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Site: victoria square

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christchurch

christchurch red and orange zone

christchurch ecological trunk

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market place 1862

victoria square 1910

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victoria bridge (under construction

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victoria square 2010

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4.1 2011 victoria square post feb 2011

destroyed building

shifted ground

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major earthquakes causing severe

damage and resulting in a re-structured city

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Residential living

high-density mixed living / commercial

landscape for living

pedestrian / cycle movement

shared movement (tram / pedestrian / light auto)

semi - shared movement (auto / cycle )

landscape of movement

areas for high-density commercial space

landscapes for marketlandscapes for habitat

significant ecological habitat'patchwork'

habitat dispersed through the city

Concentration of stormwater treatment

landscape for water

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A Market SpaceB Waitaha LawnC WetlandD Harakeke BridgeE Terraced rain garden and stepsF Library CourtG Tram and Pedestrian StreetsH Music ConservatoriumI Town Hall CourtJ New Crowne Plaza HotelK Library ExtensionL New Residential ApartmentsM Town HallN LibraryO Courts

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teaching studio

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Amenities

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grey wacke river stones

surfaces

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local natural character

recycled heritage materials

heritage character

recycling the rubble

characteristic colour

exotic hardwood timber

structures

sculpturenatural and cultural history

eucalyptus saligna

fast growing hardwood

locally grown

durable and resilient

versatile

sculptural representation of an historic eel weir: corten steel poles extrude from the water and fade into square in an abstract form

ecology

cultural heritage

indigenous

encourage historic biodiversity back to the river

site exists within the trunk of the ecological corridor

maintain most heritage trees on site

represents canterbury ‘english’ character and heritage

culturally inspired site furniture

traditional mokihi (rafts) are constructed of original materials in a subtly modified form to become seating and sculpture for the square

shift able and renewable materials

some may be more sculptural and exist in an abstracted form or material

constructed of natural, locally grown materials by local iwi

public display that is sculptural as well as functional

reference to local cultural historic river activities

mokihi are nested in garden beds of river stone and indigenous vegetation

furniture