

DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND Media Briefing 25.06.14


2/55


3/55

RWC 2001 Courtesy of Mike Mizrahi Inside out Productions


4/55


5/55


6/55


7/55


8/55


9/55


10/55


11/55


12/55


13/55


14/55


15/55


16/55Quay Park ? potential built form


17/55

Quay Street - Existing


18/55

Quay Street - Potential


19/55

San Francisco


20/55

San Francisco


21/55


22/55


23/55

River Split

River Split, Croatia


24/55

River Split


25/55

Lower Hobson - Existing


26/55

Lower Hobson - Potential


27/55


28/55

INSERT WATERFRONTPRECINCT IMAGE


29/55


30/55

LAND OWNERSHIP

DowntownShopping

Centre HSBC Tower1 Queen Street

CPOBritomart

ZURICH House

21 Queen Street

QE Square


31/55

CITY RAIL LINK


32/55

DOWNTOWN BUS INTERCHANGE


33/55

QUAY STREET


34/55

Pre Pkeh &reclamation


35/55

Originalbuilt

form to1960s

Lower Queen Street1920s s


36/55

LOWER QUEEN STREETPublic Space Considerations

Site of Queen ElizabethSquare circa 1970

Ferry Building


37/55

1970s


38/55

1980s


39/55

today


40/55

The Square is a transitionalspace, perhaps a forecourt tothe buildings, but as apleasant place forpedestrians to relax in thecity it is a failure. The

reasons are both physicaland psychological.Even ona warm and calm summerday, there is little to attractpeople to the Square. It is a

dull space showing littleregard for human scale orfeeling.

Ministry of Works and Development 1977


41/55

Queen Elizabeth Square ? Evaluation as Public Space

Positives: Civic space (otherwise limited in the downtown area) capable

of holding events Potential good relationship with CPO, an enhanced LowerQueen Street and redeveloped Downtown Shopping Centre

Site of Te Ahi Kaa Roa and Kauri Grove Close to the water

Negatives: Substantially shadowed by HSBC Tower, 1 Queen Street Lack of active edges onto it Place to pass through rather than linger Visual severance of canopy and physical severance of

underpass infrastructure & bus stops No direct relationship to the water Design ignores cultural value of location Doesnt reflect historic built form


42/55


43/55


44/55

Five design principles1. Lower Queen Street & Queen Elizabeth Square a

pedestrianised Lower Queen Street and enhanced orincorporated QE Square.

2. Te Ara Tahuhu Extension (East-West Mid-Block Link)

new public pedestrian street as part of the CCMP lanewaycircuit

3. Little Queen Street (North-South Mid-Block Link) reinstatement as pedestrian route

4. Lower Albert Street Bus Interchange design integration5. Visual Connectivity key views optimised including to

important adjoining heritage buildings


45/55

Within the Block Space Opportunities ? proposed roof top space


46/55

Quay Street ? Welcome Mat

Project Status: design team to be appointed 2014Supporting Public Realm UpgradesPublic Space Considerations


47/55

Potential World Class


48/55

Potential World ClassCivic and Recreational

Public Space

civic spaceThe alternative world class civicspace in front of CPO enabled by:1. bus interchange moving to Lower

Albert rather than Lower Queen

Street2. creation of an east west public

street through the block3. Precincts development including

QE Square.

Retention of QE Square and deliveryof Lower Queen Street civic space a

none option.


49/55

Lower Queen Street Civic Space

Project Status: subject to bus interchange locationSupporting Public Realm UpgradesPublic Space Considerations


50/55

Lower Queen Street Civic Space

Project Status: subject to bus interchange locationSupporting Public Realm Upgrades


51/55

Grand Harbour Stair - View from Quay Street (Viaduct end)

Project Status : UnfundedNew public space opportunities


52/55

Admiralty Basin ? View from Commerce Street

Project Status: UnfundedNew public space opportunities


53/55

Auckland Development Committee15 th May 2014 Resolutions

a) approve in principle the disposal of land on which Queen Elizabeth Square stands as part of the wider redevelopment of theDowntown Shopping Centre block subject to the outcome of associated statutory public processes (road stopping andrezoning of the land). Statutory process over next 12 months: Road Stopping Process (publiclynotified), Unitary Plan/Plan Change Process (publicly notified), Resource Consent (publicnotification to be determined).

b) agree to the sale only if the proceeds from the potential disposal of Queen Elizabeth Square are reinvested in new orenhanced public civic space/s that:

i. is of at least the same quantum and higher quality to the existing spaceii. is located either within or in reasonable proximity to the Downtown Shopping Centre blockiii. is capable of being delivered broadly at the same time as the permanent loss of the existing space.

c) direct staff to work with the Waitemata Local Board and Iwi on evaluating ? offsite ?public civic space options with the findings tobe considered by the Parks, Recreation and Sports Committee prior to being presented back to the Auckland DevelopmentCommittee for approval in August. Work underway: Downtown Public Space Evaluation Study (QESqand alternative ? offsite?spaces) - Reset Urban Design, Queen Elizabeth Square Evaluation ?

Jan Gehl Architects, Te Aranga Maori Design Principles Evaluation and Hui ? Design Tribe.d) agree to the sale of Queen Elizabeth Square being considered as part of the preparation of a Development Agreement

between Auckland Transport, Auckland Council Property Limited and Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited on the basisthat:i. its final inclusion remains subject to statutory public processes (road stopping and rezoning of the land).ii. the Development Agreement include conditions relating to the built form outcomes sought by council.

e) agree that any disposal of Queen Elizabeth Square is done so in the context of the overall masterplan and its vision for thecity centre and achieving world class outcomes befitting this unique space in the context of Auckland.


54/55

Public Space Evaluation Reports Scope1. Strategic overview of public space provision in city centre/downtown on based on City Centre

Masterplan/Waterfront Plan.

2. Public Space Needs Assessment review of public space needs in the downtown area andbenchmarking assessment of Queen Elizabeth Square.

3. Assumptions document assumptions around future public space provision in the downtown area e.g.Lower Queen Street and Quay Street.

4. Initial site selection for evaluation based on sifting criteria (limited to area north of the old foreshoreline)

5. Selected site evaluation (ideally no more than 5) Evaluation of selected sites against open spaceacquisition framework criteria, public realm/urban design considerations , international best practice (toinclude workshops with Waitemata Local Board) and Te Aranga/Maori Cultural Landscape Principles(Design Tribe -Rau Hoskins)

6. Feasibility work rough scheme design and costing, delivery issues and opportunities,interdependencies and further work identification

7. Recommendations on space/s to be pursued and the associated funding and delivery programme.


55/55

NEXT STEPS Receive evaluation reports from Gehl Architects, Reset

Urban Design and Design Tribe

Report to Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee on offsitealternative spaces - 5 th August

Downtown Framework presented to Auckland DevelopmentCommittee 14 th August.

Statutory processes related to potential disposal of QESquare commence August (subject to the above)

PPNZL due to lodge resource consent late 2014.

Downtown Auckland Media Presentation 2014

Documents

Transcript of Downtown Auckland Media Presentation 2014