The Stonefields Heritage Walkway is a path located along the cliffs on the
southwest side of the old Mt Wellington Quarry. The path runs adjacent to
existing basalt benches before passing by a short section of open terrain.

Overlooking the new Stonefields residential development, the path runs beneath
commercial and residential properties positioned at the top of the cliffs. This
unique site location presented a number of constraints including Safety in
Design issues associated with the risk of fall, CPTED and constructibility due to
difficult access.

The site also was an opportunity to work alongside iwi to include cultural
principles and elements into the design such as carved pou. Iwi consultation
led to a unique identity being created for the trail including carved pou and
bespoke handrails. During the design process, the trail was constructed using
virtual reality to show stakeholders and iwi the vision of the completed path.

Urban Solutions provided engineering and project management services to
Auckland Council during the developed design. We were involved with design and
consent management, cost scheduling, procurement, construction methodology
and iwi consultation.