Future of Karangahape

Highly anticipated updated renders of Karangahape Station and the urban realm – the street environment surrounding the station – were released last month.

The images reflect a design that is sufficiently advanced and more accurate to what will be built, with elements requiring further design work depicted with a white semi-transparent overlay.

The overall design theme for the City Rail Link stations is influenced by the Māori Creation Story. Telling the story of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother) and the emergence of the natural world, Te Ao Marama, from the darkness, Te Pō, and nothingness, Te Kore.

The atua (God) for Karangahape Station is Tāne Mahuta (God of the forest) who was responsible for separating Ranginui and Papatūānuku, allowing light to come into the world.

Mercury Lane Entrance

Looking up Mercury Lane from the Cross Street intersection towards Karangahape Road. The Specimen tree ferns in the planter box complements the Tāne Mahuta narrative and provides informal seating for people to rest.

On Mercury Lane, a designated parking bay provides a mobility space for an accessible pick up or drop off.

Looking down Mercury Lane from Karangahape Road. Dedicated seating will be installed along the routes to and from the station entrance.

Beresford Square Entrances

The paving pattern of Beresford Square is inspired by the Tāne Mahuta narrative, with three differing colours of pavers imitating the dappled light.

Esteemed artist Reuben Kirkwood (Ngāi Tai) has worked on the Karangahape Station’s threshold elements. The Mercury Lane threshold design references the equiangular spiral on the shell of pūpū rangi (kauri snails).

The Beresford Square threshold element explores the texture and geometric patterns in traditional cloak