Client
Services
Year
Location
Auckland Council + Auckland Transport + Kāinga Ora
Collaborative Strategic Pilot Project
2024-2025
Auckland, New Zealand
Te Ararata B Stage 2A Tree Infrastructure Plan
Make space for trees before the design is fixed.
The 12-hectare Te Ararata pilot explores how trees can be considered consistently from design development through to construction.
The Urbanist worked with project and infrastructure teams to examine competing demands in the street corridor and identify opportunities for better tree provision.
The value
A coordinated tree infrastructure plan and a basis for discussing planting requirements across agencies. The work supports decisions about space, standards and priorities at the stage when they can influence design.
“The Urbanist has developed an innovative and sustainable framework for planting the public realm (local parks and streets) across Tāmaki Makaurau that shows great expertise in urban design, planning and landscape. This strategy ensures we create neighbourhoods that are resilient to the effects of climate change, enhance biodiversity and enable communities to thrive.”
David Stejskal, Regional Arborists and Ecological Manager, Community Facilities, Auckland Council.
What we delivered
A review of road-corridor requirements, stakeholder workshops, planting principles and priorities, and detailed tree planting plans exploring potential departures from existing standards.
Project stage: tree infrastructure planning and testing of proposed design standards.