Tutukaka Mapping
Illustrating the facts of the site (mapping built expression,
first and second diagrams respectively) and visiualising character
of the spaces existing of the site in terms of the tourism studies
concept of 'chora'. Characterising space present into spaces of
interaction, dissociation and conservation (third diagram). 

 Program Diagram
Outlining the existing condition of Tutukaka as a space in which
people pass through, locals and tourists alike (above diagram)
into a place in which locals can live, tourists can enjoy and where
 both parties can interact to create a sense of community in a
 location which at present has a very little.  

program

It feels fantastic to finally get out of the books and start designing! The site visit to Tutukaka has made all the difference; seeing the place, experiencing the positive with the negative and discovering what is needed on the site has really opened my eyes up to the potential this coastal settlement has to become a dynamic and year long tourist and local community.
This week has been dedicated to formalising what I have learnt from the site and where I see my project progressing in the (near!) future (mid semester crit is only a couple of weeks away!). 


Going forward a site model of the mapping above will be made to meld all of this important information into a tool to place my activity based program.
From then on is conceptualising the possibilities of form in close reference to the theoretical base my thesis has outlined; creating a place in a location of flux. 

Thesis Site
Bridging the divide

Views
Historic Club Rooms

Site

Over the weekend a group of Thesis students traveled to the far north in a bid to discover the site of their proposal. 
The journey to Tutukaka was a beautiful one, winding through native bush punctuated with coast and cossie informal settlements...until you hit Tutukaka. 
Tutukaka's struggle with scale, enclosure and its tourism backbone distinguishes it from any other settlement I have seen. Its disjointed, and often inhabitable spaces make it not only a difficult place to dwell but there is a sense of the incomplete, there should be either more or less. This unsettled character of the place begs another look at the design and use of the marina and surrounding facilities...a challenge that this thesis will take up.