Project Credits
Client
University of Waikato Te Whare Wananga o Waikato
Date Completed
Sector
Master Planning & Urban Design
Awards
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Project Lead
Jane Hill
Design Team
Guided by the University of Waikato’s mission, ‘Ko te Tangata / For the People’, Chow:Hill’s Living Campus Master Plan provides a roadmap to maximise the unique potential of the University's green urban campus.
The University of Waikato Living Campus Master Plan reimagines the external campus environment as a connected, inclusive, and culturally grounded public realm, with wellbeing, sustainability, and community integration at its core. Encompassing the full breadth of the Hillcrest Road campus landscape, Chow:Hill's architects, urban designers, and landscape architects carefully considered the spaces between buildings, recognising the diverse environments and ecosystems that shape the campus experience.
Structured around the University's core values of manaakitanga (care and respect for the campus community and its visitors) and kaitiakitanga (responsible stewardship of people and place), the master plan seeks to blur the boundaries between campus and community. Through a range of external activity zones and amenities, it creates environments that support social connection, performance, recreation, rest, and recharge.
Developed through stakeholder workshops, the plan established a staged precinct strategy aligned with the University's wider campus planning principles and bicultural narratives. Key initiatives, including the Wellness Loop, Campus High Street, and Village Green, strengthen campus identity, support everyday interaction, and provide a flexible framework for future investment, helping the University progressively shape a more vibrant campus destination for learning, community, and public engagement.
Entitled 'The Living Campus Roadmap', the master plan is intended as an equally live and evolving document - developing and responding to the student experience while connecting Te Whare Wananga o Waikato with its history and future.
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Guided by the University of Waikato’s mission, ‘Ko te Tangata / For the People’, Chow:Hill’s Living Campus Master Plan provides a roadmap to maximise the unique potential of the University's green urban campus.
The University of Waikato Living Campus Master Plan reimagines the external campus environment as a connected, inclusive, and culturally grounded public realm, with wellbeing, sustainability, and community integration at its core. Encompassing the full breadth of the Hillcrest Road campus landscape, Chow:Hill's architects, urban designers, and landscape architects carefully considered the spaces between buildings, recognising the diverse environments and ecosystems that shape the campus experience.
Structured around the University's core values of manaakitanga (care and respect for the campus community and its visitors) and kaitiakitanga (responsible stewardship of people and place), the master plan seeks to blur the boundaries between campus and community. Through a range of external activity zones and amenities, it creates environments that support social connection, performance, recreation, rest, and recharge.
Developed through stakeholder workshops, the plan established a staged precinct strategy aligned with the University's wider campus planning principles and bicultural narratives. Key initiatives, including the Wellness Loop, Campus High Street, and Village Green, strengthen campus identity, support everyday interaction, and provide a flexible framework for future investment, helping the University progressively shape a more vibrant campus destination for learning, community, and public engagement.
Entitled 'The Living Campus Roadmap', the master plan is intended as an equally live and evolving document - developing and responding to the student experience while connecting Te Whare Wananga o Waikato with its history and future.
Project Credits
Client
University of Waikato Living Campus Master Plan
Status
Project Type
Master Planning & Urban Design
Awards
Guided by the University of Waikato’s mission, ‘Ko te Tangata / For the People’, Chow:Hill’s Living Campus Master Plan provides a roadmap to maximise the unique potential of the University's green urban campus.
The University of Waikato Living Campus Master Plan reimagines the external campus environment as a connected, inclusive, and culturally grounded public realm, with wellbeing, sustainability, and community integration at its core. Encompassing the full breadth of the Hillcrest Road campus landscape, Chow:Hill's architects, urban designers, and landscape architects carefully considered the spaces between buildings, recognising the diverse environments and ecosystems that shape the campus experience.
Structured around the University's core values of manaakitanga (care and respect for the campus community and its visitors) and kaitiakitanga (responsible stewardship of people and place), the master plan seeks to blur the boundaries between campus and community. Through a range of external activity zones and amenities, it creates environments that support social connection, performance, recreation, rest, and recharge.
Developed through stakeholder workshops, the plan established a staged precinct strategy aligned with the University's wider campus planning principles and bicultural narratives. Key initiatives, including the Wellness Loop, Campus High Street, and Village Green, strengthen campus identity, support everyday interaction, and provide a flexible framework for future investment, helping the University progressively shape a more vibrant campus destination for learning, community, and public engagement.
Entitled 'The Living Campus Roadmap', the master plan is intended as an equally live and evolving document - developing and responding to the student experience while connecting Te Whare Wananga o Waikato with its history and future.
Project Credits
Client
University of Waikato Living Campus Master Plan
Status
Project Type
Master Planning & Urban Design
