Urban Designer - Vernacular Architect - Maritime Planner - Owner-Builder - Servant of Piglet - Educator - Author - Revolutionary - Peacenik - Tour Guide 

Tony Watkins

 ~ Vernacular Design 

Kohukohu Heritage Precinct
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ImageAny Heritage Precinct which is fully alive indicates what every other built-environment ideally should be. It is not obsessed with what is old, but neither is it obsessed with what is new. A Heritage Precinct is a link between the past and the future, and through this relationship it gives meaning to the present.

 

 

 

 

 

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Enrich the wairua Print E-mail

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Actions which follow from a way of seeing the precinct.
  The first move must be a commitment by all to enhance and enrich the wairua of Kohkohu.

 

 

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Dynamic imperfection Print E-mail

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Actions which follow from an understanding of history.
Heritage Precincts are a game in progress, just like history.

 

 

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Slow growth Print E-mail

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Actions to enhance the planning of the Heritage Precinct.
Every decision should be taken at the lowest possible level.

 

 

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East and West Print E-mail

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Actions to enhance the whakapapa of the Heritage Precinct.
Whakapapa comes warts and all, making east very different from west.

 

 

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Govern for freedom Print E-mail

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Actions to enhance the governance of the Heritage Precinct.
Governance should never seek to control.

 

 

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Natural character Print E-mail

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Actions responding to respect for the natural landscape.
Protect the natural character of the Hokianga Harbour.

 

 

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Water transport Print E-mail

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Actions responding to movement through landscape.
Enhance water transport and disadvantage road transport.

 

 

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Strengthen community Print E-mail

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Action to strengthen the community.
Strengthening the community is the most important action to be taken.

 

 

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Whakapapa of place Print E-mail

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Our way of seeing a Precinct underpins our actions.
What exactly is a Heritage Precinct?

 

 

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Dynamic metamorphosis Print E-mail

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Our way of seeing history underpins our actions.
History is dynamic. Metamorphosis is normal.

 

 

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Heritage planning Print E-mail

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Understanding heritage suggests a way of planning.
An understanding of heritage suggests a planning process.

 

 

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Signs of our times Print E-mail

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Whakapapa is local, unique and specific.
Our role is to sustain and develop our whakapapa.

 

 

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Slow theatre Print E-mail

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The purpose of governce is to keep the Precinct alive.
The purpose of local government is to enhance the well-being of the community.

 

 

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Relating to nature Print E-mail

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The Hokianga landscape is both strong and unique.
Strengthening our relationship with nature is the first "climate change" move.

 

 

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Cultural movement Print E-mail

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We experience space through movement.
Movement is a cultural act.

 

 

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Intensify liveability Print E-mail

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We know our community through relationships.
Clear edges intensify relationships.

 

 

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Incremental good decisions Print E-mail

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Beware of death by a thousand cuts.
Overall good design is the sum of incremental good decisions.

 

 

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