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Manukau Bus Station nominated for World Architecture Fest
Auckland Transport media release
28 June
2018
Manukau Bus Station nominated for World Architecture Festival
Auckland Transport (AT) is excited to
announce that its recently opened Manukau Bus Station has
been shortlisted for an award at the World Architecture
Festival to be held in Amsterdam in November.
This prestigious nomination follows hot on the heels of the bus station being the sole winner in the Public Architecture category at the Auckland Architecture Awards (a programme run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects). The Architects for the Manukau Bus Station project were Beca with Cox Architects in association.
Auckland Transport Chief Infrastructure Officer Greg Edmonds says he is delighted that AT’s flagship infrastructure project, which opened in April, has already received high recognition. “Working together with Mana Whenua was a significant part of the design and construction of the bus station. The use of natural timber, prominent Iwi creative expressions and Te Aranga Design Principles that guided the design of the vital stormwater management system and the natural ventilation systems have proven to be environmentally friendly, sustainable and cost-effective.”
Features and benefits of
the bus station:
• 23-bay bus station next to
the existing Manukau Train Station.
• Improves
passenger transfer between bus-bus and bus-rail
services.
• Supports the increased volume and movement
of buses to and from Manukau and the wider
network.
• Built on the site of the Civic Building car
park, on Putney Way (between Davies Avenue and Osterley
Way).
• Universally accessible.
• Bike parking
racks, taxi parking and drop-and-ride area.
• AT Metro
customer service centre.
• 24-hour security, help
points and CCTV.
• Real time passenger
information.
• Waiting area, toilets, staff and office
facilities.
• Retail outlets offering a range of
convenience, food and beverage options.
Visit at.govt.nz/manukaustation to find out
more about the project and to watch the time lapse and drone
footage of the construction.
Visit worldarchitecturefestival.com/transport-completed-buildings-1 to find out more about the World Architecture Festival.
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