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Design Concept The design relies heavily on the narrative power created by the transect of the lowland forest. This allows a rhythm to build and dissipate as visitors engage with each new section of regeneration and architecture. Consequently, the design also relies on the temporality of the site and how the designed interventions interact and respond to the changeable surroundings which are in dialogue with these elements. A range of spaces have been developed to lead people through the regenerating transect, from lake to coast. Each of these cater for different roles within the transect of regeneration. These spaces all loosely lie within the three following architectural types. Architectural Pods: These provide key ‘beacons’ of regeneration within the landscape. Each provides a vertical point of orientation and also acts as a node of on-site germination, focusing regeneration around each object of architecture. Boardwalks: A traditional set piece within most natural New Zealand environments, the boardwalk is a necessary tool for navigating wet and swampy lands. Its typical role as a horizontal plane of orientation has been challenged within this design by extending its common boundaries and using it as the dialogue piece between architecture and the land.
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Growing Sites: These spaces are an extension of the language of the boardwalk. Necessary for the growing and maturing of seedlings on site, these spaces also challenge the role of the boardwalk by undergoing a process of metamorphosis to act as a plant nursery space while still acting within the traditional role of the horizontal orientation.
Figure 106. Narrative Section, Part 29. 1:1000 @ A4