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Home Street ReserveDraft Concept Plan - Local Board Workshop, 15 July, 2014
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Auckland Council Home Street Reserve Concept Plan | 3
Section 1: Introduction
1.1 Introduction 6
Section 2: Analysis
2.1 Site context - history 8
2.2 Site context - surrounding landuse 9
2.3 Site context - circulation 10
2.4 Site context - open space 11
2.5 Site specic analysis - reference map 12
2.6 Site specic analysis - street environment 13
2.7 Site specic analysis - reserve entrances 14
2.8 Site specic analysis - play spaces 15
2.9 Site specic analysis - vegetation 16
Section 3: Concept Plan
3.1 Concept plan 18
3.2 Concept plan elements 19
Section 4: Artists Impression
Contents
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1.0 Introduction andBackground
Home Street Reserve - Concept Plan Report
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Introduction
This concept plan report provides draft conceptual options for the renewal anddevelopment of Home Street Reserve, Arch Hill.
The purpose of this document is to develop a long term vision for the reserve. The
concept plan aims to meet the policies and objectives for the re serve, and demands of itssurrounding community.
Home Street Reserve playground is currently due for renewal. This document looksat the reserve holistically, ensuring any works within the park align with the long termvision for the park.
To gain an understanding of the needs of the reserve, analysis of the wider context hasbeen undertaken, including landuse, circulation and surrounding open space. Site specicanalysis is also included, including a review of the surrounding street environment,reserve entrances, play spaces and vegetation.
Site background
Address:19 King Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
Home Street Reserve is located in Arch Hill, between the suburbs of Grey Lynn and
Kingsland. Arch Hill is ofcially part of Grey Lynn, but it maintains its own uniquecharacter.
Site Area:680 sqm
Zoning: Auckland City District Plan - Isthmus section : Open Space 2 Informal Recreation
Which aims to:
Protect appropriate areas of open space for the enhancement of the environment and
the enjoyment of informal recreation
Enhance the surrounding environment with the retention and regeneration of native
plants and trees
Ensures the visual enhancement of the area
Design considerations
Following an a analysis of the site and its surrounding context, design considerationswere established for the site. This draft concepts for Home Street Reserve includedwithin this document aim for the site being:
A safe place for people to recreate
A place that has a strong sense of the community it sits within
An exciting place for children to play
A place to meet and socialise
A place with a presence (people know it is there)
A place of high visual amenity
A place which requires low maintenance
1.1 Introduction
Figure 1. Home Street Reserve, Auckland Council GIS, 2010
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2.0 AnalysisHome Street Reserve - Concept Plan Re port
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Arch Hill
2.2 Site Context - History
Figure 2. Arch hill historical map, Boylan and Lundon, 1880s
History in Brief
Brief facts about Arch Hill:
Originally known as Archill Farm, the land was late r subdivided as shown on theSurrey Hills, Arch Hill & Eden Terrace map
The former mayor of Auckland, Henry Brett, wrote Bretts Colonist Guide andCyclopedia of Useful Knowledge. which includes cottage designs, which arerecognisable on the streets of Arch Hill today. (http://www.keithandsandy.co.nz/arch-hill-and-surrounds/)
In the 1870s the district became known for its night soil depots
Arch hill brick works were set up at the end of 1877
The Arch Hill hotel was opened in 1880, on the corner of Turangi Road and GreatNorth Road
By 1899, the district was sorting out a reticulated water supply, and had its ownvolunteer re brigade with a re station by March 1900, at around 252-258 GreatNorth Road, adjoining the Arch Hill Road Board ofces.
The district amalgamated with Auckland City in 1913.
Arch Hill population
2006 Census data in brief:
Total population of Arch Hill was 1,230
9.5 percent of people are ages under 15 year in Arch Hill, compared with 22.1 percentfor all of Auckland
There were 57 children aged betwee n 0-4 years, in Arch Hill
There were 33 children aged between 5-9 years, in Arch Hill
There were 27 children aged betwee n 10-14, in Arch Hill
Figure 3. Arch Hill Aerial, Auckland Council GIS, 2010
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Auckland Council Home Street Reserve Concept Plan | 9
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This map shows the Auckland Council District Plan zoning, which will be superseded bythe Unitary Plan in the future.
Home Street Reserve is surrounded by residential properties. These residential propertiesare bounded by business to the west and north, and special purpose to the east andsouth. Large green corridors buffer the busy road of the North-western Motorway and
Ian Mckinnon Drive.Businesses along Great North Road are predominantly car sales yards, with a mixture oflight industry, small business, retail stores, and mixed use buildings.
Surrounding residential properties are typically single dwellings on relatively smallsections (300-400sqm). There is a number of apartment and mixed use buildings alongthe nearby Great North Road and Newton Road.
Special purpose land consists of Newton Central School at the eastern limits of Arch Hilland the North-western motorway to the south.
The Draft Unitary Plan has been released for public consultation, with submissions closing
in February 2014.
If the draft Unitary Plan is adopted as currently indicated there will be little change from
the current zoning of Arch Hill.
Within this context of relatively dense residential development, reserves play animportant role. Open space provides recreational opportunities and amenity to balancethe bulk and scale of the surrounding built form. Open space also have the potential tobecome backyards for those properties without them.
2.2 Site context - surrounding landuse
Home Street Reserve
Open Space
Residential
Business
Special purpose
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NAuckland City Council Activity Zoning
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Home Street Reserve is surrounded by a network of local roads. Local roads form thenorthern and eastern boundaries to the site. Home Street forms the northern boundaryand King Street forms the eastern boundary. There is a street garden adjacent to HomeStreet Reserve stopping vehicular access between Bond Street and King Street.
Beyond the network of local roads, the reserve is bound on all sides by busy roads
(arterial roads and the North-western motorway). These busy roads are within a10 minute walk from Home Street Reserve and provide somewhat of a barrier forpedestrians, with limited designated pedestrian crossings and bridge crossings of themotorway.
The Waitemata proposed Greenway network, adopted by t he Local Board in 2013,does not directly intersect with Home Street Reserve. When the Greenway network
is developed, it will provide improved pedestrian and cycle connections the local roadnetwork that surrounds the reserve. Similarly the Auckland Cycle Network (ACN) doesnot connect with the reserve.
The location and topography of the reserve means that the development of the reserve isunlikely to contribute to any wider circulation networks.
2.3 Site context - circulation
Home Street Reserve
Arterial roads and motorway
surrounding Home Street Reserve
Proposed greenway route
Motorway
Arterial Road
Local Road
Highway
Connector
Feeder
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This map shows public open space that surrounds Home Street Reserve. It also showsland adjacent to the North-western motorway that is not zoned Open Space, but is landthat provides recreational opportunities.
Grey Lynn as a whole is well served by public open space that provide a variety ofrecreational opportunities.
As discussed in section 2.3, however arterial roads act somewhat as a barrier to HomeStreet Reserve. Home Street Reserve is the only reserve that sits with these busy roadsand services the recreational needs of the Arch Hill community.
Larger areas of open space are provided beyond these busy roads, but within a 10 minutewalk from Home Street Reserve, and their recreational facilities include:
Grey Lynn Park provides sportselds, basketball courts, tennis courts, clubrooms,playgrounds, and a skate ramp.
Suffolk Reserve provides green open space.
Nixon Park provides sports elds, skate parks, basketball court, playground, andclubrooms.
Arch Hill Reserve provides a playground, basketball court, mountain bike track, andgreen open space.
2.4 Site context - open space
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Schools
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Reference Map
2.5 Site specic analysis - reference map
Home Street
King Street
Seating and utility box
Home street entrance
King Street entrance
Concrete crib retaining wall
Concrete block retaining wall
Ball wall
Playground
Basketball court
Vegetation - agapanthus
Vegetation - ivy
Vegetation - small trees
Vegetation - small trees
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Site photos Street frontage
Home Street Reserve is largely hidden from view from both Home street and King Street.The reserve sits signicantly lower than the surrounding streets, and views into thereserve are further obscured by vegetation and a large utility box at the corner of the site.
Access to the reserve is to restricted to two entrance points. A mesh fence largelyfollows the boundary of the reserve and the surrounding streets, which provides safetyfrom falling.
The surrounding streets are relatively quiet with wide footpaths.
Opportunities exist within the street network to signicantly lift the prole of thereserve.
2.6 Site specic analysis - street environment
Image 4, Home Street looking west(#1 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 5, Home Street looking east (#1 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 5, King Street looking south(#2 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 5, Seating and utility box, cnr of Home and King streets (#3 ref map),
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Site photos Reserve entrances
Access to the reserve from Home Street is often restricted and visually obstructed byvehicles. This entrance provides a turnaround area for vehicles using Home Street. Thisarea is a no parking area, but is often used for carparking. The area is also used forstoring rubbish bins on rubbish collection days.
Access to the reserve from King Street is relatively clear and visible, although from hereviews to the broader reserve are largely screened by vegetation.
Opportunities exist to improve the access and visibility to the reserve from both Homestreet and King street.
Retaining walls
There are a number of retaining walls within Home Street Reserve. The mostsignicant is a concrete crib wall that runs parallel to Home street. This wall appearsto be structurally sound but is of low aesthetic value. The wall looks tired and poorlymaintained.
A basalt stone wall runs parallel to King Street, and in places this appears to requirestabilisation.
A wire mesh fence serves as a safety barrier along both Home street and King street.There are a number of holes within the wire mesh that needs to be repaired/replaced.
Opportunities exist to improve both the retaining walls and fences, structurally,aesthetically and for safety reasons.
2.7 Site specic analysis - reserve entrances
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Image 8, Home Street entrance (#4 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 9, King Street entrance (#5 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 10, Retaining wall (#6 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 11, Retaining wall (#6 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
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Site photos Play spaces
Rooms of play spaces currently exist within Home Street Reserve. These rooms areseparated by level changes and walls. Rooms enable the reserve to be used by differentuser groups all at one time. The level changes and walls restrict surveillance and owthroughout the reserve however.
Play equipment in the reserve generally looks tired and old.
With renewal funding available for the playground, opportunities exists to replace theplay equipment with something unique to the Arch Hill community.
2.8 Site specic analysis - play spaces
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Image 12, Concrete block retaining wall (#7 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 13, Ball wall (#8 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 14, Playground (#9 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 15, Basketball court (#10 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
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Site photos
2.9 Site specic analysis - vegetation
Image 16, Vegetation - agapanthus (#11 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 17, Vegetation - ivy (#12 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 18, Vegetation - small trees (#13 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
Image 19, Vegetation - small trees (#14 ref map), Auckland Council, 2013
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Vegetation
A number of weed species exist within Home Street Reserve including ivy, agapanthusand privet. These weeds all appear on the Auckland Council surveillance pest plantlist, identied as species that have signicant impacts on the biosecurity values of theAuckland region. Accordingly these species should be removed as recommended by
Council.
A number of mature specimen trees exist within the reserve and should be protected forthe shade and amenity that they provide.
There are two very small patches of lawn within this reserve, offering limited recreationalopportunities and amenity value.
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3.1 Concept plan
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Shrubs and groundcovers
Safety surfacing / bark mulch
Timber edging / seating
Retaining walls
Painted timber cladding
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Proposed fruit tree
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Recongure park entrance
Timber clad concrete crib wall
Proposed fruit trees
Footpath and seating
Artwork applied to utility box
Retain existing seating
Retain existing park entrance
Retain tree, remove agapanthus
and replant
Raised basketball court
Low retaining wall / seating
Proposed conventional play area
Create playhouse/hut play area
Proposed seat
Proposed swing within garden
bed
Proposed garden with native
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Introduction
The Concept Plans shows possibilities for the development/renewal of Home StreetReserve. The Concept Plan is a long term vision for the park, and works could be stagedas funding becomes available. The landscape elements outlined below relate to thenumbers on the concept plan.
Concept plan elements
- Reconguration of the park entrance. The entrance would still enable vehicles toturnaround within the park, but be repaved using a combination of dark concreteand light concrete. The proposed paving would blur the boundary of the roadand footpath, making the area appear less like a road, to discourage vehicles fromparking in this area. The decorative paving would also provide an interesting andattractive park entrance
- Cladding the concrete crib wall with timber. As discussed previously, the concretecrib wall appears to be structurally sound, but looks tired and poorly maintained.Cladding the wall would lift the reserve visually, without incurring the cost ofreplacing the wall. The retaining wall needs a safety barrier at the road level. Thisconcept suggests that the retaining wall be completely clad with timber, withsections of the timber projecting above the wall to form the safety barrier. Theprojection of the timber cladding to form the safety barrier would link the reserve tothe street environment, creating interest and highlighting the reserve. It is proposedthat the timber be painted by the community, giving the reserve a sense of placespecic to the community in which it sits.
- Creating a street garden of fruit trees within the Home Street carriageway. Thestreet garden would provide visual amenity and link the reserve to the streetenvironment.
- Creating a footpath connection across Home Street. The paving pattern could start
to reect the paving proposed at the entrance to the reserve, connecting the twospaces. Sections of the paving could be extruded to form seating and a vehiclebarrier.
- Covering the utility box in artwork. The utility box sits within the most visible partof the park, and artwork could add interest to the area and give clues/information
on the reserve that sits below.- Retain the existing seating area that overlooks the reserve.
- Retention of King Street entrance and path. Some minor works maybe required totie into proposed new level of the basketball court .
- Removal of weed species on the reserve and replanting with appropriate low shrubsand groundcovers. Retain existing tree.
3.2 Concept plan elements
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Image 21, Paving, Auckland Council
Image 22, Birkenhead Library, Auckland Council
Image 23, Community painting project, http://www.lakeshorelearning.com
Image 24, Community painting project, http://www.tylerlynchpc.com
Image 25, Painted fence, http://www.tonbridgefencing.co.uk
Image 26, Painted fence, http://www.rhs.org.uk
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- Lifting the level of the existing basketball court and hoop. Lifting the level wouldincrease the visibility of the reserve from the surrounding roads. The currentrooms of play spaces could also be better linked and connected. This wouldrequire a small retaining wall along the southern boundary of the reserve. Theplayability of the basketball court could be increased with the additional gamespainted onto the asphalt surface.
- Low retaining wall that provides seating.
- Replacement multi- activity equipment, climbing handles and ladder attached tothe timber clad retaining wall.
- Play equipment that is unique to Arch Hill. It is proposed that play equipmentthat reects the architecture of Arch Hill be installed within the reserve. The playequipment concept includes movable parts and objects that form a hut/shelter.This idea is based on a book published by a former Auckland Major, Henry Brett,Bretts Colonist Guide and Cyclopedia of Useful Knowledge. which included guidanceand instruction for building your own cottage.
- Park bench overlooking playground
- Swing with bark mulch cushion fall set within garden bed
- Removing grass from the reserve and replacing it with low growing shrubs and
groundcovers. As discussed in section 2.9, the lawn affords few recreationalopportunities and amenity values. Removing the lawn would decrease the needfor regular maintenance. The right selection of species here would lift the overallamenity and provide habitats for insects and bugs.
3.2 Concept plan elements continued
Image 27, Fencing, Auckland Council
Image 28, Basketball fence, http://ickr.com
Image 29, Brett Colonist Guide housing, http://www.keithandsandy.co.nz
Image 30, Arch Hill house, Auckland Council, 2013
Image 31, Bush hut, http://www.wildsweden.com
Image 32, Blanket hut, http://www.pinterest.com
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3.0 Artists ImpressionHome Street Reserve - Concept Plan Re port
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