Waterfront House, Lyttelton Port

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Set on the coastal edge, Canopy has worked closely with Athfield Architects to develop a series of welcoming outdoor amenity spaces for staff and visitors. Landscaped spaces including an entry walkway, a rear lunch courtyard and BBQ space, picnic terrace and lawn. Canopy Landscape Architects and Athfield Architects (AAL) worked collaboratively on the landscape design, documentation and construction contract management for this project. AAL led on the layout of the hard landscaped areas and Canopy led on the soft landscape design with regular discussion and interaction together to resolve design decisions.

The intended character of the landscape is that of an industrial port set within New Zealand native coastal planting. The landscape provides port workers a place to relax and enjoy the coastal environment and a green space in contrast to the indoor office or working port environment.

Two Maori carvings were created by the Whakaraupo Carving Centre’s, Cain Tauwhare for the Port with one positioned close to Waterfront House. Soft landscape plant selections are native coastal plants that would have typically grown within the Lyttelton Harbour ecological region.

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At Canopy, we like to get a sense of fulfilment from our jobs. This happens when clients feel passionately about what they are trying to create. It is our job to listen to turn ideas and visions into something real, contributing with the knowledge of all things landscape that we have learned through the years.

There are many layers of depth to landscape architecture. From creating the picturesque, the formal and functional through to enriching the ecology of the land and providing better connections. There is also aiding in the interpretation of cultural landscapes and creating memorable spaces that may become culturally significant.

Our aim at Canopy is to add as much depth and meaning to the landscape and given the opportunity, that is what we will do.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.