Tīramarama Way
Client: Auckland Waterfront Development Agency, Eke Panuku
Location: Wynyard Quarter, Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Contributors: MPM Projects, Alta (Project Management) BECA (Structural + Civil Engineering) Lisa Reihana, Tessa Harris (Artists) Downer, JFC (Contractors)
Year Completed: Stage 1 – 2018, Stage 2 - 2022
Tīramarama Way is a pedestrian and cycle laneway designed in collaboration with artist, Lisa Reihana. The flexible space supports a range of movement and occupation requirements, while introducing play and a rich narrative expression throughout. It runs east-west through Wynyard Central, an emerging precinct of residential and commercial developments.
The design reflects the historic intertidal edge, and features 'purposeful puddles' that fill in-sync with the high tide. The formerly coastal condition is abstracted and depicted in a dot-screened pattern across the entire street’s surface. The nikau grove, kowhai grove and raingardens form gateways, offering exploration and play opportunities, while the array of catenary lights mimic Pacific navigational stars and express specific constellations through a shift in light temperature at key locations. The open character of the street responds to technical and environmental needs of the precinct, while also adding a deliberate variety of character to the Wynyard neighbourhood spaces, which are typified by green streets with extensive tree and raingarden planting.
Client: Auckland Waterfront Development Agency, Eke Panuku
Location: Wynyard Quarter, Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Contributors: MPM Projects, Alta (Project Management) BECA (Structural + Civil Engineering) Lisa Reihana, Tessa Harris (Artists) Downer, JFC (Contractors)
Year Completed: Stage 1 – 2018, Stage 2 - 2022
Tīramarama Way is a pedestrian and cycle laneway designed in collaboration with artist, Lisa Reihana. The flexible space supports a range of movement and occupation requirements, while introducing play and a rich narrative expression throughout. It runs east-west through Wynyard Central, an emerging precinct of residential and commercial developments.
The design reflects the historic intertidal edge, and features 'purposeful puddles' that fill in-sync with the high tide. The formerly coastal condition is abstracted and depicted in a dot-screened pattern across the entire street’s surface. The nikau grove, kowhai grove and raingardens form gateways, offering exploration and play opportunities, while the array of catenary lights mimic Pacific navigational stars and express specific constellations through a shift in light temperature at key locations. The open character of the street responds to technical and environmental needs of the precinct, while also adding a deliberate variety of character to the Wynyard neighbourhood spaces, which are typified by green streets with extensive tree and raingarden planting.
Client: Auckland Waterfront Development Agency, Eke Panuku
Location: Wynyard Quarter, Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
Contributors: MPM Projects, Alta (Project Management) BECA (Structural + Civil Engineering) Lisa Reihana, Tessa Harris (Artists) Downer, JFC (Contractors)
Year Completed: Stage 1 – 2018, Stage 2 - 2022
Tīramarama Way is a pedestrian and cycle laneway designed in collaboration with artist, Lisa Reihana. The flexible space supports a range of movement and occupation requirements, while introducing play and a rich narrative expression throughout. It runs east-west through Wynyard Central, an emerging precinct of residential and commercial developments.
The design reflects the historic intertidal edge, and features 'purposeful puddles' that fill in-sync with the high tide. The formerly coastal condition is abstracted and depicted in a dot-screened pattern across the entire street’s surface. The nikau grove, kowhai grove and raingardens form gateways, offering exploration and play opportunities, while the array of catenary lights mimic Pacific navigational stars and express specific constellations through a shift in light temperature at key locations. The open character of the street responds to technical and environmental needs of the precinct, while also adding a deliberate variety of character to the Wynyard neighbourhood spaces, which are typified by green streets with extensive tree and raingarden planting.