PAGE 20 Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>19</strong> <strong>2018</strong> BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Local News Now Design for Collett’s Corner selected Fire rages, homes at risk • By Matt Salmons A LINK to Lyttelton’s creative chaos put design group in:flux’s design The Hive on top in the Collett’s Corner design competition. The winners were announced on Friday morning after the jury of Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner, Tony van Raat and Ohu founder Camia Young came to a decision. “I would say it was extremely difficult. It was not an easy decision,” Ms Young said. “All three were remarkable, and I would have been happy with each and all of them.” The 1144 online votes also impacted the decision, Ms Young said. When finished, Collett’s Corner would be a 2300m2 mixeduse building including accommodation, workspaces, cinemas, a bar, restaurant and hot baths. Winning design group in:flux was selected thanks to its recognition of the area’s context, carefully curated arrangement and use of scale. Combining grand size and human scale were very difficult to do in architectural design, Ms Young said, and designs normally only achieved one or the other. She said in:flux had also incorporated many suggestions put forward by the community earlier in the competition. The in:flux team said they were excited to help realise Ohu’s plan after winning the competition. Member Paul Anselmi said to would be exciting to see how the community would use their design. “On the other hand I think the proposed prefabrication and timber construction would be exciting to see grow and add to Lyttleton’s unique streetscape and scale,” he said. As well as their design being used for the build, in:flux took home $10,000. The other designers, Oto Group and AHHA were also recognised for aspects of their designs and each received $5000. All three finalists had been selected from a group of 31 initial entries and had presented their designs at a <strong>September</strong> 6 event. Ohu was now looking for business owners for the site and would hold a second public gathering on October 17 to share the outline of the investment proposal. CREATIVE CHAOS: Blending with Lyttelton’s creative vibe won the day for in:flux’s design The Hive. Young people show passion for our natural environment By Yvette Couch-Lewis, chair of the Whaka-Ora/Healthy <strong>Harbour</strong> project It has been a while since my last update. The partner organisations (Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, and the Lyttelton Port Company) have been busy since the action plan for restoring the cultural and ecological health of Whakaraupō was launched at Rāpaki in March. Our priority has been to drive the implementation of the Whaka-Ora Healthy <strong>Harbour</strong> catchment plan and this starts with the appointment of a manager to begin engaging with the community. One of the key tasks for this person will be talking to local groups about how to support community initiatives that seek to restore our harbour. More on this with our next update. We have also started to engage with the three schools within Whakaraupō; Lyttelton School, Governors <strong>Bay</strong> School and Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> School. The partners have agreed to fund these schools to undertake a project in their community that will help deliver the goals of the restoration plan. Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting our catchment plan to Lyttelton Primary School. We talked about being a good kaitiaki (guardian) and what their aspirations are for the future of their space within the natural environment. These students will be working on two of the ecological bands as set out in the plan – Rocky Outcrops and Indigenous Forest, and Hills and Lowlands – at Urumau Reserve/Port Saddle – on the eastern side of Lyttelton. It is an area important for native plant regeneration, and habitat for native bird and reptile species. We are also supporting Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong> School, along with the Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee, Ministry of Education and Orton Bradley Park, on projects to restore and celebrate Te Wharau Stream (in Orton Bradley Park). I loved the passion of our rangitahi (young people) to care for and restore the korowai we want to weave around the harbour and its catchment. At the launch the signed plan was wrapped in a korowai to symbolise that it now protects the catchment of Whakaraupō. Each partner held the plan and gave their commitment to its delivery. As part of this, the korowai will rotate between the partner organisations as a reminder of their commitment. In July an important event took place where Rāpaki handed the korowai over to the Lyttelton Port Company. Rāpaki will always be the kaitiaki of the narrative of the Whaka Ora korowai yet we understand that Rāpaki cannot do it alone, nor can the community. We all must be kaitiaki. Our Korowai is a taonga (treasure) and one day it will no longer be needed as a protective cloak and it will stand alone to be admired once the plan is implemented. Peter Davie (LPC CEO) with Yvette Couch-Lewis and Councillor Andrew Turner at the landing over of the Korowai. healthyharbour.org.nz A partnership between:
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