We are proud to have created this vibrant civic space for the people of Tāmaki Makaurau. In only 30 weeks, the Cassidy team transformed a scruffy retail site into a fully accessible public park, complete with open paved and grassed areas, a covered wānanga and stage platform with hardwood flooring, public toilets, raised planter boxes, seating and a seven-metre-tall cylindrical steel pou. The project was a true grassroots endeavour, driven by a community-led design group with support from Auckland Council and the local community board. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei played a key role in the design, and also gifted the name Te Rimutahi in honour of a lone rimu tree that once stood where Ponsonby and Karangahape Roads meet today.
It was doubly rewarding to work on a project that aligns so closely with our Building Positive Change sustainability goals of reducing waste and emissions. We repurposed the existing steel forecourt structure as an open-air pergola, refurbished a relocated toilet block, installed a hidden water tank, solar panels and low-energy LED lights, and planted new trees and gardens to restore biodiversity.
It was a huge pleasure to attend the opening ceremony and see our work being enjoyed. It is a valuable public taonga that gives the community a place to gather and connect.
We are proud to have created this vibrant civic space for the people of Tāmaki Makaurau. In only 30 weeks, the Cassidy team transformed a scruffy retail site into a fully accessible public park, complete with open paved and grassed areas, a covered wānanga and stage platform with hardwood flooring, public toilets, raised planter boxes, seating and a seven-metre-tall cylindrical steel pou. The project was a true grassroots endeavour, driven by a community-led design group with support from Auckland Council and the local community board. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei played a key role in the design, and also gifted the name Te Rimutahi in honour of a lone rimu tree that once stood where Ponsonby and Karangahape Roads meet today.
It was doubly rewarding to work on a project that aligns so closely with our Building Positive Change sustainability goals of reducing waste and emissions. We repurposed the existing steel forecourt structure as an open-air pergola, refurbished a relocated toilet block, installed a hidden water tank, solar panels and low-energy LED lights, and planted new trees and gardens to restore biodiversity.
It was a huge pleasure to attend the opening ceremony and see our work being enjoyed. It is a valuable public taonga that gives the community a place to gather and connect.
