auckland airport

The Common Ground team undertook a comprehensive review of airport assets, business strategies and landholdings to establish key development drivers for the future. The outcome was a transformational shift from “end-of-line” airport “an “on-line Aerocity”.  This approach was conveyed in the first ever land-side Urban Design Framework for the Airport which established development precincts, new roading, rail and infrastructure networks, open space and amenity provision to achieve this outcome.

Working directly with senior managers and report to the Board, Common Ground developed not only compelling development rationales and visions to attract market interest – but a clean, simple framework that gave the AIAL team a high level of confidence to proceed with significant investment decisions and cement appropriate development partners for specific projects.

Common Ground has continued supporting AIAL by providing design advice, guidance and review as concepts have been developed further in the design stages.

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