Auckland's CBD Into the future
Auckland's CBD Into the future
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Auckland's CBD Into the future
Khartoum Place upgrade
Project snapshot |
Design
The Design
The design aims to provide for a mix of activities ensuring
an efficient pedestrian thoroughfare as well as a gathering space for quiet
relaxation, performances and events.
Key elements of the concept design are:
- preserving the "Women's Centenary (1893-1993)" tile artwork
- new
materials and handrail to improve the safety of the stairs
- new
lighting, paving and furniture
- a new
set of straight stairs alongside the switch-back stairs that currently exist.
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The design seeks to
create a better connection between the upper and lower levels whilst
preserving the suffragette tile artwork.
A prominent new flight
of steps creates a direct line of sight to Kitchener Street encouraging
people to walk through to the street and the art gallery.
The new stairs remove an existing blank wall.
The mural is unaffected (it extends onto a sidewall of the stairs and
the upper central section). |
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Raising the upper section to the Kitchener Street
level outside the entry to the John Leech Gallery creates greater
usability to the area that receives the most sunlight.
It will visually extend across to the forecourt of
the new gallery.
Ramps provide an accessible route to the new gallery and other
businesses. |
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The new paving is lighter in colour as the lower
level receives little sunlight.
A contrasting basalt path leads to the steps.
Basalt seating around the two trees will also
ensure that the trees roots remain protected.
Specially designed lighting will improve safety in the rear corners of
the level.
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Specially designed elements reinforce the
'walk of art' concept. |
