Context: Site Selection
“Auckland has a shortfall of about 10,000homes and will need 13,000 additional houses each year to meet the projected population growth of one million by 2040” Auckland Plan paragraph 609
I chose New Lynn as the site you my research project because it is one of 10 regions defined as Metropolitan centres under the recent Auckland Plan. These centres are the target of urban intensification strategies to accommodate the projected population growth and as such must offer a high quality of life to attract residents from the traditional suburban model of living.
Among other qualities these centres are expected to have day and night activities, and contain high quality public spaces. (Auckland Plan, Table 10.2)
