Taranaki Wharf Jump Platform | Wellington
This project was an opportunity to provide a safe platform for activity off the centrally located Taranaki wharf, while creating a structure that added to the industrial, maritime aesthetic of the area. The result is a 7.5m high steel diving platform perched on the historic Taranaki wharf piles. The twisting, turning steel staircase spirals up from the wharf ending at two platforms. Wa Director Martin Bryant based the platform positions and height around a series of dive studies they conducted with divers on similar apparatuses. The resulting structure presents the thrill and spectacle of this popular Wellington waterfront activity and is a welcome addition to the existing vibrancy of the waterfront precinct. The project was opened by Prince Charles in 2013.
The design and construction of the Taranaki Jump platform has encouraged safe and enjoyable interaction between Wellington harbour and the urban landscape. The activity of jumping and diving through the wharf ‘gap’ is a unique characteristic of this site. For many years people jumped from the small building on the edge of the gap which provided the landlord, Wellington Waterfront, with a number of issues regarding public safety. Wā saw this as an opportunity to create an iconic structure based around the activity of jumping which is central so the sites identity.
AWARDS
- Distinction Award NZILA for recreational park design, Taranaki Jump Platform, 2013
This project was an opportunity to provide a safe platform for activity off the centrally located Taranaki wharf, while creating a structure that added to the industrial, maritime aesthetic of the area. The result is a 7.5m high steel diving platform perched on the historic Taranaki wharf piles. The twisting, turning steel staircase spirals up from the wharf ending at two platforms. Wa Director Martin Bryant based the platform positions and height around a series of dive studies they conducted with divers on similar apparatuses. The resulting structure presents the thrill and spectacle of this popular Wellington waterfront activity and is a welcome addition to the existing vibrancy of the waterfront precinct. The project was opened by Prince Charles in 2013.
The design and construction of the Taranaki Jump platform has encouraged safe and enjoyable interaction between Wellington harbour and the urban landscape. The activity of jumping and diving through the wharf ‘gap’ is a unique characteristic of this site. For many years people jumped from the small building on the edge of the gap which provided the landlord, Wellington Waterfront, with a number of issues regarding public safety. Wā saw this as an opportunity to create an iconic structure based around the activity of jumping which is central so the sites identity.
AWARDS
- Distinction Award NZILA for recreational park design, Taranaki Jump Platform, 2013
This project was an opportunity to provide a safe platform for activity off the centrally located Taranaki wharf, while creating a structure that added to the industrial, maritime aesthetic of the area. The result is a 7.5m high steel diving platform perched on the historic Taranaki wharf piles. The twisting, turning steel staircase spirals up from the wharf ending at two platforms. Wa Director Martin Bryant based the platform positions and height around a series of dive studies they conducted with divers on similar apparatuses. The resulting structure presents the thrill and spectacle of this popular Wellington waterfront activity and is a welcome addition to the existing vibrancy of the waterfront precinct. The project was opened by Prince Charles in 2013.
The design and construction of the Taranaki Jump platform has encouraged safe and enjoyable interaction between Wellington harbour and the urban landscape. The activity of jumping and diving through the wharf ‘gap’ is a unique characteristic of this site. For many years people jumped from the small building on the edge of the gap which provided the landlord, Wellington Waterfront, with a number of issues regarding public safety. Wā saw this as an opportunity to create an iconic structure based around the activity of jumping which is central so the sites identity.
AWARDS
- Distinction Award NZILA for recreational park design, Taranaki Jump Platform, 2013