In one of Auckland Council’s newest initiatives, a “Pocket Park” recently popped up on Auckland City’s Quay Street.
The upgrade to Quay Street is the first of the Council’s “transformational moves”described in The City Centre Masterplan 2012, that outlines the initiatives taking place over the next 20 years, ultimately
transforming Auckland into the world’s most liveable city.
As part of the design and construction process, The Plant People were tasked with supplying and planting the trees and plants which now line this area of Quay Street.
A former bus stop outside the PWC building on Quay Street was repurposed and transformed, over the course of a weekend, into a multi-purpose space, using design ideas that could later be incorporated into any future developments in this area.
Traditionally a car-dominated area, the Quay Street Pocket Park provides a welcome respite and a visual separation from the bustling traffic. Seating in the park was inspired by the red and white striped “marine beacons” that lined the kerbs in the early 1970’s, while the planter boxes and tree-lined boulevard offer an insight into future development of a coastal boulevard.
Working alongside Reset Urban, the designers, and the Fel Group, responsible for building the seating, The Plant People were excited about getting on board with an innovative project that would see our city transformed.
Take a look at this time-lapse video showing how the transformation took place.
