How can architecture be a solution to the cultural and politically charged site of Te Urewera National Park? The reasoning behind this question can be answered by the people, the culture and the heritage of the land. New Zealand is constantly being exposed to the influences of external development, with the number of immigrants on the rise it is creating a new culture, it is bringing new opportunities in the way New Zealand is being formed. New Zealand's ability to preserve its unique landscape is what differentiates this country to any other in the world.
This character of being unique epitomises all that is wrong with modern society where the lust for the square meter in an urban context is much more important than society, culture and heritage. The lack of communication that is performed with society fails to grasp the identity and its surrounding context, which to some extent is exactly where architecture can be derived from. With over thirty percent of New Zealand's land mass committed to conservation, where the protection of land, birds and water is the very soul of what New Zealand is renowned for, it wrestles to balance a sustainable consciousness with a freedom associated with land rights and a desire to capture a flourishing tourist economy.
This character of being unique epitomises all that is wrong with modern society where the lust for the square meter in an urban context is much more important than society, culture and heritage. The lack of communication that is performed with society fails to grasp the identity and its surrounding context, which to some extent is exactly where architecture can be derived from. With over thirty percent of New Zealand's land mass committed to conservation, where the protection of land, birds and water is the very soul of what New Zealand is renowned for, it wrestles to balance a sustainable consciousness with a freedom associated with land rights and a desire to capture a flourishing tourist economy.
How can the Aniwaniwa visitor centre be influential and a solution to the way we preserve land in New Zealand with a cultural and political siginificance behind it. It is a prime example of how the restructure of land in New Zealand can be articulated.?
Site plan
Conceptual ideas
The blurriness from the forest
Concept 1
Concept 1
Plan: First floor
Holistic idea
Main Exhibition area
Secondary exhibition area
Cafe area
Main exhibition area
Passage through to main exhibition area
