Wairau Valley Community Plan, Marlborough

Great community places thrive only when they are developed for the community, by the community. Consultation is pivotal to this objective - asking the people what they want from their communities. Wairau Valley Township, though a smallrural community in southern Marlborough, experience many of the same issues typically associated with larger urban areas - poor pedestrian access and circulation, vehicular dominated streets and limited connectivity between its built and natural landscape. Commissioned by the Marlborough District Council our response to the challenges started with the people of Wairau Valley. Together interventions have been developed to enhance the identity of this small township and invite increased pedestrian activity and sociability for its residents.

Telecom Derby Day

Activities within spaces have a social gathering effect. They spawn random encounters and ultimately bring life to a site.  In 2009 Telecom sought to create an experience that captured the awareness of their brand in an engaging and inspirational way for all those in attendance at the Telecom New Zealand Derby Day. Assisting New Zealand Sponsorship Agency (now SPUR) a temporary activity programme was developed for the Ellerslie Racecourse - using ringmasters, jockeys, flags and hay bales - to create a highly social atmosphere for ‘a day at the races’.

Telecom Christmas Tree, Auckland/Wellington

Managed by New Zealand Sponsorship Agency (now SPUR) the brief for the Telecom Christmas Tree was centred on the delivery of a new Christmas experience, aimed at challenging and encouraging people to think differently about Telecom. The result was a 30 metre high Christmas tree, constructed almost entirely from programmable lights, that captured the imagination of its users and displayed the value of creating an environment where random encounters unfold and public life could be celebrated.