M i s s i o n R e t r e a t

Mission Bay is a well-known and iconic destination in Auckland. Sea-level rise gives threat to nearly 500 houses. The best approach to Mission Bay is to allow flooding. This gives opportunity for a more active and recognizable space. Creating a further 1,600m of coastline and the opportunity to develop a further 1,130m of coastal shop front.

Scheduled Retreat was the chosen approach to redeeming Mission Bay due to the possibility of a scheduled implementation over the course of 100 years.

The design adapts to sea level rise in both public use and ecological function. With increas-ing sea level, adaption of buildings is fundamental. Large brick buildings are to be kept and wooden buildings destroyed or relocated. The creation of reefs from turned up roads, small buildings and other infrastructure will become a major feature of the site. This creates new habitats, breakwaters providing erosion and storm protection and allows for safe swimming.

Redemptive Template: Allow the coastline to flood, creating a new public space. Allow for ad hoc occupation and colonisation of spaces and reminent infrastructure. This space facilitates increased engagement with water. Landscape Architecture can utilise redemption through the design of a m p h i b i o u s l a n d s c a p e s .

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Mission Bay currently is a very well known area within the Auckland Isthmus, with its beach, magnificent

views and a very long heritage. With the large developed urban area situated just behind the shops, it is

very vulnerable to disasters, specifically sea-level rise due to its elevation above sea level.

With an increasing sea level, the need for planning and adapting needs to start progressing. The initial stag-

es of the planned retreat will come into effect as the sea-level creeps slowly onto land and into the urban

areas. Wooden buildings are relocated/removed, small brick buildings/roads are destroyed and turned into

artificial reefs and the larger brick buildings are made vacant and start to slowly form the matrix of interac-

tive structures that will be inundated with water.

With a surging sea-level rise against the old brick buildings weathering and breaks occur and the effect of

time is starting to take its toll on the site. With the ongoing abandonment of these vacant sites, colonisation

is likely to occur, such as ice cream salesman and kayak rentals being introduced into the matrix, making

the site more diverse and interactive. Also with the sea-level reaching 4m, the newly aligned beach prom-

enade and shop front would have been developing for some time now and will have become an important

part of the new Mission Bay.

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Beach Promenade 650m

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