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Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud2013 China Jinzhou World Landscape Art Exposition

OCEANIC GARDENAotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud.

Located in the South Pacific, Aotearoa is one of the largest islands of the near 1000 smaller islands which form the sub region of Polynesia. Located over the converging Pacific and Indo - Australian plates, geomorphological processes such as volcanic activity, earthquakes and exposed maritime conditions have formed and shaped the physical landscape.

Migration by seafaring canoe occured in waves from the Polynesian ancient spiritual homeland of Hawaiki down through the islands with Aotearoa being discovered and inhibited by indigenous Maori or "Tangata Whenua - People of the Land", interconnected with their physical landscape and sprirtual world. It is through Maori oral history and traditional knowledge we come to know about the creation of the world and the great discovery of Aotearoa.

Ranginui the Sky Father lay upon Papatu nuka the Earth Mother and all was long and dark. Separated by one of their sons Tane Mahuta - God of the Forests and all living beings within. Tane lay on his shoulders against Papatuanuka and pushed up with his legs to separate Ranginui from Papatuanuka and held them there. This separation of sky and earth gave way to light and day and all living things.

Using seafarying canoe Kupe, the great explorer navigated his way from Hawaiki by stars and ocean currents and is attributed with the discovery of the southern pacific landmass of what is today known as Aotearoa. Various traditions tell of his travels around the northern island, leaving markers of his presence along the way before his return to Hawaiki. He is also linked with having given the name "Aotearoa" to the landmass discovered. Translated:Ao=cloud, tea=white, roa=long "Land of the Long White Cloud".

CONCEPT

This design located as part of the Oceania Garden area within the Expo site interprets the theme of voyaging, physical landform of Aotearoa, and its link to Polynesia, through Maori mythology in a contemporary setting. Approaching the space, the peaked lawn landforms recall volcanic hotspot activity and the physical horizontal form typical of Aoateroa when viewed from sea. The vertical poles and pvc sail hovering above these lawn peak recall the separation of Ranginui the Sky father from Papatuanuku the Earth Mother by Tane Mahuta. It also represents a long cloud form.

At the core is a sunken garden accessible by way of a abstract form of vessel or 'Waka', which was the key mode of transport for past migration as well as used for travel and food gathering. The external steel of the building coloured red, a sacred colour of ochre soil said to be the blood of the sinews that bound Rangi and Papa together cut by another son 'Tu matauenga' - 'The God of War. Inside this concave building shall be contemporary imagery of Aoatearoa on LED Screens and further contemporary motif via way of panelling on inside walls and entrance.

The steel concave building transports the viewer down to existing site ground water level to reveal an internal garden space with a mixture of covered coastal plantings native to Bohai Sea, timber boardwalk and more vertical poles. Central to the sunken garden is a contemporary Pou Whenua (symoblic pole) which shall interpret the importance of Tangaroa - God of the Seas and the inter-relationship with the sea for food supply, respect and environmental stewardship for future generations. All is located at ground water level also to expose and recognise the existing coastal landform and use of the expo site pre development. Around the edges of this garden shall be contemporary weaving panels (tukutuku) visually recalling further links to Aotearoa.

Stormwater management shall be by way of retention for irrigation of plantings and ground water recharge where practically possible. All materials shall be from managed forest resources for timber poles and panelling, steel from local industry supply, all lighting and imagery screens to be LED technology and mounded lawn cones from excess soil from other parts of the expo site development. All planting shall be eco-sourced from managed resources in China

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SITE PLANScale: 1:200 @ A1

LAWN MOUNDSConical in shape of varied elevations between 2m - 4.5m. Representative of numerous polynesian islands, and volcanic/tectonic formation.

POND & CONICAL LIGHT BOXESRecyclable/ waterproof plastic conical lights approx 1500mm - 2m high with LED uplight inside. Around building entrance. Viewed from a distance , lights representative of sailing ships and yachts reminiscent of coastal scenes around Aotearoa.

M O U N D E D L A W N

M O U N D E D L A W N

ENTRANC/EXIT OF STEEL BUILDINGSloped access to sunken centre garden. Contemporary imagery panels at entrance with LED screens of visual imagery along internal walls leading to centre.

POND & CONICAL LIGHT BOXESRecyclable/ waterproof plastic conical lights approx 1500mm - 2m high with LED uplight inside.

STEEL SHEET ENTRANCE WALKWAYIndustrial grade steel sheet walkway to Steel Building Entrance.

BOHAI SEA COASTAL SPECIESPlanted at base of lawn mounds. Drainage to garden plantings, excess overflow to ground water discharge/outlet.

POND & CONICAL LIGHT BOXESRecyclable/ waterproof plastic conical lights approx 1500mm - 2m high with LED uplight inside.

W A T E R

W A T E R

W A L K W A Y

TIMBER ENTRANCE WALKWAYDecked walkway to Steel Building Entrance.

POND & CONICAL LIGHT BOXESRecyclable/ waterproof plastic conical lights approx 1500mm - 2m high with LED uplight inside. Around building entrance. Viewed from a distance , lights representative of sailing ships and yachts reminiscent of coastal scenes around Aotearoa.

W A T E R

W A T E R

LAWN MOUNDSConical in shape of varied elevations between 2m - 4.5m. Representative of numerous polynesian islands, and geomorphological formation.

POU WHENUA - 'TANGAROA'Central to garden recounting links to the God of the Sea. Visual Imagery depicting links to kaimoana Crayfish, Sea Urchin, Fish, Mussel, Paua (Abalone), Seaweed etc. To include imagery of paua insets to give interesting shine and colour to Pou. Supports overhead PVC High tensile Sail over sunken garden.

SUNKEN GARDEN PLANTINGS & POLESCoastal native plantings found along Bohai Sea Coast with loose stone/gravel around base. Viewers able to move form steel buidling via circular openings to walk amongst plantings and view tukutuku /imagery walls and vertical poles supporting outer edge of overhead sail and filling space between garden and overhead sail.

S U N K E N G A R D E N

C E N T R A LP O U - T A N G A R O A

S U N K E N G A R D E N

S T E E L B U I L D I N G'W A K A'

W A L K W A Y

CLOUD - OVERHEAD SAILTo be high tensioned PVC Sail over sunken garden. To be of soft opacity to give cloud effect. LED Uplight effect to shine up into sail at night for moving cloud effect.

SUNKEN GARDEN VERTICAL POLES & WALLTo have contemporary tradtional tukutuku patterning and other imagery on panels with vertical timber poles holding outside edge of PVC Cloud Sail. Poles to have contemporary imagery detail.

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SECTION A - AScale: 1:200 @ A1

ELEVATION AA - BBScale: 1:200 @ A1

POU WHENUA - 'TANGAROA'

CLOUD OVERHEAD TENSION SAILIMAGERY APPLIED TO PVC

VERTICAL POLES

VERTICAL TIMBER POLES

WALL TUKUTUKU PANELS/IMAGERY

STEEL 'WAKA' & SLOPED ACCESS

S U N K E N G A R D E N S U N K E N G A R D E N

LED SCREENS ON WAKA WALLMoving Aotearoa Landscape Imagery

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STEEL SHEET WALKWAY

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TIMBER WALKWAY

EXISTING GROUND WATER LEVEL

APPROX GROUND LEVEL

VISUAL IMAGERY ALONG INTERNALWALL AND ENTRANCE


CONICAL LIGHTS & WATER

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MOUNDED LAWN

OVERHEAD TENSION PVC SAIL

POU WHENUA - 'TANGAROA'

VERTICAL TIMBER POLES

BOHAI SEA COASTAL PLANTINGS

MOUNDED LAWN

VERTICAL POLES UNDER PVC SAIL


CONICAL LIGHTS & WATER

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NATIVE BOHAI SEA COASTAL SPECIES

S T E E L B U I L D I N G'W A K A'





ENTRANCE/EXIT OF STEEL BUILDINGSloped access to sunken centre garden. Contemporary imagery panels at entrance with LED screens of visual imagery along internal walls leading to centre.


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