An award-winning development informed by ecology and sustainability.

The Long Bay residential development on Auckland’s North Shore is a new urban centre being developed by the Todd Property Group. We are responsible for master planning and detailed design for all landscape components and ecological opportunities within the Long Bay subdivision. The following initiatives have been incorporated into the design:

  • ecological stream and wetland restoration adjacent to high density urban environments
  • open space design within floodplains, stream corridors, and steep slope areas
  • numerous wetlands for stormwater management and ecological enhancement, including forested, tidal and engineered wetlands
  • detailed design of streetscape and public open space networks to connect communities through safe and pleasant pedestrian routes
  • creative use of native planting within wetlands, parks and streetscapes.


Client

Long Bay Communities Limited, Todd Property Group Ltd

Location

Auckland

Project team

Emma Todd
Ian Boothroyd
Sarah Flynn
Eddie Sides

Worked with

Project Partners:
Construkt Architects - Surface Design - Master planning Consultant, Urban Designers
Woods - Civil Engineering

Project date

2008 - 2019

Awards

Award of Excellence | Residential | NZILA Resene Pride of Place Landscape Architecture Awards

Sound catchment management within what was an entirely rural catchment, has been an essential element of the project, presenting opportunities to integrate ecological functionality and a strong landscape framework within the new urban environment. Of central importance to the ecological functioning is the restoration of ‘connectivity’, linking existing native forest patches at the top of the catchment with others at the bottom end. Where practicable, vegetation in the urban open space network is providing habitat for native birds, lizards and fish, including the restoration of inanga spawning habitat in the lower catchment close to the future village centre. Low impact design (LID) principles are being integrated with the landscape and ecology, by creating rain gardens and other natural water quality treatments within the streetscape and open space network.

Street environments have been designed to maximise their potential as places for people. In the ‘home zone’ residential streets people will have priority over cars and will be encouraged to use streets as public space. The usual allocations of separate space for transport, walking, cycling and infrastructure functions will be blurred and landscape elements used to enhance amenity and integrate built form with the outdoor networks.

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