07 CONTEXT & ANALYSIS
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7.1 CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS OVERVIEW CONTEXT
REFERENCES
This section includes descriptive background information about Napier, the items covered are:
The context and analysis undertaken was supplemented by review of a number of existing studies and plans. The City Vision builds upon a great amount of design and strategy which has been undertaken in the last 15 years. The Framework integrates the diverse inputs into a cohesive whole and where necessary adds, adjusts and updates the design thinking for Napier’s future.
1. Napier’s building blocks 2. International and national context 3. Regional context 4. City context 5. Area framework statistics ANALYSIS This section also includes urban analysis of the study areas. The urban analysis was carried out in early 2015 and covers: 6. Strategic issues: •
The Port
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Heavy vehicle routes
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Retail and attracting investment
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Car-parking and connections
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Coordinating projects
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Long Term Plan 2015-18
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City Centre Plan 2000
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Cycling Strategy
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West Quay plans (Isthmus)
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Waterfront redevelopment concepts (PMA)
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Clive Square - Emerson St West (Inner City Business Association; Viles)
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Ahuriri bypass design exploration (OPUS)
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Maori design principles (Scott Design)
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Ahuriri business park (Urban Perspectives)
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Central city parking building and linkages (Urban Perspectives)
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Hastings St streetscape design (NCC)
7. Urban analysis:
Cultural and creative expression
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City Life B.A.T. Site & Context: Urban Design Principles & Ideas
• Link the two entrances to an internal ‘crescent’ running along Riddell St/Domett St and connecting to Coronation St via a new link • Create informal pedestrian crossing points at the ‘peanut roundabout’ and at Riddell St
draw in the beach
• Create informal pedestrian facilities at Lever St and Ossian St intersections • Create a new roundabout (or other traffic calming measure) at Coronation St/Battery Rd intersection
park memorial fountain ?
• Widen footpath along eastern side of Bridge St, enhance with trees, feature lights, paving. Give special design attention to the area in front of the Rothman’s Building
celebrate the bay - the fin of the stingray
connect to sunken gardens
• Treat Lever St and Ossian St as slow vehicle areas - widen footpath on one side (e.g. west facing), create 90 degree parking on the opposite side, provide enhanced landscape treatment
engage with skate park
UPPER EMERSON
GRAND PLAN MARINE PARADE
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LOWER EMERSON
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draw in the beach
THE EMERSONSTRIP
• Create two distinctive entrances to the area from Riddell St and Coronation St (Ossian St and Lever St ‘left in-left out’ only)
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Buildings
sea recreational park memorial cultural
NOW...
AND INTO THE FUTURE
REEF GARDEN AND AMPHITHEATRE
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AN INTERACTIVE WATER PLAY AREA INCLUDING A LANDSCAPED AMPHITHEATRE FOR PERFORMANCE
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NAPIER SKATE PARK
DICKENS
Networks
QUARE
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• Treat Ossian St and Lever St as enhanced green links
protect + shelter
• Create continuous cross connection linking Coronation St and Riddell St with a possibility to extend to the Ahuriri Reserve
MARINE PARADE VIEWING PLATFORM
ExTENDING TO THE WATER’S EDGE, STAND AND ENjOY THE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HAWKE bAY
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• Extend Tu Atu St to link to Ossian St via the existing on-site lane
MARINE PARADE city threshold... draw in the city + lead through to the coast
celebrate water
A ROLLER SPORTS CENTRE CATERING FOR
• Treat Domett St (to the south of Lever St) as an enhanced pedestrian/green link to the Ahuriri Reserve
coastal threshold... celebrate draw in the coastal water landscape to the city edge
• Treat Tu Atu St, Mahia St and Campbell St as lanes with an enhanced pedestrian character. Opportunity to create a ‘pocket park’ at the Ossian St end of the new cross link extending Tu Atu St - to enhance visual connections to key heritage buildings
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WAR MEMORIAL CENTRE OCEAN SPA HOT POOLS
• Create ‘transition of activities’ (from west to east) from a more ‘active commercial frontage’ around Bridge St, through mixed use activities to residential British American Tobacco Site, Ahuriri: Urban Design Assessment: Summary Report Prepared for Napier City Council by Urban Perspectives Ltd, February 2007
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AN ARTIFICIAL SURFING WAVE
• Maintain key heritage buildings; encourage quality design for new buildings (e.g. design guidelines)
design strategies
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• Facilitate development opportunities of key sites through public/private initiatives
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PANIA STATUE
TOM PARKER FOUNTAIN
NAPIER i-SITE VISITOR CENTRE
SUNKEN GARDENS
SOUNDSHELL PAR2 MINIGOLF
CYCLE TRAIL RETAINED CAR PARK
PLAYGROUND ExTENSION CAR PARK
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jUNIOR bIKE TRACK
CAR PARK
RECREATION AND WATER AREA
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