{"id":15592,"date":"2020-05-13T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T04:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbansolutions.co.nz\/portfolio\/norana-2\/"},"modified":"2020-05-21T13:40:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T01:40:48","slug":"sturges","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/urbansolutions.co.nz\/portfolio\/sturges\/","title":{"rendered":"Sturges Carpark and Footpath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Open Spaces<\/p>\n<\/div>

Sturges Carpark and Footpath<\/h4>\n

Otahuhu, Auckland<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Client:<\/th>\nAuckland Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Completion:<\/th>\nMarch 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Services:<\/th>\nInvestigation, design, consultation, consenting<\/span><\/span>, Engineer to Contract<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and construction supervision\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scope:<\/th>\n2700m<\/span><\/span>2<\/span><\/span>\u00a0full car park and driveway renewal with new turning circle and pedestrian footpath.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Budget:<\/th>\n$500,000<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Sturges Park is located on the top of the historic Robertson Hill and is a multi-sport and recreational facility home to the Otahuhu Rugby Football Club and Otahuhu Softball Club.\u00a0 In 2018, the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board allocated funding to upgrade the run-down existing Rugby Club carpark and improve the Park Avenue pedestrian access to Sturges Park.<\/p>\n

Urban Solutions were engaged for design through to construction supervision. The carpark design improved traffic movement capabilities via incorporation of a new turning circle with disability carparks, and increased the number of parking spaces.<\/p>\n

As Sturges Park is known for people congregating to consume alcohol, graffiti and drop litter;\u00a0crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) was paramount for the project success. Removal of the Park Avenue carparks and installation of bollards to prevent cars from gathering at a known park-up spot were key to achieving a safer, community-friendly park.<\/p>\n

Requests from iwi, the Local Board and the Otahuhu Rugby Club to have a blessing for the carpark and host an opening event were key indicators of the project success in the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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