Aotea CLG Presentation May 2021

Aotea Station and Public Realm Design Community Liason Group 20 May 2021

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Introductions (Shaun Sutton, Aotea Station Community Manager, Link Alliance) Overview of the Urban Design Delivery Work Plan (Alexandra Scouller, Planner, Link Alliance) Design journey (Alan Whiteley, Urban Realm Lead, Link Alliance)

Site Context (Alan Whiteley, Urban Realm Lead, Link Alliance) Station design (Cameron Ritter, Architecture Lead, Link Alliance) Public realm design (Alan Whiteley, Urban Realm Lead, Link Alliance) Brief urban realm construction overview (Matt Sinclair, Aotea Station Manager, Link Alliance)

Feedback, Q&A, next steps, and any other business (Shaun Sutton, Aotea Station Community Manager, Link Alliance)

NB: Suresh Patel, Network Integration Manager (Alliances) from Auckland Transport will be available for Q&A relevant to AT.

Contact us: aotea@linkalliance.co.nz 0800 CRL TALK (select option 3)

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Context - Urban Design Delivery Work Plan • The objective of the Urban Design DWP is “to enable the integration of the CRL’s permanent works into the surrounding landscape and urban design context”

• Designation Condition 47.2 specifies that the Urban Design DWP: “shall be developed to ensure that the areas within the designation footprint used during the construction of the City Rail Link are to be restored and the permanent works associated with the CRL are developed in accordance with urban design principles”.

• The Urban Design DWP includes both the public realm design and the station design in accordance with the CRL designation conditions

• The design principles comprise four main categories: ➢

Mana Whenua principles

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Movement and Connections principles

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Public Realm and Landscape principles

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Existing Buildings and structures / Station Plan principles

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Engagement process to date - Urban Design Delivery Work Plan The Urban Design DWP is being developed in consultation with numerous parties, including the following:

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Mana whenua (CRL project partners)

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Auckland Council and Auckland Transport

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Capital Project Accessibility Group

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Community Liaison Group (CLG) (role of the CLG includes providing feedback on the development of the Urban Design DWP) (initial presentation February 2021 to inform development of DWP; full draft DWP developed May 2021)

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Heart of the City and the City Centre Residents Group

The Urban Design DWP is also subject to review and comment by the:

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Auckland Urban Design Panel (UDP) and

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An Independent Peer Reviewer

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DESIGN JOURNEY KEY DESIGN CHANGES 1. Victoria St – Linear Park integration 2. Kingston St – Reduced to one ventilation

structure 3. Albert St – Ventilation Structures removed 4. Removal of public parking on Mayoral Drive

and Victoria Street as directed by A.T. 5. AT has specified a bus stop outside the AA building – included in design

6. Crowne Plaza porte cochere design

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Stakeholder and CLG feedback received Review Comments / Recommendations

Response

• Question around what a plenum is and what it contains

A plenum is an above ground stack that will be used for heating / ventilation and airconditioning of the station. The plenum will be constructed on Kingston St.

• Question around trees and where they will be replaced and where they will not

All of the trees that were removed from the three Link Alliance stations will be replaced, but some will need to go into new locations due to new utilities requirements.

• Question around birds and excrement around trees

Wherever there are trees, birds and their excrement are potential issues. Any mess created will ultimately be managed by AC

• Question around why trees are being permanently removed

Certain trees on site were removed due to their roots being tangled in and around the key services in the area and would not have survived a transplant.

• Question around loading zones for retail

There will be some loading zones in the surrounding station area. These locations will be made available during upcoming Urban Realm public engagement process

• Heart of the City asked it to be noted to the group they have been asking AT for some time, for a loading and servicing plan for the mid town area.

Noted and passed onto AT.

• Support for lighting that makes the space less attractive for nefarious activity. Generally, means lighting needs to be bright, so people cannot hide in shadows.

Lighting requirement have meet CPTED requirement which mitigate nefarious activity

• Strong preference for no seating. This is because stakeholders do not want people hanging around the space, unless they have legitimate business on the street.

• Preference to reduce bulk of vent where feasible. Is it possible to create vent so height is as low as possible and consistent with the street grade?

• It is important to provide loading facilities in the street. Parking for police vehicles and loading- suggested that these be combined.

There has been a reduction of seating, resulting in 1x seat and 2x basalt slabs adjacent to the ventilation shaft.

• Consider bringing raised area of the carriageway further back towards Federal Street, to better support outside dining opportunities at No. 4 and No.6 Kingston Street.

The southern footpath will maintain the existing kerb and footpath width, recognizing the generous width of the northern footpath to cater for pedestrian flow

• Avoid creating cavities where small items can be stowed.

• Can the southern footpath width be increased?

Vent height is based on meeting strict fire safety requirements and no more.

Loading and parking located at police drop off area.

Noted – no small cavities are designed into the public realm Widths of pedestrian paths are defined by carriageway and location of ventilation shaft.

Meetings held on 14th December 2020 for Kingston Street and a CLG 25th of February 2021, plus ongoing engagement with stakeholders.

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CONTEXT AND DESIGN RESPONSE

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SITE CONTEXT

CONTEXT

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CITY RAIL LINK - CREATION STORY Māori Creation Story of the atua (ancestral deities), Ranginui (the sky father), Papatūānuku (the earth mother) and the emergence of Te Ao Mārama (the world of life and light, the physical world) from Te Pō (the darkness) and Te Kore (the realm of potential being, the void).

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LOCAL CULTURAL NARRATIVE

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LINEWIDE CONCEPT The Māori Creation Story is represented in the architectural treatment of the primary station entrance designs, interior station linings and secondary station components within the public realm

Sky Element Ranginui

BALANCED DESIGN RESPONSE The stations designs balance three core architectural principles and integrates them into a legible whole.

Fourth Element Te Kore

Threshold Element Auta

FUNCTION Earth Element Papatūānuku

PERSONALITY

PERFORMANCE

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LINEWIDE CONCEPT

Papatūānuku

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Mayoral Drive entrance Wellesley St main entrance

STATION CONTEXT Front of House Back of House Entrance

Skylights

Bluestone heritage wall Victoria St East ramped entrance Emergency exit

Victoria St West entrance

Kingston St Vent Structure

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L2/L3

ARCHITECTURE CONTEXT L0/L1

B3

B5

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LONG SECTION

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WELLESLEY STREET ENTRANCE

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VICTORIA STREET ENTRANCE

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LOADING – STATION PRECINCT MAYORAL DRIVE

2x maintenance service parking (MR) 4x CP removed from this area (AT instructed to allow Bus stops to be closer to the station) WELLESLEY STREET WEST

2x Accessible Drop off proposed on Federal St.

BLEDISLOE EAST DRIVEWAY / WELLESLEY STREET STATION

3x North bound bus stops Crowne Plaza Loading zone

VICTORIA STREET WEST ENTRANCE KINGSTON STREET

• Loading parking opportunities remain within private property-hotel / business premises, on Wyndham Street, Elliot Street, Federal Street, on Kingston Street, currently Darby Street west, Kingston Street between Hobson and Federal.

VICTORIA STREET EAST ENTRANCE

Police Drop off / Loading Bay

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TREE LOCATIONS – STATION PRECINCT Puriri

Tulip Trees

Tarairi Native Groundcover

Tree Ferns

• Ongoing co-design with Auckland Council

Urban Forester (Howell Davies) and Mana Whenua have resulted in tree selection.

• ‘Right tree right place’ strategy • Considered narrative behind tree selection with Mana Whenua

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URBAN REALM CONTEXT – KEY VIEWS

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1 KINGSTON STREET

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2 HARVEY TREE ON ALBERT STREET

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3 VICTORIA STREET RAMP ENTRANCE

FUTURE NDG ENTRANCE

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VICTORIA STREET CYCLE PARKING NEXT TO STATION ENTRANCE

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5 ALBERT STREET MEDIAN

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6 WELLESLEY STREET & MAYORAL DRIVE

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7 WELLESLEY STREET ENTRANCE FORECOURT & LINK TO FUTURE LANE

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8 WELLESLEY STREET ENTRANCE

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