I’m a Principal and Lead Urban Designer at Construkt Architects with over 15 years of experience in private practice. I am a registered Urban Designer with UDIA and specialise in masterplanning, CPTED assessments, and medium-density residential design, with expertise in both greenfield and brownfield developments.
Alongside design work, I contribute to marketing initiatives, including website enhancement and managing our Instagram presence to showcase projects and engage with the urban design community.
I collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams and councils to deliver sustainable, high-quality urban environments across New Zealand.
Alongside design work, I contribute to marketing initiatives, including website enhancement and managing our Instagram presence to showcase projects and engage with the urban design community.
I collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams and councils to deliver sustainable, high-quality urban environments across New Zealand.
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Aurora Masterplan
Located 6km from Hamilton City Centre, this development is part of the wider Peacocke growth area, which covers 720ha of greenfield land in south west Hamilton. The masterplan, which is 35.8ha in size, features a neighbourhood centre, low and medium density housing, reserves for active recreation, and natural environments.
Developed in 2018, the masterplan is currently guiding a staged consenting process of which the first stage was assessed and approved in 2019 – the first in the broader Peacocke development region.
Developed in 2018, the masterplan is currently guiding a staged consenting process of which the first stage was assessed and approved in 2019 – the first in the broader Peacocke development region.
Year of Completition
2024
Type
Masterplanning
Role
Lead Urban Designer / Masterplanner
Port Nikau Masterplan
Port Nikau, Whangarei
The project brief was to refine and develop a robust masterplan for a new community that will eventually provide over 1200 homes alongside a harbour-side town centre. The expectation was for it to be included as a new growth area in the Whangarei District Plan.
Challenges Opportunities
Covering 67ha of former port land on Whangarei Harbour, the site presented a flat canvas that was bounded by industrial buildings and the shoreline. The key challenge was to introduce intensification into a city that has traditionally been populated with low density lots, and to plan place-based built fabric that will attract an active and diverse community. To achieve this, it was fundamental to leverage the unique features of the site that included access and views to the Mangapai River, and proximity to the marina.
Solution
Beginning the process with a conceptual layout, the masterplan was developed to create a connected and legible neighbourhood that offers a variety of amenities. It includes a grid street network, town centre, low and medium density residential housing, retirement housing, mixed use buildings, and public open space. Two key elements define the masterplan: Waitai Trail and Arataki Avenue. The former, offers a safe and engaging route for pedestrians and cyclists that weaves between the coastal edge, mangroves, parkland, and urban areas. Arataki Avenue on the alignment of the historic Tide Gauge Wharf forms a major axis through the development that provides a pedestrian and cycle friendly route for residents to reach the shoreline or village centre. The outcome is a walkable coastal community that projects a sense of place.
The project brief was to refine and develop a robust masterplan for a new community that will eventually provide over 1200 homes alongside a harbour-side town centre. The expectation was for it to be included as a new growth area in the Whangarei District Plan.
Challenges Opportunities
Covering 67ha of former port land on Whangarei Harbour, the site presented a flat canvas that was bounded by industrial buildings and the shoreline. The key challenge was to introduce intensification into a city that has traditionally been populated with low density lots, and to plan place-based built fabric that will attract an active and diverse community. To achieve this, it was fundamental to leverage the unique features of the site that included access and views to the Mangapai River, and proximity to the marina.
Solution
Beginning the process with a conceptual layout, the masterplan was developed to create a connected and legible neighbourhood that offers a variety of amenities. It includes a grid street network, town centre, low and medium density residential housing, retirement housing, mixed use buildings, and public open space. Two key elements define the masterplan: Waitai Trail and Arataki Avenue. The former, offers a safe and engaging route for pedestrians and cyclists that weaves between the coastal edge, mangroves, parkland, and urban areas. Arataki Avenue on the alignment of the historic Tide Gauge Wharf forms a major axis through the development that provides a pedestrian and cycle friendly route for residents to reach the shoreline or village centre. The outcome is a walkable coastal community that projects a sense of place.
Year of Completition
2025
Type
Masterplanning
Role
Lead Urban Designer / Masterplanner
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