GREEN FRAME

STUDIO CHRISTCHURCH

Produced by Studio Christchurchhttp://studiochristchurch.com

first published 2013

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSSchools:School of Architectural Studies at CPIT: Dennis Winter, Laura KellawaySchool of Architecture at Victoria University Wellington: Professor Jules Moloney, Professor Kerstin Thompson, Mark Southcombe, Simon TwoseArchitecture Department at Unitec: Associate Professor Dushko Bogunovich, Jeanette BudgettSchool of Architecture and Planning at The University of Auckland: Camia Young, Dr Manfredo Manfredini

Studio Christchurch Organisers:Adjunct Professor David SheppardAssociate Professor Uwe RiegerCamia Young

Studio Christchurch Assistant:Erica Austin

Critics:Alex Il Seo, Belfiore Bologna, Christopher Kelly, Chris van Empel, Daryl Maguire, Hamish Shaw, Hugh Nicholson, Jessica Jade, Max Capocaccia, Megan Lutton, Ross Gray

Lecturers:Barnaby Bennett, Coralie Winn, Danny Squires, Daryl Maguire, David Sheppard, Denis Pino, Di Luca, Dushko Bogunovich, Erica Austin, Dr. George Parker, Hugh Nicholson, Jacky Bowring, Jasper van der Lingen, Jason Mill Jeanette Budgett, Jessica Halliday, Jules Moloney, Kerstin Thompson, Mark Billinghurst, Mark Southcombe, Matthew Galloway, Perry T Royal, Dr. Ryan Reynolds, Shaun Hardcastle, Simon Twose, Thomas van Raamsdonk, Wil McLellan

Special thank you to:CPIT and Margaret Pierson for providing us with studio space for the Summer School,Christchurch City Council for hosting our final reviews, and our sponsors:

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INTRODUCTION: THE GREEN FRAME

STUDIOS

ACTIVATION OF THE GREEN FRAMECATCH AND RELEASE

WAI MAURIALTERNATIVES

CORRIDORS

CONVENTION CENTREUNCONVENTIONAL

CANYONRADIAL SCAPE

CREATIVE CORNERSTHE CREATIVE CORNER

CREATIVE HEARTSTHE VERTICAL FARM

MEMORY OF THE OLD CITYTUAM STREET MASTERPLAN

MILLERS BUILDING TRANSPORT INTERCHANGELANEWAYS NETWORK

MIXED-USE ARCADE BUILDING PROPOSALLICHFIELD SHIRTS COMPANY

LE PETIT CROIXODEON POOL COMPLEX

ODEON CIRCUS SCHOOLPEOPLE’S CHOICE BUILDING

HUTCHINSON FORD MOTORS BUILDING

PUBLIC SPACES WATERSCAPESCIVIC MARAE

CONSERVATION PARKECO HUB

THE SYNECDOCHIC FOREST ASSEMBLAGE

Studio Christchurch Summer School was a collaborative Christchurch based design unit organized by the four New Zealand architecture schools: the School of Architectural Studies at CPIT, the School of Architecture at Victoria University Wellington, the Architecture Department at Unitec, and the School of Architecture and Planning at The University of Auckland. The summer school was hosted in Christchurch at CPIT and ran from January 7th to February 1st.

The 2013 Studio Christchurch Summer School focused on the investigation and programming of the unique Christchurch Green Frame and Avon Precinct as outlined in the CCDU Plan. With fifty-five students involved, five design courses covered a broad range of approaches and tested ideas through a series of design proposals. On the basis of emerging issues facing urban development in the 21st Century, the studios combined underlying philosophical theories with current and practical issues related to the Christchurch recovery.

Studio Christchurch is a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration between New Zealand’s tertiary institutions and the profession. The aim is to focus on praxis oriented outcomes with the intention to produce meaningful investigations and design propositions to contribute to the development of the city.

STUDIO CHRISTCHURCH SUMMER SCHOOL 2013

THE GREEN FRAMEAN INTRODUCTION

Erica Austin, Justin Baatjes, Raewyn Beavis, Dushko Bogunovich, Kelsi Borren, Rex Braganza, Jeanette Budgett, Declan Burn, Linbing (Fatina) Chen, Qianzi Chen, Wei An (Vivian) Chen, Guangxiao (Daisy) Cheng, Kim Clarke, Allan Clayton, Charles Collins, David Cook, Gemma Cookson, Tessa Forde, Gui Goh, Catherine Hall, Elfie Hamilton, Alisa Huang, Vi Huynh, Darryl Jacobson, Laura Kellaway, Christopher Kelly, Erica Kenny, Whoi Seung (Sophia) Kim, Reagan Laidlaw, Desmond Lam, Hyun Kyung (Helen) Lee, Connie Ling, Ziyi (Bill) Liu, Jianxiang (Mickey) Ma, Manfredo Manfredini, Janina (Nina) Massee, Harriet Mildon-King, Aaron Miller, Jules Moloney, Catherine Mooney, John Myburg, Amanda Nakarmi, Guy Newton, Hamish Parker, Sean Patterson, Aphiwat (Don) Pengpala, Amanda Pride, Zoe Redwood, Uwe Rieger, Eve Roberts, Matthew Ryu, James Schollum, Akshay Shah, David Sheppard, Tessa (Yichen) Song, Mark Southcombe, Charlotte Stephens, Kerstin Thompson, Simon Twose, Ashley West, Ri Williamson, Dennis Winter, Dawid Wojasz, Huicheng (Emily) Wu, Jeremy Wymer, Villa Yan, Camia Young, Chunqin Zhang, Helen Zou

FRAME GREEN

The Green Frame, as proposed in the recently released CCDU Blueprint, has the unique potential of suturing together architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism. The Green Frame is the city’s largest ‘transitional project.’ The government is purchasing private property in these areas with the economic intention of stabilising land values by mitigating the supply of vacant lots on the real estate market. For the next 10-15 years this land is meant to create a green belt around a newly defined inner CBD. It is a bold and ambitious urban intervention and one that offers unique design challenges.

The Green Frame and Avon Precinct will create a 5 km loop around the new inner core and act as an extension of Hagley Park. The total combined area is 0.67 km2.

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Studio Christchurch Summer School 2013 used the Green Frame as the basis for five studio projects with the aim of producing vibrant, innovative and plausible proposals that not only complimented but also challenged the nature of the frame. The studios investigated: activating the green frame as a platform for events; proposals for the new Convention Centre and its relationship to the context; the Innovation Precinct and how it could act as the cornerstone for innovative green technologies; the future of significant heritage buildings; and the integration of public urban spaces along the Avon River Precinct.

Original image courtesy of the CCDUEdited by Tessa Forde

Studio: Camia Young Amanda Nakami, Chunqin Zhang, Darryl Jacobson,

Gemma Cookson, Janina (Nina) Massee, Jianxiang (Mickey) Ma, Matthew Ryu, Qianzi Chen,

Tessa (Yichen) Song, Ziyi (Bill) Liu

ACTIVATION

Studio: Camia Young, Amanda Nakarmi, Chunqin Zhang, Darryl Jacobson, Gemma Cookson, Janina(Nina) Massee,

Jianxiang(Mickey) Ma, Mathew Ryu, Qianzi Chen, Tessa(Yichen) Song, Ziyi(Bill) Liu

ACTIVATION

In order to retain or increase the land’s value it is necessary to activate the Green Frame and Avon Precinct with appropriate and attractive programs. Such programs should draw people to the area, be self-sufficient economically and be seamlessly integrated into the park-like landscape. Due to the fact that parts of the Green Frame will be re-developed in the future, it is also a question of phasing and temporality. This creates an opportunity to use the area for experimentation and testing of ideas that otherwise would not find their way into a permanent urban fabric. Each of the proposals draws on the surrounding context to influence the proposed program in a way that creates distinct characteristics in relationship to the immediate surroundings. ‘Catch & Release’ relates to the nearby cultural institutions by creating an outdoor equivalent; ‘Wai Mauri’ creates desirable housing by introducing a canal system; ‘Alternatives’ becomes an efficient energy showcase for mixed programs; and ‘Corridors’ creates laneways through the existing manufacturing.

In order to retain or increase the land’s value it is necessary to activate the Green Frame and Avon Precinct with appropriate and attractive programs. Such programs should draw people to the area, be self-sufficient economically and be seamlessly integrated into the park-like landscape. Due to the fact that parts of the Green Frame will be re-developed in the future, it is also a question of phasing and temporality. This creates an opportunity to use the area for experimentation and testing of ideas that otherwise would not find their way into a permanent urban fabric. Each of the proposals draws on the surrounding context to influence the proposed program in a way that creates distinct characteristics in relationship to the immediate surroundings. ‘Catch & Release’ relates to the nearby cultural institutions by creating an outdoor equivalent; ‘Wai Mauri’ creates desirable housing by introducing a canal system; ‘Alternatives’ becomes an efficient energy showcase for mixed programs; and ‘Corridors’ creates laneways through the existing manufacturing.

Catch and Release activates the Avon Precinct by offering inviting spaces to both see and be a part of creative events. The audience is blurred as the public and artists come together to be the art and see the art. The looping pathway is lined with lighting which responds to movement, like a ripple effect and intensifies as people move towards the different event platforms.

CATCH AND RELEASE

Amanda Nakarmi [UoA]

Darryl Jacobson [CPIT]

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In order to activate the Avon Precinct we proposed developing outdoor equivalents of the surrounding cultural institution’s creative spaces.

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Museum+ Store+ Security+ Gallery+ Cafe+ Dictated Circulation

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Town Hall+ Icon+ 2 Theatre spaces+ 4 Halls+ Proscenium to 360 stage

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Art Gallery+ White Walls+ Ceiling Hooks+ Podiums+ White Spot Lighting+ Event Housing+ Standing Audience

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Music Concert+ Portable Stage+ Sanding/Seated Audience+ Light/Speaker gantries

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Issac Theatre Royal+ 3 Levels of Terrace+ Proscenium Stage+ Flat Stage+ Suspended Lighting

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Performance Pit+ 360 Stage+ Improved Acoustics+ No Backstage+ Engages Audience

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By daylighting the underground waterways. we create a new island and a loop for punting. This becomes a curitorial route like that of a musem, connecting the different event platforms.

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‘Wai Mauri’ aims to create desirable housing in the CBD by integrating residential, canals, ecological water treatment, gardens and public pathways into the East Frame. The vast and open site is currently disproportionately large for residential use. By creating waterways, the area is divided into smaller parcels which is more appropriate for residential lots. It also creates a unique alternative for inner city living.

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Janina (Nina) Massee [UoA]

Gemma Cookson [Unitec]

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‘Wai Mauri’ is a phased project that over time transitions from an agricultural landscape into residential lots with gardens. The housing forms are derived from wind studies, creating sheltered spaces for both public and private areas.

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‘Alternatives’ is a showcase for the creation and consumption of energy. The building forms are a product of integrating sustainable technology and relate to the site’s sun, shadow and wind patterns. A series of energy generators occupy the open space between the stadium and transportation hub creating a dynamic events space.

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Quiet Revolution wind generators for domestic use

Solar Ivy panels Asethetic solution of Renewable energy Converting CO and waste water into energy2

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Tessa (Yichen) Song [UoA]

Qianzi Chen [UoA]

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‘Corridors’ is an urban zipper, threading the green spaces of the Avon through the use of laneways to Saint Asaph Street. These new connections are created in the open spaces between existing buildings. Each corridor responds to the surrounding buildings’ programs, giving each one an unique identity. The aim is to create experimental platforms to test architecture at an urban scale.

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Matthew Ryu [UoA]

Ziyi (Bill) Liu [UoA]

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Victoria University of Wellington Studio: Jules Moloney, Kerstin Thompson, Mark Southcombe, Simon Twose

Aaron Miller, Allan Clayton, Amanda Pride, Catherine Hall, Caterine Mooney, Charles Collins, Charlotte Stephens, Connie, Ling, Dawid Wojasz, Declan Burn, Guangxiao (Daisy) Cheng, Guy Newton, Hamish Parker, Helen Zou,

James Schollum, Kelsi Borren, Vi Huynh, Zoe Redwood

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Studio: Jules Moloney, Kerstin Thompson, Mark Southcombe, Simon Twose, Aaron Miller, Allan Clayton, Amanda Pride,

Catherine Hall, Catherine Mooney, Charles Collins, Charlotte Stephens, Connie Ling, Dawid Wojasz, Declan Burn,

Guangxiao(Daisy) Cheng, Guy Newton, Hamish Parker, Helen Zou, James Schollum, Kelsi Borren, Vi Huynh,

Zoe Redwood

The Convention Centre is a major part of the proposed fabric of the city and has important connections to Cathedral Square and the Avon River. The Convention Centre is seen as a significant building that creates a hub of activity, with connections to public space, shops, cafes and a proposed hotel. It is a civic project loaded with interesting complexities, not to mention high expectations. This project explores the architectural issues of a post-earthquake Christchurch. It looks at how a major building, such as a Convention Centre, can engage with its urban context; other programs such as events and activities; how it reflects Christchurch’s urban identity; how it ‘anchors’ a post-quake condition and, importantly, how it can be an inspiring and beautiful piece of architecture. CERA has called for expressions of interest from architects wishing to design the building, so it is timely that we engage with the thinking around this key project.

The Convention Centre is a major part of the proposed fabric of the city and has important connections to Cathedral Square and the Avon River. The Convention Centre is seen as a significant building that creates a hub of activity, with connections to public space, shops, cafes and a proposed hotel. It is a civic project loaded with interesting complexities, not to mention high expectations. This project explores the architectural issues of a post-earthquake Christchurch. It looks at how a major building, such as a Convention Centre, can engage with its urban context; other programs such as events and activities; how it reflects Christchurch’s urban identity; how it ‘anchors’ a post-quake condition and, importantly, how it can be an inspiring and beautiful piece of architecture. CERA has called for expressions of interest from architects wishing to design the building, so it is timely that we engage with the thinking around this key project.

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Connie Ling [VUW], Dawid Wojasz [VUW], Helen Zou [VUW], James Schollum [VUW], Zoe Redwood [VUW] - Canyon

Allan Clayton [VUW], Guy Newton [VUW], Hamish Parker [VUW], Kelsi Borren [VUW] - Radial

Amanda Pride [VUW], Catherine Hall [VUW], Catherine Mooney [VUW], Vi Huynh [VUW] - Unconventional

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The Unconventional Centre turns the traditional model of a convention centre inside out by breaking down the functions into smaller grain spaces and externalising their connections. Drawing on the notion of a marketplace, the interstitial space created between the stalls provides important arteries to bring people together, fosters interaction and reinforces the public spaces. More importantly, it strengthens the bond created between the local and international programmes by wrapping the former around the latter. The new model opens up opportunities for people to come together in a variety of adaptable spaces.

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Catherine Hall [VUW]

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Vi Huynh [VUW]

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Scape’s monumental form acts as transition between urban elements and defines an interstitial zone between Cathedral Square, the Avon River and Victoria Square. The distortion of the city grid by the organic form of the Avon River is conveyed through the building plan, form, and circulation. While the buildings on the eastern edge of the site emulate the blocks prescribed by the historic network, the western edge responds to the curve of the Avon River. A central plaza acts as a transition space between these two manifestations. Whether through circulation cavities, arcades, the floating facade or other openings, a transparency is sought to connect and enliven the heart of the scheme with its surroundings.


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Studio: Dushko Bogunovich, Jeanette BudgettAkshay Shah, Aphiwat (Don) Pengpala, Ashley West,

Desmond Lam, Huicheng (Emily) Wu, Kim Clarke, Linbing (Fatina) Chen, Reagan Laidlaw,

Sean Patterson, Villa Yan

CREATIVE CORNERS

Studio: Dushko Bogunovich, Jeanette Budgett, Akshay Shah, Aphiwat(Don) Pengpala, Ashley West,

Desmond Lam, Huicheng(Emily) Wu, Kim Clarke, Linbing(Fatina) Chen, Reagan Laidlaw,

Sean Patterson, Villa Yan

CREATIVE CORNER

Christchurch has an unprecedented opportunity to lead the world in green urbanism. In this context the Green Frame and urban open space must become a ‘working landscape,’ providing food, energy and water for the city. Our designs are an example of what the future Eco-innovation Precinct tenants would do for a living- innovate in the realm of green technology.

The juxtaposition of the new and the old; the symbiosis of the buildings and the natural cycles; and the integration of living, learning, working and playing result in a new home for those Christchurch businesses who share a focus on green economy, sustainable design and clean technology.

Christchurch has an unprecedented opportunity to lead the world in green urbanism. In this context the Green Frame and urban open space must become a ‘working landscape,’ providing food, energy and water for the city. Our designs are an example of what the future Eco-innovation Precinct tenants would do for a living- innovate in the realm of green technology.

The juxtaposition of the new and the old; the symbiosis of the buildings and the natural cycles; and the integration of living, learning, working and playing result in a new home for those Christchurch businesses who share a focus on green economy, sustainable design and clean technology.

Akshay Shah [Unitec], Desmond Lam [Unitec], Sean Patterson [CPIT], Villa Yan [Unitec] - The Creative Corner.

Ashley West [CPIT], Huicheng (Emily) Wu [UoA], LinBing (Fatina) Chen [UoA] - Creative Hearts

Aphiwat (Don) Pengpala [Unitec], Kim Clarke [Unitec], Reagan Laidlaw [Unitec] - The Vertial Farm

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The HUB is a dynamic centre of eco-innovation and sustainable technologies. People are invited to play, examine, experience and learn from its interactive surfaces, structure and fabric. The building IS the exhibit and an icon. It takes up the sustainability challenge and translates it into something beautiful.

THE CREATIVE CORNER

Akshay Shah [Unitec]

Desmond Lam [Unitec]

Sean Patterson [CPIT]

Villa Yan [Unitec]

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Programs

Cycling Loop Ground Plan

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The design uses kinetic energy in playful ways. Cyclists can spin for energy. Children can swing for the grid! Public activity is the exhibit in a building that provides dedicated space for the green-tech business community and embodies clean-powered transport. A ramp for cyclists through the site connects the green ‘arms’ of the frame that embrace the city.


The mixed use building offers the convenience of multiple activities to operate in one area, creating a beneficial network of economic and social relationships.

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The Creative Heart bring the historic urban fabrics into the 21st century. Many of the original structures in this part of Christchurch were lost in the earthquake, but the rules of what made them such loved places were not. The proposal is developed with buildings of similar scale, grain, proportion and material to create intimate character courtyards.

The courtyard is the space of creative exchange between the innovators of the new city. Unique courtyards act as the six ‘creative hearts’ of the Eco-innovation Precinct.

CREATIVE HEARTS

Ashley Rose West [CPIT]

LinBing (Fatina) Chen [UoA]

Huicheng (Emily) Wu [UoA]

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Vertical Circulation

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The design retains Christchurch’s historic roots and strong identity. It remembers the lanes, the courtyards, the rich textures and the people of the old city. The project re-uses the bricks and materials of the past to make resonant creative spaces for the 21st century.

A courtyard with greenery and space to grow vegetables and herbs. The building materials originate from structures that came down in the earthquake.

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This eco-innovation project proposes farming in the urban environment. Drawing on the agricultural traditions and formal patterns of the Canterbury Plains, the vertical farm makes a strong statement as it connects the city in multiple ways; both physically and metaphorically. It links the stadium to the bus exchange while mediating the large scale of the Green Frame with the fine-grained historic precinct of High Street.

THE VERTICAL FARM

THE VERTICAL FARM

Kim Clarke [Unitec]

Regan Laidlaw [Unitec]

Aphiwat (Don) Pengpala [Unitec]

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Public Spaces & Circulation

Private Farming & Circulation

Fire Exits & Vertical Circulation

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Plantations of crops organise the scheme, integrating the buildings of the eco-innovation precinct with a productive concept for the Green Frame. These large open areas are put to work while reinforcing Canterbury’s strong regional identity and raising public awareness of the benefits of green urbanism. This paradigm promises a resilient and sustainable future for Christchurch.

The interior space has sophisticated environmental controls for light, humidity and temperature. This makes possible the facilitation of a range of crops and their associated growing seasons.

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Studio: Dennis Winter, Laura Kellaway Alisa Huang, David Cook, Erica Kenny, Gui Goh,

Hyun Kyung (Helen) Lee, John Myburg, Rex Braganza, Tessa Forde, Whoi Seiung (Sophia) Kim

MEMORY OF THE OLD CITY

Studio: Dennis Winter, Laura Kellaway, Alisa Huang, David Cook, Erica Kenny, Gui Goh, Hyun Kyung(Helen) Lee, John Myburg,

Rex Braganza, Whoi Seung(Sophia) Kim

MEMORY OF THE OLD CITY

Our studio developed a proposal for the revival of a section of Tuam Street between Manchester and Colombo, containing around 10% of the city’s remaining heritage listings. As a previously vibrant area of the city, we aim to revitalise the space, build upon memories created here throughout history and explore how existing buildings can play a part in the ‘new history’ of Christchurch. Developing a master plan dealing with the key areas of heritage, program, transport, accessibility and connection to the green frame, creates a framework which could be applied to similar sites around the city. Our work deals predominantly with people, using mixed-use planning to activate the space year-round to create a fun and workable space. Reactivating the heritage laneway network and building upon it creates pedestrian connections throughout the site rather than around it. Links between the ‘campus atmosphere’ of the green frame and the density of the central city are important as the anchor project - the transport interchange - has the potential to bring large numbers of people through the site.

Our studio developed a proposal for the revival of a section of Tuam Street between Manchester and Colombo, containing around 10% of the city’s remaining heritage listings. As a previously vibrant area of the city, we aim to revitalise the space, build upon memories created here throughout history and explore how existing buildings can play a part in the ‘new history’ of Christchurch. Developing a master plan dealing with the key areas of heritage, program, transport, accessibility and connection to the green frame, creates a framework which could be applied to similar sites around the city. Our work deals predominantly with people, using mixed-use planning to activate the space year-round to create a fun and workable space. Reactivating the heritage laneway network and building upon it creates pedestrian connections throughout the site rather than around it. Links between the ‘campus atmosphere’ of the green frame and the density of the central city are important as the anchor project - the transport interchange - has the potential to bring large numbers of people through the site.

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John Myburg [Unitec] - Millers Building Transport Interchange Proposal

Rex Braganza [UoA] - Sol Square Revitalisation and Historic Laneway Network Proposal

Hyun Kyung (Helen) Lee [UoA] - Mixed-use Arcade Building Proposal

Alisa Huang [Unitec]- Lichfield Shirt Company Building Mixed-use Proposal

Gui Goh [CPIT] - La Petite Croix Building Proposal

Erica Kenny [UoA] - The Odeon Pool Complex Proposal

Tessa Forde [UoA] - The Odeon Circus School and Theatre Proposal

David Cook [Unitec] - Council Parking Building ‘People’s Choice’ Proposal

Whoi Seiung (Sophia) Kim [UoA] - Hutchinson Ford Motors Proposal

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Transport Access

This proposal addresses how the 1939 category 2 Heritage listed Miller’s building can play a role in the future of Christchurch. By integrating the proposed transport interchange anchor project into an existing building, more of the city’s heritage is retained and an opportunity is created for an innovative re-use project. Mixed-use planning will bring a variety of demographics through the site and allow for activation throughout the day. The interchange also taps into the connections proposed above ground through the laneway network.

MILLERS BUILDING TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE - John Myburg

1. Referencing the building’s history as the site of the South Island’s first escalator; passengers will exit buses and travel up escalators to the first floor exits and retail/dining space.

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The seven metre spacing of structural columns allows for buses to pass through the ground floor of the building.

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An atrium cut into the structure will bring natural light into the centre of the building and provide a connection between the six floor levels.

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The laneways proposal aims to reactivate the spaces inbetween and behind buildings that would otherwise be underused in a dense urban environment. This fits with the aims of the master plan to create greater accessibility throughout the site. The laneway network builds connections between areas within the site, creates cohesion between social layers of commercial, residential, transportation and recreation.

LANEWAYS NETWORK - Rex Braganza

1. The ground level laneways translate into vertical access ways between street level and upper levels, allowing pedestrians to move through the central city space in a totally new way.

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The network develops connections between key spaces within the site providing links to public/private rooftop spaces and into hidden public spaces such as Sol Square.

The laneway network forms a hybrid design element, a journey with the intention of opening up heritage vistas and bringing life back into the central city.

Large shallow terraces lead pedestrians up to the Northern first floor entrance of the bus exchange through the retail area and down escalators to the bus platforms.

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The aim of this proposal is to create an arcade space that connects the ‘old’ historic lanes and ‘new’ green frame by opening the central portion of the building up for pedestrian access. Used previously as office space, this building was relatively undefined alongside the much larger Millers and Lichfield Shirt Company buildings. A programme of mixed-use facilities (retail/ commercial/residential/dining) combined with its function as a key thoroughfare linking the green frame with the CBD will elevate the presence of the building and give it a new identity within the future of the city.

MIXED-USE ARCADE BUILDING PROPOSAL- Helen Lee

1. The re-purposing of this building will reactivate and redefine its identity.

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Access from the bus exchange (rear), through the atrium, to the green frame and proposed laneways network fits in the the aims of the master plan to create greater connections throughout the site.

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The proposal is for the repair and reuse of the Lichfield Shirt factory building, once bustling in its heyday yet derelict prior to the earthquakes. With the site in such close proximity to the transportation interchange, central city and CPIT, a vibrant mixed-use program aimed at young people is introduced. The multi-level roof garden is accessible through a linkage of stairways crossing over from the old council building situated directly beside. This access also ties into the laneways proposal activating spaces above ground level.

LICHFIELD SHIRT COMPANY BUILDING RE-USE- Alisa Huang

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An array of retail shops, cafés and restaurants greet pedestrians at the entrance on the ground floor and connects to a laneway leading into Sol Square. On the third floor are private artist’s studios and above them, on the top floor, are residential apartments leading out to roof gardens.

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As one of a handful of surviving buildings that make up the Sol Square development, this building housed French restaurant La Petite Croix on the ground floor. The proposal for this building involves reinstating the historic laneways that connect the streets to this hidden location, and reinstating the vibrancy and success of Sol Square.

LA PETITE CROIX BUILDING PROPOSAL- Gui Goh

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In order to activate this area during the day and night a mixed-use development is proposed, including dining and entertainment facilities on the lower levels and residential on the upper levels.

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The building’s unusual fourty-five degree angled corner façade, allows views around the building and through into Sol Square, giving pedestrians glimpses of the action happening just around the corner as they approach the site.

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The 1883 Odeon Theatre has been part of the city’s cultural fabric through its many and varied occupancies. Heavily earthquake-damaged and partially demolished, around one third of the building remains today. By reinstating the brick shell of the structure to its original dimensions, the building retains its impressive, iconic size. The structure’s enormous open volumes contrast the human scale of a swimming pool complex sunken into the ground. The theme of performance (entrance–transformation -emergence) filters through the pool complex as a link to its theatrical history.

ODEON POOL COMPLEX PROPOSAL- Erica Kenny

1. The Tuam Street heritage facade and foyer could house an exhibition of the building’s theatrical history and provide access to the pool complex at multiple levels.

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A viewing platform in the roof space of the fly tower (25 meters high) reinstates the Odeon as a key navigational marker in a new lower-rise city and makes visual connections to other rooftop spaces throughout the city.

Elements of the Green Frame protrude into the structure and vice versa, creating a public amenity that contributes to the overall vision for the area. The use of water on the surface of the site is a visual expression of the city’s subterranean water systems.

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ODEON CIRCUS SCHOOL PROPOSAL- Tessa FordeWith Circo Arts looking for a new venue in Christchurch, a circus school and perfor-mance space seemed to be an ideal use for the Odeon The-atre and neighbouring build-ing. Utilising the height and large size, the school occu-pies the front of the buildings and an adaptable, experimen-tal theatre space is proposed for the back. This would re-spond to the green frame and the new and unique require-ment of activating the back of the building for the first time since its inception.

1. Steel framework would trace the form of the building as it was before the quake. This would contain moveable, packable panels that would allow a totally flexible space that could be closed in the winter and open to the green frame during the summer. This would provide the framework for a variety of events.

2. The Panels would be translucent to transform the building into an iconic beacon visible from many places around the city. These would meet a mesh type facade at the back. The solidity of the back facade would create a link between the historic front and the rear.

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Within the master plan for the site, the ‘people’s choice’ building (housed in the old city council parking administration warehouse) is seen as one of the first spaces to be activated. As an open warehouse space, the structure is highly adaptable and the idea is to make part of the space open to public suggestion and available all year round for public use. Options include an indoor skate park, a drive-in movie theatre and a marketplace. This proposal details one possibility; a mixed-use complex with apartments and dining/entertainment facilities.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE BUILDING PROPOSAL- David Cook

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The framed courtyard provides an intimate, protected space with a vibrant inner-city atmosphere and

strong connection to the Green Frame.

An east-west section removed from the structure

provides an open air courtyard space with apartments on a mezzanine floor that look down

into the space.

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This proposal aims to revitalise the Hutchinson Ford motors building and retain its current tenants. With respect to the legacy of the Ford Company, the 85 year old heritage class two warehouses are converted from motor servicing spaces to motor exhibition/retail spaces, expressing the strong automotive history of the site in a contemporary and engaging way. The existing car yard in the front of the building is converted to a green area with a walkway/viewing space looking into the exhibition.

HUTCHINSON FORDMOTORS BUILDING- Sophia Kim

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Externally, the ground is steadily recessed, creating a green amphitheatre and encouraging people to congregate near the proposed tram and shuttle stops.

The buildings are divided into four different adaptable exhibition quarters each showcasing a different time period from Ford.

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In order to integrate this large structure into the green frame, there is a shift in programme within the building.

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PUBLIC SPACEWATERSCAPES

Studio: Manfredo Manfredini Elfie Hamilton, Eve Roberts, Harriet Mildon-King,

Jeremy Wymer, Justin Baatjes, Ri Williamson, Wei An Chen

Studio: Manfredo Manfredini, Elfie Hamilton, Eve Roberts, Harriet Mildon-King, Jeremy Wymer, Justin Baatjes,

Ri Williamson

WATERSCAPES{ PUBLIC SPACE

The civic and functional obliteration of the city centre post-earthquakes has exacerbated the fragmentation and peripheral tendencies of the entire Christchurch’s urban form. If its physical geography has been, since its very inception, the basic factor in the city’s progressive segmentation, urban planning and governance have only recently opposed that process, starting recombinant programs. Signally, the reconciliation between the city and the river is a decisive action in the current passage, as it offers the opportunity to transform a foundational segregating boundary in an open, transitional and interactive border. The Design Studio addresses the reconnection of social spaces, urban and natural ecologies, and physical and cultural landscapes in three nodal areas along the central tract of the Otakaro/Avon River next to Retail, Performing Arts and Western Green Frame precincts of the CCDU Recovery Plan. The design exploration aims to provide architectural and urban design contributions for those liminal spaces that are fundamental for the positive cultural (Civic Marae creative platform), relational (Avon Forest Square & Earthquake Memorial) and ecological (Avon River Park Networked Landscape) growth of the Christchurch’s social and environmental dimensions.

The civic and functional obliteration of the city centre post-earthquakes has exacerbated the fragmentation and peripheral tendencies of the entire Christchurch’s urban form. If its physical geography has been, since its very inception, the basic factor in the city’s progressive segmentation, urban planning and governance have only recently opposed that process, starting recombinant programs. Signally, the reconciliation between the city and the river is a decisive action in the current passage, as it offers the opportunity to transform a foundational segregating boundary in an open, transitional and interactive border. The Design Studio addresses the reconnection of social spaces, urban and natural ecologies, and physical and cultural landscapes in three nodal areas along the central tract of the Otakaro/Avon River next to Retail, Performing Arts and Western Green Frame precincts of the CCDU Recovery Plan. The design exploration aims to provide architectural and urban design contributions for those liminal spaces that are fundamental for the positive cultural (Civic Marae creative platform), relational (Avon Forest Square & Earthquake Memorial) and ecological (Avon River Park Networked Landscape) growth of the Christchurch’s social and environmental dimensions.

Harriet Mildon-King [UoA], Justin Baatjes [UoA], Ri Williamson [UoA] - Civic Marae. Ko Au Te Awa | I am the River

Jeremy Wymer [UoA] - Conservation Park

Elfie Hamilton [Unitec] - Eco Hub

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The Market Square (Victoria Square) has permanently been an ecotone hinging the Christchurch cultural, economic, social and natural geographic landscapes. This liminal space, asseverated in the post-1850 ‘normalization’ to the colonial urban gridiron as main urban exchange place, can reconquer its role. An active, open and inclusive civic hub, a social ‘resting’ and encounter place that celebrates, provides infrastructure and offers a set of ‘potential’ spaces for the main pillar of the city’s recovery and growth: its human capital.

HARRIET MILDON-KINGJUSTIN BAATJESRI WILLIAMSON

CIVICMARAE

KO AU TE AWA | I AM THE RIVERHarriet Mildon-King [UoA]

Justin Baatjes [UoA]

Ri Williamson [UoA]

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1. Cutural Center2. Town Hall 3. Music School 4. Art School5. Convention Center6. Library7. Chambers8. Atea9. Wetland/Flooded River

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“This is our word to you about a house at Christchurch. For we have no resting place there. The evil of this is manifest... This is the only town without a resting place.”

Ngai TahuDecember 12th, 1860

Over the last 150 years Ngai Tahu have been increasingly contributing to Otautahi/Christchurch. As their letter states they have lost their Turangawaewae - their place to stand and rest within the city. The new Cultural Centre, hosted by Ngai Tahu, acknowledges their open relationship to the ‘other’ and to the ‘given’. The notion of landscape as a teeming living ancestor leads the design of the ‘square land’ civic marae. A Cultural Centre will host Pacific cultures that hail from the mythical land Hawaiiki. Opposite, and in dialogue with it, sits Warren and Mahony’s Town Hall, that will offer

music and visual art educational spaces. The re-opened diagonal pathway between them reconnects the urban habitats, linking Victoria Street to the Otakaro/Avon River and the CBD. The new civic marae takes the form of a cloud-like structure and is to be used as a temporal space for performances and as an observatory (view towers). It is articulated across three layers: below ground (telluric), ground level (mundane) and suspended (potential). The new Cultural Centre crosses the river housing its supernatural yet silent flow.

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The Central Otakaro Conservation Park draws from the ecological history of the Avon River. The design revolves around three cornerstone principles which encompass the work of the Department of Conservation; conservation and preservation, cultivation and production as well as recreation and interaction. This is applied to two city blocks which feature both within the Avon Precinct and The Frame. A method of treating the landscape has been devised from mapping various layers of connectivity across the site.

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Jeremy Wymer [UoA]

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The system provides a way to deal with the large site, dividing the blocks into an array of varying fields, perpendicular to the river’s curvature. It interpret the relationship between the orthogonal urban grid and the meandering path of the river. The fields provide for the implementation of the DoC principles, through multiple programs supported by new pathways, varying vegetation and bridge-pavilions.

The design proposition strives to educate people on environmental values and provide facilities for recreation, activity and interaction that are integrated in the wide Avon River Network regeneration program. The reintroduction of endemic plant and animal life as well as exotic and productive tree species is associated to a community-based cultivation and food production programme that also includes a new marketplace located within the main bridge-pavilion.

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The Eco Hub connects the urban environment to the Avon river by activating a new Regent Street connection across the river. The aims of the Eco Hub are to introduce Canterbury’s horticultural heritage into the city in the form of orchards and gardens. Include areas to teach gardening. Create a market place to sell produce. Teach and display natural history. Create flexible spaces that can be used for seminars etc. Connect with the water through activities such as kayaking and fishing.

ECO HUBElfie Hamilton [Unitec]

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A hybrid Forest Square memorial fosters the cultural and political dimensions of the city, re-founding a key urban space which registers the multiple civic transitions occurred along the Avon River. The Forest Square counteracts the progressive commodification of the central city public spaces, aiming to celebrate the city’s regeneration with a dynamic collective place. A library of trees, transplanted from redeveloped heritage sites or flooded suburbs, hosts an open market with recreational islands, encouraging a positive collective re-elaboration of the recent Christchurch history.

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Eve Roberts [UoA]

Wei An Chen [UoA]

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Expanding the civic spaces in the Retail Precinct provides citizens with democratic, relational, and cultural public realms that privately owned public space cannot. It contributes positively to the regeneration of Christchurch community, encouraging dialogue, interaction

and mutualism. Genuine market culture, as found in Riccarton Bush and in the Racecourse markets fosters links between people, sense of place and character, reversing the current malling trend (Riccarton Mall is the prime NZ centre). It integrates and compensates

the strong CCDU plan zoning adding a nodal ‘mixing use’ square and CBD extension that both demands and guarantees participation and interaction in the production of the collective space.

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STUDIO CHRISTCHURCH SUMMER SCHOOL 2013

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GREEN FRAME PUBLIC SPACECENTRE

[Studio Christchurch Summer School was a collaborative Christchurch based design unit organized by the four New Zealand architecture schools: the School of Architectural Studies at CPIT, the School of Architecture at Victoria University Wellington, the Architecture Department at Unitec, and the School of Architecture and Planning at The University of Auckland. The summer school was hosted in Christchurch at CPIT and ran from January 7th to February 1st.

The 2013 Studio Christchurch Summer School focused on the investigation and programming of the unique Christchurch Green Frame and Avon Precinct as outlined in the CCDU Plan. With fifty-five students involved, five design courses covered a broad range of approaches and tested ideas through a series of design proposals. On the basis of emerging issues facing urban development in the 21st Century, the studios combined underlying philosophical theories with current and practical issues related to the Christchurch recovery.

Studio Christchurch is a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration between New Zealand’s tertiary institutions and the profession. The aim is to focus on praxis oriented outcomes with the intention to produce meaningful investigations and design propositions to contribute to the development of the city.]

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Architecture Department at UnitecSchool of Architecture and Planning at The University of Auckland

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