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P u k e r u a B a y S c h o o lL a n d s c a p e M a s t e r p l a n

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l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t s l t d

26 egmont street, po box 6428 wellingtonp 04 8016437 e [email protected] w www.mnla.co.nz

m o o r h e a d & n e w d i c k


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BRIEFING NOTES


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Things You Have, Value And Want To Keep:

The history of the school.Large green fi eld / green spacesIntimate scale of the spaces.Swings and climbing framesSlidesFlying FoxPadder soccerTabled area under treesSeatingTrees, birdlife and nature.The variety of spaces / activitiesSkink gardenGreen / Gold enviro schoolDuck walkThe fairy dellThe triangleThe sand pitThe tunnell - although there is confl ict around this?Trees for climbingThe sunken grassed area next to staffroom.Habitat / skink garden gardens

Things That Need Replacing / Repairing:

Hard courts surfaces.Lawns where foot traffi c has worn bare patches.Repaint cricket pitch linesMaintain existing paths and tracks.Removal of deadwood in trees.Thinning of trees in the fairy dell.Steps to south end of fi eld from roadAdapt bike shed to a new purpose.Improve drainage and soil quality in sports fi elds.

Recognise and protect the school’s landscape assets.

Create unity and cohesion throughout the school.

Recognise and develop the school’s unique identity.

Reduce maintenance.

The grounds should be a place of learning, socialising and fun.

All work should be constructed sustainably.

Facitlitate community inclusion and ownership of the design, construction and use of the schools grounds.

Recognise the ethnic divertsity of the school and provide equal access to all students.

Overriding Principles:

Things That Need Removing:

The Macrocarpa?The garden bed around the fl ag poleThe broken pavingThe broken fence betwwn the road and fi eld

New Things Needed:

New asphalt paving to sports / games courts. Consider artifi cial turfConcrete can be used if reinforced and non slipClearly painted games on the new surfacePainted tuatara on new surfaceA chess / noughts and crosses boardSnakes and ladders, hopscotch, four square, city plan, lilly hop etc...Materials to be durable, sustainable and safe.Volleyball practice area.Rugby and soccer goals (with adjustable locations for rotational use)Disabled fl ying foxMini treehouseSwings / rope and tyre swing / climbing rope.Shade trees near the fi eldMore seating on the senior play ground.Bigger / wider / tunnel slidesNeptune / rope pyramidOutdoor black boardStepping stone path into the fairy dellSeating in the fairy dellRock climbing wallFiremans poleRunning trackBetter signageAn amphitheatre / outdoor classroom in sunken grassed area next to staffroom.Wendy house.Binoculars.Skateboard ramp(s)Trampoline

ACCUMULATED BRIEF


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Welcoming, distinctive main entry

Vege beds The fairy dell

Extensive senior and junior playgrounds Shaded, tabled seating

Boundaries well vegetated Boundaries well vegetated

Sandpit

Good views of surrounding hills

Lush, ecologically rich environmentDistinctive natural and social context

Sheltered and sunny sunken lawn area Skink garden

The duck walk

POSITIVES


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Entry signage

Worn lawn paths

Access to fairy dell needs improvement

Faded paint markings

Treework required to maximise valued shaded seating areas

Treework, planting and seating to develop fairy dell

Broken surfaces

Poor treatment around fl ag pole

Meeting place to be developed with seating and paving. Generous lawn to

be preserved.

Insuffi cient hard paving / poor lawns

High wear areas need repair / more paving

Edeg between buildings anmd fi eld too abrupt and requires shelter and shade.

Worn decking

Steps require replacing with more accessible design

Buildings need softening by planting

NEGATIVES


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PUTTING IDEAS IN PLACE

Senior Play: AreaMore seating with shadeNeptune / rope pyramidRock climbing wallTrampolineBigger slidesDisabled fl ying fox

Inner Lawn:Resolve muddy patchesSoften build formMaximise use of space

Upper bank:Soften edge of buildingsProvide shade

Steps:Improve steped path at entryRemove broken fencing

Sports Courtyard:New asphalt paving to sports / games courts. Consider astro turfConcrete can be used if reinforced and non slipClearly white painted courts for:Foursquare, hopscotch, padder tennis, volleyball, netball.

Games Courtyard: mes on the new surface eg:

Painted tuatara / skink / koru / chess / noughts and crosses board - potentially safety surface tiles, snakes

and ladders, city plan, lilly hop etc

Field:Running trackRugby and soccer goals (with adjustable locations for rotational use)Repaint cricket pitch linesImprove drainage / turf quality

Maintain existing paths and tracks.Removal of deadwood in trees.

To be located:

Skateboard ramp(s)TrampolineBinoculars.

Fairy Dell:Stepping stone path into the fairy dell

Seating in the fairy dellThin trees

Wendy / tree house

Disabled fl ying fox

Old Pool Site:An amphitheatre / outdoor

classroom in sunken grassed area next to staffroom.

Improve access and seating.

Flagpole:Make area tider

Duck Walk:Maintain planting and paths

New sign at entry

North


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ANALYSIS PLAN

K E Y

Green space focus areas

Paved space focus areas

Buildings

Signifi cant treelines

Tree planting needed

Predominant wind direction

Principle paths / view lines

Secondary paths / view lines

North


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Fairy Dell

Duck walk Jellyfi sh slide Remove fencing, add new concrete steps to fi eld

Shade trees along upper edge edge of bank

Tree groveNew path

Bank

Soccer fi eld

Amphitheatre

Flagpole

Padder tennis and volleyballGarden bed

Games CourtyardJellyfi sh alphabet trail, chess / draughts, noughts and crosses, skinks and ladders, foursquare, hopscotch and snail hopscotch.

Sports Courtyard Basketball half-court, netball court, padder tennisvolleyball, pinetree removed and fencing replaced with high mesh fence keep balls in and allow views to bush and hills beyond.

Fairy DellLift and thin tree canopies, fairy steps at entry, toadstool seats, fairy / wendy house, new shade tolerant fl oweing plants, consider gravel paving

AmphitheatreNew decking platforms / seating to extend language from adventure play area. Grassed ramp access.New seating along path / under trees. Shrub planting around water tank to soften / screen.

Senior PlaygroundNew seating under deciduous shade trees. Rope climbing frame under extended play mat. Jellyfi sh rollercoaster.

Native Tree GroveReplace worn grass with trees and compacted gravel paving. Timber bench seats under trees to provide shaded spaces for gathering. Orchard trees an alternative to natives.

Soccer Field4 new goal post socket sets to allow rotation N/S and W/E. Shade trees along top edge of bank. Possibly Pohutukawa.

Garden bedExtend existing shrub planting over worn lawn areas. Possible seating wall around to keep tidy.

FlagpoleNew concrete paving, new seat, shrub planting reduced but improved.

Basketball halfcourt

Sandpit

Skink garden

NurseryVeges

Fruit trees

Netball court

Key Features

New climbing frame

Games courtyard

Mesh fence

New sign at main entry

MASTERPLAN


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Senior Playground

Games Courtyard

Fairy Dell

Amphitheatre(Old pool site)

Kowhai Courtyard(Amphitheatre)

PRECEDENT IMAGES


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Lift canopies, trim deadwood and dangerous branches but retain sense of enclosure

Fairy houseMosaic stepping stone path

Toastool seatsMosaic fairy steps

Foursquare

Running / biking / car track.

Skinks and ladders

Outdoor blackboardHopscotch

Snail hopscotchNoughts and crosses

Chess / draughts

Jellyfi sh aphabet trail (painted onto new surface)

Decking platforms for seating and play. Link to existing adventure play structure

Seating in worn lawn under tree

Performance / amphitheatre space

Grass ramp

Garden bed reduced in size but planting improved

Shrub planting to nestle water tank into the landscape

Existing fl agpoleNew trees and wider path to play area

New exposed aggregate paving with randomised saw cuts

Encorage native planting

New mesh fence on insitu concrete edge / retaining.Remove halfround fence.

Extent of new asphalt paving shown grey

Basketball halfcourt

Skink garden unchanged.

Netball court

Mini grandstand for watching games and as outdoor classroom.

Padder tennis (in white) and volleyball (in yellow) with existing removable nets.

Replace worn lawn and extend existing shrub planting with timber seating wall around edge.

Existing shade sail

Existing decking

Bike / scooter stand on concrete paving

Tree grove with in compacted gravel paving with timber bench seating for shaded meeting places / outdoor learning.

New concrete paths

NB: Only new paved areas are shaded grey

DETAIL PLAN


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m o o r h e a d & n e w d i c kGAMES COURT SKETCH


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m o o r h e a d & n e w d i c kPLANTING PALETTE

Large

Medium

Small

Generally, trees in grass or paving are the preferred vegeation cover as they take minimal maintenance, minimal space, provide shade and shelter and are a strong design response to a property the size of a school.

In “habitat areas” like the duck walk and skink garden where a “neat and tidy” aesthetic is less important, a variety of New Zealand native shrubs can be used.

Amenity shrub and fl oral planting should be kept to a minimum but used in high visibility areas such as near the fl agpole due to relatively high maintenance requirements.

Locally native plants should be the fi rst preferance. These contribute to the sense of place, provide food and habitat for fauna and are more likely to thrive under local conditions.


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K E Y

Paving Upgrade.

Low Cost / High Value

Larger / Long Term

STAGING PLAN

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