Wynyard Central Design Guidelines
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Wynyard Central Design Guidelines Design Guidelines for eight development parcels in Wynyard Central. To be read in conjunction with the Wynyard Central Reference Design. 01 AUGUST 2013 Wynyard Central Design Guidelines 01 August 2013 Rev. A Table of Contents 1 Process ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 Purpose of this document .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Wynyard Central Reference Design ........................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Key documents affecting Wynyard Central ................................................................................................ 6 1.5 Other documents relating to the Wynyard Quarter ..................................................................................... 6 1.6 District Plan Statutory requirements ........................................................................................................... 6 1.7 Process for development of design proposals ........................................................................................... 6 1.8 Departures from these Design Guidelines ................................................................................................. 7 1.9 Design team expertise ............................................................................................................................... 7 2 Visions ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Vision for the Auckland waterfront ............................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Vision for the Wynyard Quarter .................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Vision for Wynyard Central ........................................................................................................................ 8 3 Overarching expectations ............................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Quality expectations ................................................................................................................................. 10 3.2 Sustainable development ......................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Heritage ................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Mana Whenua partnership ....................................................................................................................... 13 4 Urban Scale ................................................................................................................................... 14 4.1 Urban structure and movement network .................................................................................................. 14 4.2 Lanes and public open spaces ................................................................................................................. 16 4.3 Servicing .................................................................................................................................................. 17 4.4 Transport plan .......................................................................................................................................... 17 4.5 Planting .................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.6 Street furniture ......................................................................................................................................... 18 5 Building Scale ............................................................................................................................... 20 5.1 Building uses ............................................................................................................................................ 20 5.2 Building scale and composition ................................................................................................................ 21 5.3 Roofscape ................................................................................................................................................ 21 5.4 Interior/exterior connection ....................................................................................................................... 21 6 Materials and Elements ................................................................................................................ 23 6.1 Building materials ..................................................................................................................................... 23 6.2 Verandahs ................................................................................................................................................ 23 6.3 Ground surfaces ...................................................................................................................................... 23 6.4 Design for after dark – in the public realm................................................................................................ 24 6.5 Signs ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 7 Site Specific Design Guidelines .................................................................................................. 25 7.1 Parcels 1 & 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 25 7.2 Parcels 3 & 4 ............................................................................................................................................ 27 7.3 Parcels 5, 6 & 7 ........................................................................................................................................ 29 7.4 Parcel 8 .................................................................................................................................................... 33 Table of Figures Figure 1: Location of Wynyard Quarter on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour .......................................... 4 Figure 2: Wynyard Central Location Plan .................................................................................. 4 Figure 3: Wynyard Quarter – Quarter Plan A from District Plan 14.9 .................................................. 5 Figure 4: Reuse of heritage buildings is an integral component in the vision for Wynyard Central ............... 8 Figure 5: Character elements in Wynyard Central ...................................................................... 13 Figure 6: Plan of development parcels for Wynyard Central .......................................................... 14 Figure 7: Street network for Wynyard Quarter from Urban Design Framework p.20 ............................... 15 Figure 8: Street network in Wynyard Central ............................................................................ 16 Figure 9: Responsibility for delivery of open space. .................................................................... 18 Figure 10: Indicative proposed plan of predominant uses above ground floor level. .............................. 20 Figure 17: Parcels 1 & 2 Plan............................................................................................... 25 Figure 18: Parcels 1 & 2 Sections .......................................................................................... 25 Figure 19 Parcels 3 & 4 Plan .............................................................................................. 27 Figure 20: Parcels 5, 6 & 7 Plan ........................................................................................... 29 Figure 21: Innovation Arcade precedent image ......................................................................... 30 Sills van Bohemen Page 2 of 34 Wynyard Central Design Guidelines 01 August 2013 Rev. A Figure 22: Laneway Structure – Strategy 1 ............................................................................... 31 Figure 23: Laneway Structure – Strategy 2 ............................................................................... 31 Figure 24: Parcel 8 Plan..................................................................................................... 33 Sills van Bohemen Page 3 of 34 Wynyard Central Design Guidelines 01 August 2013 Rev. A 1 Process 1.1 Introduction The Wynyard Quarter (previously known as the Tank Farm or the Western Reclamation) is Auckland‟s largest urban redevelopment project. It is well on its way to becoming a high quality working, living and recreational city quarter that reinforces Auckland‟s „turangawaewae‟ or „sense of place‟ and identity as a waterfront city (refer to Figure 2). Figure 1: Location of Wynyard Quarter on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour Figure 2: Wynyard Central Location Plan