2022.02 jeffreys road pumping station
water supply pumping station, tank, compound, landscape integration
crispin schurr design architect at ccc
programme
existing old pump station and barbed wire compound
upgrade pump station building
construct new 500m3 suction tank
secure compound
well head enclosures
issues
utility asset located on public park
purchasing additional land prohibitively expensive
proximity to residential buildings
concrete tank is large and imposing
geotechnical conditions poor
creek immediately adjacent
continuous occupation of park required
solutions
undertake weighted attribute evaluation to assess siting options
demolish parts of pump station to optimise tank location
partially recess tank into ground to reduce bulk
clad tank in robust recycled timber slats to conceal industrial concrete structure
create slatted screen to secure compound and conceal pump station
form metal framed arbor as layer to elevation that varies with seasons
create new circular circuit around path wit planting beds and seating
status
completed
