John Bridgman: The Influencers
No sooner had we started construction on the Metro Sports Facility that the questions started coming in about car parking. It’s great that people are so excited about the facility, so let’s take this opportunity to look at what lies outside of the building. A significant portion of the site is being made available […]
John Bridgman: The Influencers
We’ve delivered roads, parks, laneways, a promenade and we have two of the largest buildings in the city under construction – Te Pae and the Metro Sports facility. But later this year Ōtākaro will take on a new type of project with the North Frame pedestrian bridge. The 32-metre-long, four-metre-wide bridge will connect Cambridge […]
John Bridgman: The Influencers
‘Building places for people’ is Ōtākaro’s mantra and through this mild autumn it’s been satisfying seeing locals and visitors alike enjoying the public spaces we have created. We have been especially heartened by the public response to the new City Promenade, our conversion of two kilometres of Oxford Terrace from a conventional street into […]
City’s ‘living laboratory’: Christchurch is leading the way post-quake towards a cleaner and greener tomorrow
A green spine extending from the city to sea is poised to set Christchurch apart as a place that is prepared to explore new ways of living with nature – from adaptive housing to sustainable urban agriculture. Walkways and biking tracks, wetland developments and a variety of other public and private land uses are included […]
The Influencers Column: Albert Brantley
You may notice a change in the Christchurch skyline this month with the first of the steel trusses being placed to support the roof of the Convention Centre. These first trusses span 50 metres and sit over the 1400-person auditorium. They give you the first real opportunity to gain some appreciation of the scale of […]
The Influencers Column: Albert Brantley
The success of the recent Lantern Festival has given Christchurch the first real taste of what a spectacular stage Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct can be for this city. Thousands of people made their way along parts of the riverside promenade to find a vantage point on the steps of the Terraces or Worcester East […]
In the spotlight: the restoration of Victoria Square
There would be few developments in the emerging city, in which the goal is to change as little as possible. But that was the brief for Ōtākaro Limited, when it came to the restoration of Victoria Square. In fact, when it comes to projects, this is one in the developmental spotlight – both in the […]
The Influencers Column: Albert Brantley
It’s not often that you get involved in a construction project where the aim is to keep almost everything the same, but after 13 months of work the fully restored Victoria Square was reopened to the public this month. No major work had been carried out on Victoria Square since the 1980s, so time and […]