Three Kings
The design seeks to make larger connections to the surrounding open spaces and reserves through an internal path and road network that gestures to bordering landscape features. This design addresses the benefit of regional awareness by opening views to the neighbouring volcanic cones that surround Three Kings. The site, which was once closed off due to quarry activity will be opened physically and visually to grant expansive views to Te Tatua a Riukiuta, Maungakiekie, and Maungawhau beyond.
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Status: Completed
Project Type: Master Plan
Collaborators: dKO Architecture
Imagery: SDI
Unique to any other place in the world, Auckland sits atop a volcanic field made up of over 50 cones. The Three Kings (originally five scoria cinder cones) were part of this larger network of Auckland volcanoes, which still to this day inform the way we see and remember the landscape of Auckland.
