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RAILWAY
LINCOLN ROAD
BIG
BOX
RETAIL
RESIDENTIAL
HAGLEY PARK
EVENTS
RESIDENTIAL
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Intensifcation: The Flip
AFTER BEFORE
PARKING
LOTS BUILT SPACE
Green spaces
26%
47%
3%
24%
26%
47%
3%
24%
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
Green spaces
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Intensifcation: The Flip
PARKING
LOTS BUILT SPACE
Green spaces
26%
47%
3%
24%
26%
47%
3%
24%
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
Green spaces
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Built area
Roads
Green spaces
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Intensifcation: The Flip
PARKING
LOTS BUILT SPACE
Green spaces
26%
47%
3%
24%
26%
47%
3%
24%
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
Green spaces
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Built area
Roads
Green spaces
Car parks Car parks
BEFORE AFTER
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OCCUPIED BY:
Intensifcation: The Flip
PARKING
LOTS BUILT SPACE
Green spaces
26%
47%
3%
24%
26%
47%
3%
24%
Buildings
Roads
Car parking
Green spaces
HAGLEY PARK
TOWER JUNCTION
AMI STADIUM
LINCOLN ROAD
Tower Junction is an interesting area of Christchurch in that within 1 km it covers a
wide range of programmes, each being vastly diferent from one another. However,
all the diferent programmes seem to have their backs toward each other and thus
become their own foating island. This disconnection is made so by the dominating
railway which separates the site.
At another level, the disconnected characteristic of the site is apparent at the level of
the pedestrian. When walking around the site the pedestrian feels extremely small
and often fnds it inconvenient to get from one side of Tower Junction to the other.
This is due to the fact that the presence of the car is so dominant in Christchurch that
roads such as the ones in Tower Junction are predominantly designed to prioritise
the convenience of the car, and often disregards the movement of pedestrians.
In response to the matter of dominance of the private car in the city of Christchurch,
this project takes on a hypothetical proposal of directly fipping the land use. Space
dedicated to the car is converted to built form, and the built form
to car space.This fip thus allows us to investigate what the unbuilt space may be-
come as built space, and vice versa.
The proposal uses this shift in focus from the car to people to increase pedestrian
and bicyclist activity. As cars are intended to be dropped of at the perimeter of the
site, a rental bike system just introduced to New Zealand, Nextbike, is utilised to ena-
ble people to travel around the block, and also as a daily means of transport around
the greater area of Christchurch City as well.
The proposal takes into mind readings from Jan Gehls Cities for People and consider-
ation has also been given to William Whytes flm The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
- The Street Corner in the design of the plaza.
Using the fip as a starting point, the design intends to connect the four main an-
chors: Hagley Park, Tower Junction Mega Centre, Lincoln Road, and the AMI Stadium.
In order to create very direct connections, existing streets within and around
the block are extended, creating more opportunities of connection and intersec
tion while also breaking down the potential big blocks of building in the site.
The main connection takes shape in the form of a double cross, with one arm (two
parallel roads) connecting Tower Junction to Lincoln Road, and the other connecting
Hagley Park with the AMI Stadium.
The remainder of the extended streets are broken down into lesser roads to create a
hierarchy in circulation around the site, and to increase accessibility. This also breaks
down further what would be big block buildings.
As the site is intended to be a pedestrian block, exisiting street sections are remod-
eled to typical road sections for pedestrians and bicyclists. Streets vary in width to
accommodate for diferent experiences and transport. The primary network, being
the widest, is for more cyclists to use, including those using bike trailers to transport
equipment for events. The secondary street accommodates for both pedestrians
and cyclists to access more places within the block, whereas the tertiary is mainly for
pedestrians. These streets mainly provide access to particular buildings
and bike riders are enouraged to only walk their bike.
The streets, then, subsequently defne the built mass within the area. The tertiary
streets are extended from selected ex-building edges to further break down the
mass of built space.
A range of programme is then distributed in the area, with the commercial lining the
majority of the four main roads connecting the anchors.
A series of open spaces are given their own identities to create variation and thus
density and intensifcation within the block. Smaller spaces become private court-
yards or pocket parks.
Where the two crosses intersect is a Central Plaza which acts as a main open area for
diferent activities of the community as this is where all four main streets meet. The
Plaza is capable of accommodating a range of activities from temporary ice-skating
to farmers markets and even a casual sitting space for people on their lunch break.
LYDIA AI-UN LIU 1598112
Aerial view of the plaza from one of the primary streets
Disconnected islands
Car space
Intensifcation via the fip
Connection of four anchors Ground level: street network and open space
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Connection of four anchors in context
Street sections Scale 1:5000 Scale 1:100
PRIMARY STREET: Bike and pedestrian
15m
SECONDARY STREET: Bike and pedestrian
11m
TERTIARY STREET: Pedestrian only (bike walkers allowed)
7m
footpath bike stands and greenery bike lane stands and greenery footpath store front clearing
footpath and bike parks bike lane stands and greenery footpath store front clearing footpath main pedestrian road footpath
2m 2m 4m 2m 5m
2m 3m 2m 4m 2m 3m 2m
Car drop-o area
8esldenual programme
Commerclal programme
Cpen space
8oad for cars
rlmary neLwork (13m)
Secondary neLwork (11m)
1eruary neLwork (7m)
THE CAR[PARK]