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    Lunaris Posse - Lunar power : where the Waitemata meets the Manukau Harbour

    Roberts, Matthew L.

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    2012
    Citation:
    Roberts, M. L. (2012). Lunaris Posse - Lunar power : where the Waitemata meets the Manukau Harbour. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional)). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2086
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    Abstract
    The project is based on the assumption that a proposal to connect Auckland’s Waitemata and Manukau Harbour at the narrowest strip of New Zealand by means of a canal and tidal electricity station has been accepted. The developed design of a Precinct goes beyond issues of economics and engineering and addresses spatial-visual issues normally encountered in architecture and urban design. The brief has been expanded beyond the generation and distribution of electricity to include public, green and recreational spaces, tourist destination, education and national water freight from Whangarei to Hamilton with the reintroduction of the scow. The site plan strategy is based on siting several waterwheels along the canal centering the Precinct on the only pairing of waterwheels. Four architectural interventions ground this pair and are a celebration of the heroic scale and functional nature of urban infrastructure. Along with a great deal of transparency these interventions enable a firsthand experience of the electricity generation. This demonstrates that architecturalisation of electricity generation projects in the city is both possible and desirable.
    Keywords:
    canal and tidal electricity station, Waitemata Harbour, Manukau Harbour, electricity generation, water wheels
    ANZSRC Field of Research:
    120599 Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
    Degree:
    Master of Architecture (Professional)
    Supervisors:
    Bogunovich, Dushko; Potangaroa, Regan; Chaplin, David
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    This digital work is protected by copyright. It may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use: Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person. You will recognise the author's and publishers rights and give due acknowledgement where appropriate.
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