Pukerua Bay School Landscape Masterplan

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2 BRIEFING NOTES

3 Overriding Principles: Recognise and protect the school s landscape assets. Create unity and cohesion throughout the school. Recognise and develop the school s unique identity. Reduce maintenance. The grounds should be a place of learning, socialising and fun. All work should be constructed sustainably. Facitlitate community inclusion and ownership of the design, construction and use of the schools grounds. Recognise the ethnic divertsity of the school and provide equal access to all students. Things You Have, Value And Want To Keep: The history of the school. Large green fi eld / green spaces Intimate scale of the spaces. Swings and climbing frames Slides Flying Fox Padder soccer Tabled area under trees Seating Trees, birdlife and nature. The variety of spaces / activities Skink garden Green / Gold enviro school Duck walk The fairy dell The triangle The sand pit The tunnell - although there is confl ict around this? Trees for climbing The sunken grassed area next to staffroom. Habitat / skink garden gardens New Things Needed: New asphalt paving to sports / games courts. Consider artifi cial turf Concrete can be used if reinforced and non slip Clearly painted games on the new surface Painted tuatara on new surface A chess / noughts and crosses board Snakes and ladders, hopscotch, four square, city plan, lilly hop etc... Materials to be durable, sustainable and safe. Volleyball practice area. Rugby and soccer goals (with adjustable locations for rotational use) Disabled fl ying fox Mini treehouse Swings / rope and tyre swing / climbing rope. Shade trees near the fi eld More seating on the senior play ground. Bigger / wider / tunnel slides Neptune / rope pyramid Outdoor black board Stepping stone path into the fairy dell Seating in the fairy dell Rock climbing wall Firemans pole Running track Better signage An amphitheatre / outdoor classroom in sunken grassed area next to staffroom. Wendy house. Binoculars. Skateboard ramp(s) Trampoline Things That Need Replacing / Repairing: Hard courts surfaces. Lawns where foot traffi c has worn bare patches. Repaint cricket pitch lines Maintain existing paths and tracks. Removal of deadwood in trees. Thinning of trees in the fairy dell. Steps to south end of fi eld from road Adapt bike shed to a new purpose. Improve drainage and soil quality in sports fi elds. Things That Need Removing: The Macrocarpa? The garden bed around the fl ag pole The broken paving The broken fence betwwn the road and fi eld ACCUMULATED BRIEF

4 Distinctive natural and social context Lush, ecologically rich environment Welcoming, distinctive main entry Boundaries well vegetated Boundaries well vegetated Good views of surrounding hills Extensive senior and junior playgrounds Sheltered and sunny sunken lawn area Skink garden Shaded, tabled seating Vege beds Sandpit The duck walk The fairy dell POSITIVES

5 Entry signage Faded paint markings Broken surfaces Insuffi cient hard paving / poor lawns Worn decking Worn lawn paths Treework required to maximise valued shaded seating areas Poor treatment around fl ag pole High wear areas need repair / more paving Steps require replacing with more accessible design Access to fairy dell needs improvement Treework, planting and seating to develop fairy dell Meeting place to be developed with seating and paving. Generous lawn to be preserved. Edeg between buildings anmd fi eld too abrupt and requires shelter and shade. Buildings need softening by planting NEGATIVES

6 Games Courtyard: mes on the new surface eg: Painted tuatara / skink / koru / chess / noughts and crosses board - potentially safety surface tiles, snakes and ladders, city plan, lilly hop etc Sports Courtyard: New asphalt paving to sports / games courts. Consider astro turf Concrete can be used if reinforced and non slip Clearly white painted courts for: Foursquare, hopscotch, padder tennis, volleyball, netball. Maintain existing paths and tracks. Removal of deadwood in trees. Fairy Dell: Stepping stone path into the fairy dell Seating in the fairy dell Thin trees Wendy / tree house North Disabled flying fox Old Pool Site: An amphitheatre / outdoor classroom in sunken grassed area next to staffroom. Improve access and seating. Field: Running track Rugby and soccer goals (with adjustable locations for rotational use) Repaint cricket pitch lines Improve drainage / turf quality Flagpole: Make area tider Duck Walk: Maintain planting and paths New sign at entry Inner Lawn: Resolve muddy patches Soften build form Maximise use of space Senior Play: AreaMore seating with shade Neptune / rope pyramid Rock climbing wall Trampoline Bigger slides Disabled fl ying fox Upper bank: Soften edge of buildings Provide shade Steps: Improve steped path at entry Remove broken fencing To be located: Skateboard ramp(s) Trampoline Binoculars. PUTTING IDEAS IN PLACE

7 North K E Y Green space focus areas Paved space focus areas Buildings Signifi cant treelines Tree planting needed Predominant wind direction Principle paths / view lines Secondary paths / view lines ANALYSIS PLAN

8 Fairy Dell Games courtyard Mesh fence Basketball halfcourt Netball court Key Features Games Courtyard Jellyfi sh alphabet trail, chess / draughts, noughts and crosses, skinks and ladders, foursquare, hopscotch and snail hopscotch. Sandpit Sports Courtyard Basketball half-court, netball court, padder tennis volleyball, pinetree removed and fencing replaced with high mesh fence keep balls in and allow views to bush and hills beyond. Amphitheatre Flagpole Tree grove New path Bank Skink garden Nursery Veges Fruit trees Padder tennis and volleyball Garden bed Soccer field Fairy Dell Lift and thin tree canopies, fairy steps at entry, toadstool seats, fairy / wendy house, new shade tolerant fl oweing plants, consider gravel paving Amphitheatre New decking platforms / seating to extend language from adventure play area. Grassed ramp access. New seating along path / under trees. Shrub planting around water tank to soften / screen. Senior Playground New seating under deciduous shade trees. Rope climbing frame under extended play mat. Jellyfi sh rollercoaster. Native Tree Grove Replace worn grass with trees and compacted gravel paving. Timber bench seats under trees to provide shaded spaces for gathering. Orchard trees an alternative to natives. Soccer Field 4 new goal post socket sets to allow rotation N/S and W/E. Shade trees along top edge of bank. Possibly Pohutukawa. Garden bed Extend existing shrub planting over worn lawn areas. Possible seating wall around to keep tidy. Flagpole New concrete paving, new seat, shrub planting reduced but improved. Duck walk New sign at New climbing Jellyfish slide Shade trees along upper Remove fencing, add main entry frame edge edge of bank new concrete steps to field MASTERPLAN

9 Games Courtyard Fairy Dell Amphitheatre (Old pool site) Senior Playground Kowhai Courtyard (Amphitheatre) PRECEDENT IMAGES

10 Lift canopies, trim deadwood and dangerous branches but retain sense of enclosure Fairy house Mosaic stepping stone path Toastool seats Mosaic fairy steps Encorage native planting New mesh fence on insitu concrete edge / retaining. Remove halfround fence. Extent of new asphalt paving shown grey Basketball halfcourt Foursquare Running / biking / car track. Skinks and ladders Outdoor blackboard Hopscotch Snail hopscotch Noughts and crosses Skink garden unchanged. Netball court Mini grandstand for watching games and as outdoor classroom. Chess / draughts Jellyfi sh aphabet trail (painted onto new surface) Padder tennis (in white) and volleyball (in yellow) with existing removable nets. Decking platforms for seating and play. Link to existing adventure play structure Seating in worn lawn under tree Performance / amphitheatre space Replace worn lawn and extend existing shrub planting with timber seating wall around edge. Existing shade sail Existing decking Bike / scooter stand on concrete paving Grass ramp Garden bed reduced in size but planting improved Shrub planting to nestle water tank into the landscape Tree grove with in compacted gravel paving with timber bench seating for shaded meeting places / outdoor learning. New concrete paths NB: Only new paved areas are shaded grey Existing flagpole New trees and wider path to play area New exposed aggregate paving with randomised saw cuts DETAIL PLAN

11 GAMES COURT SKETCH

12 Large Generally, trees in grass or paving are the preferred vegeation cover as they take minimal maintenance, minimal space, provide shade and shelter and are a strong design response to a property the size of a school. In habitat areas like the duck walk and skink garden where a neat and tidy aesthetic is less important, a variety of New Zealand native shrubs can be used. Amenity shrub and floral planting should be kept to a minimum but used in high visibility areas such as near the flagpole due to relatively high maintenance requirements. Medium Locally native plants should be the first preferance. These contribute to the sense of place, provide food and habitat for fauna and are more likely to thrive under local conditions. Small PLANTING PALETTE

13 K EY Paving Upgrade. Low Cost / High Value Larger / Long Term STAGING PLAN February 2013