Selecting the new position for this historically and culturally significant structure required a fine balance of giving appropriate space for both the Memorial and adjacent Cathedral, achieving the ceremonially important east-west orientation, and fitting into the existing urban fabric of the square.

The goal was to provide a setting that reflected the importance of the Memorial to the wider community, allowed improved access and circulation to and around the structure, and complemented the wider heritage and cultural values of the square.

The context of the site is complicated with a large number of vacant sites surrounding the square, relationships to the significant heritage and elements formed by the Cathedral, Godley Reserve, and Chalice sculpture. Compounding this is the spatial constraints of the active tramlines and level changes north of the site.

Boffa Miskell prepared BIM models as part of the Cathedral reinstatement work to generate a series of sections and plan studies to help inform the final proposed memorial location.

Our role > Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and CPTED Assessment in support of the Concept Design and Resource Consent Application.

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