Design Brief and Site Information

What could be the New Zealand Ideal for our Home (land)?
    - Relationship of architecture and the landscape
    - Picturesque theories
    - Human interaction/habitation
    - Culture/generation



Client Groups:
    - Multi-Generational Family comprising of one Grandmother, two Parents & two children (aged 15 & 17).
    - Group of 5 Friends comprising of two couples and one single person aged between 28-32 who wish to pool their finances together to buy a property.
    - Nuclear Family comprising of two Parents & three Children (aged 3, 6 & 8).
    - Retiring Couple who have recently sold their large family home.



BRIEF:
    Design a housing scheme to accommodate all four client groups on the one site 
                     - 6 Hepburn Street, Ponsonby, Auckland.
    What ideals are important to maintain & what new ideals can you incorporate into the design?

Emma Farmer: Panorama of Hepburn street, March 2013.

Emma Farmer: View towards Ponsonby road from Hepburn street, March 2013.

Emma Farmer: View down Hepburn street away from Ponsonby road, March 2013.

Emma Farmer: Hedge on site, March 2013.

Emma Farmer: Shadow from hedge on site, March 2013.

 SITE INFORMATION:

Emma Farmer: Site: 6 Hepburn Street, Ponsonby, March 2013, GIS Viewer & Adobe Photoshop.

Emma Farmer: Initial site sketches, March 2013, Pencil on Paper.

6 Hepburn Street, Ponsonby

- Central location means it will have good access to public transport. Walking distance to Ponsonby Road (a main street with shops).
- Close proximity to Western Park, large shared green area (which is important when dealing with high density as private green area will be limited).
- Can only exit onto Ponsonby Road (cannot enter from Ponsonby Road) which minimizes use as thoroughfare meaning less traffic.
- High density housing is already starting in the area, one example is directly opposite the site (5 Hepburn Street).