tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post2185783679742160155..comments2023-08-26T01:09:07.337+12:00Comments on Reflections on Auckland Planning: Queens Wharf - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie....Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-57491542708059319472009-11-20T14:37:31.272+13:002009-11-20T14:37:31.272+13:00"Maybe there needs to be much more public acc..."Maybe there needs to be much more public access to the sheds and simple uses like markets and stuff like that which don't require much investment, but which allow more public identification...."<br /><br />Yes, markets, great idea, parking would be hellish though. But I'm sure that's a solvable problem.<br /><br />Sheds or not aside, what happened with the publics' Geoff Houtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891832291612240054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-13624155594350660692009-11-19T11:08:37.010+13:002009-11-19T11:08:37.010+13:00Like Geoff, I have also read the Heritage Assessme...Like Geoff, I have also read the Heritage Assessment of Queens Wharf and the Sheds, that was prepared by Matthews & Matthews Architects for Auckland City and Regional Councils. After his comment I read it again.<br><br><br />The assessment does describe the "street" feel that was on the wharf when all of the sheds were there, and notes that that feel has gone with only two sheds Joel Cayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-2663335530216368912009-11-19T10:35:22.720+13:002009-11-19T10:35:22.720+13:00These comments deserve a response. I shared the fe...These comments deserve a response. I shared the feelings expressed in Kris's comment, until I had the opportunity of walking on Queens Wharf and walking around inside the sheds. Before that, I felt alienated from Queens Wharf, and considered the sheds and old and diapidated encumbrance. When I prepared an Urban Design Framework for Queens Wharf, I was happy to consign the sheds to history andJoel Cayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-8141414939980555232009-11-14T19:02:04.294+13:002009-11-14T19:02:04.294+13:00I'm also a little confused... I read the 85 pa...I'm also a little confused... I read the 85 page heritage report on the sheds and from memory the summation was-<br /><br />The grid street structure it had (when there were 5 sheds and the triangular wharf police building) was the most historic part, with only two left, that's gone.<br /><br />Okay, I paraphrased, but that was the summary. <br /><br />The sheds are ugly and part of the Geoff Houtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891832291612240054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-44497673289655931562009-11-05T14:50:58.281+13:002009-11-05T14:50:58.281+13:00While I usually support preserving heritage struct...While I usually support preserving heritage structures....I can't help but think the Auckland public has basically no connection with the sheds. We've been cut off from them, to me they are simply a non-descript, dilapidated warehouse, off in the distance, yet another structure cutting us off from waterfront access.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914463510966618656noreply@blogger.com