A safety notice board in the window of the Christchurch City Council Civic Offices on Hereford Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christchurch city from the air, looking south towards the Port Hills".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City Care working on drains in Kirsten Place, New Brighton".
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army and Singapore Armed Forces guarding a cordon in the central city.
A photograph of a pile of building rubble. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Christchurch City Council administration building on Tuam Street".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch City.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City), NZ. Cracks alongside Avon river.
Christchurch was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on the 22 February 2011. The quake devastated the city, taking lives and causing widespread damage to the inner city and suburban homes. The central city lost over half its buildings and over 7000 homes were condemned throughout Christchurch. The loss of such a great number of homes has created the requirement for new housing to replace those that were lost. Many of which were located in the eastern, less affluent, suburbs. The response to the housing shortage is the planned creation of large scale subdivisions on the outskirts of the city. Whilst this provides the required housing it creates additional sprawl to a city that does not need it. The extension of Christchurch’s existing suburban sprawl puts pressure on roading and pushes residents further out of the city, creating a disconnection between them. Christchurch’s central city had a very small residential population prior to the earthquakes with very few options for dense inner city living. The proposed rebuild of the inner city calls for a new ‘dense, vibrant and diverse central hub’. Proposing the introduction of new residential units within the central city. However the placement of the low-rise housing in a key attribute of the rebuild, the eastern green ‘Frame’, diminishes its value as open green space. The proposed housing will also be restrictive in its target market and therefore the idea of a ‘vibrant’ inner city is difficult to achieve. This thesis acts as response to the planned rebuild of inner Christchurch. Proposing the creation of a model for inner city housing which provides an alternative option to the proposed housing and existing and ongoing suburban sprawl. The design options were explored through a design-led process were the options were critiqued and developed. The ‘final’ proposal is comprises of three tall towers, aptly named the Triple Towers, which condense the proposed low-rise housing from an 11000 square metre footprint to combined footprint of 1500 square metres. The result is an expansion of the publicly available green space along the proposed eastern frame of the city. The height of the project challenges the height restrictions and is provocative in its proposal and placement. The design explores the relationships between the occupants, the building, the ‘Frame’ and the central city. The project is discussed through an exploration of the architecture of Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano and Oscar Niemeyer. Rather than their architecture being taken as a direct influence on which the design is based the discussion revolves around how and why each piece of comparative architecture is relevant to the designs desired outcome.
A photograph of a temporary installation titled Continuum, which was created by students from the University of Auckland, in partnership with Excuse My French Crepe Cart. Continuum was part of CityUps - a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
Members of the public standing outside the Christchurch City Council Offices on Worcester Boulevard, shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old City Library, Hereford Street side. The top parapet fell on June 13".
An aerial photograph looking south-east across the Christchurch central city, with Ferry Road at the top centre.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
A member of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team digging through rubble in the central city.
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Central City Cordon".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Central City Cordon".
A large artwork is erected on the former site of the Press building during the LuxCity event.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Christchurch City Council office building at 163 Tuam Street".
A photograph of a man in Cashel Mall wearing a jacket embroidered with the words, "Christchurch City Ambassador".
An empty car park between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street, the City Council building in the background.
A photograph of the Heritage Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The skyline of the central city, photographed from the Cashmere Hills".
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The city looking south-east from the roof of the Ibis Hotel".
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of the stained glass skylight in the former City Council Civic Offices building on Manchester Street.