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Urban spaces

Landscape architecture has been playing an increasingly important role in shaping urban places globally.  Littoralis has been involved in a number of structure planning processes and also contributed to several projects that have a vision to energise urban places, improve amenity, develop connections and strengthen local character. We particularly enjoy working collaboratively with other professions in this sphere.

School boy sitting on bespoke seat underneath mature Pohutukawa trees outside the Whangarei Civic Centre.

Urban space

Rust Ave frontage | Te Iwitahi
Whangārei Civic Centre

Three different perspectives of the 3D model of the bespoke seating designed for the urban space outside the Civic Centre in Whangarei.
View of Lovers Lane from above, with the Whangarei Civic Centre and Library to either side. Clay paving with meandering pattern and lush native planting.

Urban space

Te Iwitahi | Library interface
Whangārei Civic Centre

Oioi (Apodasmia similis) overhanging shuttered concrete wall with basket weave pattern.

In depth cultural consultation and collaboration with other disciplines leads to spaces with a meaningful and unique design narrative. At Te Iwitahi a wide variety of patterns and textures echo the rich cultural fabric of the place. ​​

Long shapes of trowel finished and honed concrete forming part of a large kapehu (compass) at the entrance of the Civic Centre Whangarei urban space.
Black shape of a freshwater crayfish (koura) engraved in clay paver.
Detail of Corten screen laser-cut pattern forming part of the cultural design, a celestial constellation, running across several Corten screen panels, which are illuminated at night.
Cultural screen providing visual screening to urban space made from Corten steel and totara panels, with integrated bike parking and nighttime illumination.

Urban space

Cultural screen | Te Iwitahi
Whangārei Civic Centre

Public stage adjoining OldLibrary in Whangarei. The stage is made from timber to provide seating and smaller concrete steps for access. The timber slats have colourful detailing, which resembles the backs of book covers.

Urban space

Public stage
Old Library | Whangārei 

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