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Cardrona Village Character Guidelines
CONTENTS
1 Introduction
Purpose of the guidelines 3
Cardrona Village characteristics 4
Character design principles 5
2 Village structure
Structuring elements
7
Site layout 10
3 Building design elements
Building character 14
Materials 19
Applying colour 21
4 Public open space design
Cardrona Valley Road 22
Village green 24
Secondary streets and lanes 25 Acknowledgements: This guideline is produced by Queenstown Lakes District
Council with support from Urbanism+ Ltd and Pocock Design:Environment
Riverside landscape 25
Landscaping and planting in Cardrona Village 26 January 2012
Palette of materials 27 Amended March 2021
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1 Introduction
1.1 PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES
These Character Guidelines reflect the 1.1a The Planning Framework
commitment of the Cardrona Valley
community and the Queenstown Lakes The Queenstown Lakes District
District Council to encourage Cardrona Plan provides a planning framework
Valley to develop as a cohesive and for Cardrona Village through the
integrated Village with a character that Settlement Zone Chapter 20.
is appropriate to its history and the
surrounding environment. All owners and designers must refer to
the Guidelines as part of undertaking
To accomplish this, the guidelines certain types of development where
identify the key existing characteristics a resource consent is required.
that make Cardrona distinctive and The Guidelines will be considered
suggest ways that the community can on a case by case basis to the
build upon and complement these development.
characteristics as the village grows.
The Guidelines are referenced within
The Council also recommends that all the District Plan in the Settlement
projects that will significantly affect Zone and Signs Chapter and seeks
the town or village centre are reviewed to inform and guide appropriate
by the Urban Design Panel; which will development outcomes within the
consider how the proposal has applied areas governed by this document.
these guidelines. The most value from
the panel process usually arises when
projects are brought to the panel in the
conceptual stages of the project when
the panel’s advice can most readily
be incorporated.
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1.2 CARDRONA VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS
The extraordinary natural environment Development history Landscape setting
(1), high country scenery, and the
recreational activities based on this For centuries prior to European arrival The Cardrona Valley is set in a high
environment are qualities that attract the valley formed part of the route country alpine environment with
recreational visitors and residents for Maori travelling between the West development contained within the
to the area. The village lies on the Coast and southern Otago. European valley floor close to the Cardrona River
quickest route between Queenstown settlement began with large pastoral (2). Here the environment has a more
and Wānaka, close to the access runs back in the 1850s, followed domesticated character, including
roads to Cardrona Ski field, Snow rapidly by the discovery of gold in plant species associated with farming
Farm and Snow Park. The historic the 1860s which brought the influx of and residential development.
Cardrona Hotel remains an iconic miners that led to the establishment of
stage post along that journey. the town. The village lies 25kms up the valley 2
from Wānaka at a point where the
At its peak in the 1870s, Cardrona is wide open pastoral terraces of the Within the town large specimen trees
estimated to have had a population valley floor transition to a narrower and feature prominently, in some cases
of between 3000 and 4000, with four more steeply inclined river valley, rising defining historic land uses in the
hotels, three European stores, four towards the Crown Range Pass. Crack absence of former buildings. The
Chinese stores, four butchers, a Willows and Poplars are the dominant town’s past is also reflected in the
post office, bakery, blacksmith, bank, tree species in the valley, particularly sluice faces visible around its edges.
school, police headquarters and a below the village. A number of other The close connection of the village to
jail. Despite only a few historic large exotics are prominent around both its cultural and natural landscape
buildings surviving, the remnants of former and existing farm houses. setting is a key component to the
that era underpin the character of Village Character.
Cardrona today.
1 The valley’s flora features dramatic and
Recent development is confined to a attractive seasonal variation providing
handful of houses and three clusters of design cues for further planting as well
visitor accommodation units. as material and colour palettes.
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1.3 CHARACTER DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Built elements of the village The above key characteristics give rise
to the following key design values:
The Cardrona Hotel (1) is the most
significant remaining building from Buildings are enveloped by a
the gold rush era and provides the powerful natural and cultural
visual and functional focal point for the landscape
community. The simple rectangular
façade and minor lean-to form an This means:
iconic frontage to the road and screen
1 • Buildings are discrete, small
more recent visitor accommodation
scaled, yet distinctive forms in
additions to the rear. Just next to the
the landscape
hotel and from the same era are the
small post office and store buildings • Buildings reinforce landscape
(2). An historic schoolhouse and a hall, views and viewshafts
are located approximately 250m north
• Buildings are surrounded by
of the hotel, within a Council reserve.
sufficient space to accommodate
mature trees and other vegetation
More recent developments include
(2 and 4)
a small number of stand-alone
houses and the relatively large scale 2 • The Village has distinct edges
‘Benbrae Development’ (3), a visitor formed by low escarpments to
accommodation complex comprised the east and west and the arrival
of multiple stand alone units that take gateways along the highway to
styling cues from miners’ huts. A large both north and south.
number of Cardrona’s lots remain
vacant and, of these, approximately
a dozen remain in the ownership of
absentee title holders that date back
to the gold rush.
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The village is anchored around its Buildings are simple and appear
highway ‘main street’. handmade, based on the traditional
‘shed’ and cottage forms found in
This means: the district.
• Commercial and retail This means:
development is focussed on
the linear strip of the highway • Buildings are composed of a
that starts at Soho Street and primary volume based on simple,
runs south approximately 220m, familiar shapes, supplemented
and on a (future) village green 4 by secondary volumes such as 5
opposite the Cardrona Hotel verandas, lean-tos and chimneys
• This stretch of the highway must • Buildings are oriented and laid
transition into a more pedestrian- out on sites relative to one
focussed street another to create clearly ‘public’
fronts with entrances and clearly
• Buildings here should relate
‘private’ spaces, generally at the
positively to public spaces,
back
fronting up to the highway and
village green • Larger buildings are composed of
collections of primary volumes
• All development in the Village
is well connected to the main • Buildings are constructed and
street area. clad in basic, familiar materials
(5), primarily timber, stone, plaster
and corrugated iron
• Buildings are clearly visible from
the street and are not hidden
behind high walls or fences
• Colours, signage and fencing
reflect the historical context.
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2 Village Structure
The character of Cardrona Village will change significantly as more of the zoned
land is developed. When new development is being planned, the following broad
considerations should lead the design process:
2.1 STRUCTURING ELEMENTS (1)
Cardrona Valley/Crown Range road
Cardrona Valley Road transitions to the
Crown Range Road at the Cardrona
Hotel, the heart of the village. Existing
development is located along this
north–south road axis. It makes sense
for retail and commercial development
to coalesce along this strip to benefit
from the flow of passing traffic and the
existing focal point of the Hotel.
Reinforce the village heart
The full length of Cardrona Valley Road
within the village boundaries is too
long to sustain a vibrant retail frontage.
The Commercial Precinct overlay as
shown on the Plan Maps concentrates
commercial development on the
straight stretch of the road either side
of the Hotel and around the envisaged
village green.
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The village green Connection to the river
The proposed village green is intended The Cardrona River flows through
to be located in a central and visible the valley parallel to the road. Yet it
location in the village heart on the is not currently visible from the road.
east side of the highway, more or less An opportunity exists to integrate
opposite the Cardrona Hotel, where this small alpine valley river into
it would serve as a social focal point the village fabric.
for the community and visitors. The
current use of this space as Hotel This can be done by:
carparking can in the long-term be
offset by on-street parallel parking • Extending Soho Street, up to and
along the road. over the river
• Creating a lane & vista leading to
the river from the village green
and/or the main street
• Buildings along the riverside
establishing courtyards, frontages
and activities overlooking their 2
river facing boundaries while
Riverside buildings fronting onto river
avoiding high walls hedges or
fences that create a visual barrier
to the river side reserve (2).
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The movement network / • forms small tight blocks so • enables lots orientated east- Service lane
subdivision pattern as to encourage a traditional west, rather than north-south and
village development pattern with locating the principal private open A service lane running parallel to
The largest undeveloped area zoned dwelling fronts facing other fronts spaces to the rear or the side of the main street is recommended at
for expansion of the village lies to across the street and backs dwellings to avoid the challenge approximately 30 to 60m to the east
the east of the main road, up to the facing backs across back yards of residents trying to protect their of the ‘main street’ section of the
identified river flood plain, and on the (1), while avoiding rear lots privacy by high fences or walls on highway. This would enable deliveries
opposite bank, up to the sluice face, the street edge. and storage areas, and access to
• has relatively straight streets in
once a bridge is constructed. Soho order to provide clear view shafts onsite car parking to take place
Street provides the most likely link to connect to the surrounding without detracting from the amenity of
through which to forge this crossing. landscape, with particular the street frontage. It could also serve
It is important that the network of emphasis eastwards towards as a rear lane to other activities such
streets and lanes created: the stream and the clay cliffs / as visitor accommodation with a main
sluice face frontage to a street or lane further east.
• is well-connected and that cul-
de-sacs are avoided in order to
encourage walking
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A good subdivision pattern has houses with low fences facing each other across the
street. High walls can be used at the rear to provide privacy.
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On-street
car parking
2.2 SITE LAYOUT
Soho
Street Service alley
Main street site design (2) • avoid parking forecourts, and
where possible vehicular access
Development at ground level along from the street frontage
the main street strip and around the • create occasional pedestrian
proposed village green should be Shared space
lanes to access activities at the pedestrian/
retail/ commercial/ tourist related and rear of the site and beyond service lane
needs to front onto, and interact with,
• align the main walls and rooflines
oad
the main street and village green.
To achieve this: parallel to the street boundary
alley R
• build up to, or within 2m of, • avoid parking layouts requiring
ona V
the street (or village green) vehicles to reverse onto Cardrona
boundary, except where creating Valley Road.
Cardr
a pedestrian amenity forecourt,
such as an outdoor eating area All buildings
• create an active edge of front street or
shopfronts and entrances facing Village Green
the street (or village green)
• locate service, storage and any
on-site car parking at the rear of
the site
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Village Green indicative layout
10Visitor accommodation site design • set accommodation units a
minimum 3m from the street
A large proportion of future frontage or neighbouring sites
development within Cardrona
• locate on-site parking to the
is anticipated to be for visitor
rear or side of the buildings and
accommodation. The scale of
avoiding parking forecourts
development should respect the fine
grained scale fitting for a small rural • limit the building footprint to 50% 1 Aerial
village and be laid out in a manner of the site area
that supports an intimate pedestrian Diagrams illustrate
• limit the height of visually solid
streetscape. To achieve this: front garden walls or fences to traditional residential
lot layouts with houses
• break down larger scale 0.9m
fronting streets, low
developments into several • restrict development to three front fences and
adjoining footprints storeys - the 12m maximum recessed garages.
• arrange such footprints in a height for visitor accommodation
manner that private and semi- buildings within the zone enables
private courtyards are created the expression of traditional gable
roof forms, but is not intended to
• align the main walls and rooflines enable a fourth storey
parallel to the street boundary
• avoid parking layouts requiring
• ensure main entrances address vehicles to reverse onto Cardrona
and enliven the streetscape Valley Road.
with such features as entrance
canopies, verandas or porticos
2 Plan
11Residential site design (1 and 2) • plan the building layout so that
the main living area opens directly
In addition to visitor accommodation, to a sunny outdoor living space
future growth can be anticipated to
• locate dwellings at least 3m from
attract people who choose to live
street fronts and 1m from side or
in Cardrona for the attractions and
rear boundaries
amenities afforded by the setting,
as well as for work opportunities. It • limit the building footprint to 50%
is important that future residential of the site area
development supports the desired
• locate garages further to the rear
traditional village structure. Therefore: of the site than the main frontage
• create discrete individual dwelling of the dwelling with straight line
units access from the road
• create public fronts facing the • where possible, combine
street and private backs driveways to rear parking with
neighbours 3
• provide a small front yard for
each unit that can allow visitors • limit the height of visually solid Excessive cut into natural contours
to cross a threshold (front gate), front walls or fences to 0.9m
move through a semi-private and use traditional materials and
space, before arriving at the front designs including schist walls and
door to the private realm picket fences. Occasional high
hedges are encouraged
• include a transitional structure,
such as an entrance canopy, • avoid parking layouts requiring
porch or veranda at the front vehicles to reverse onto Cardrona
entrance facing the street Valley Road.
• locate a kitchen, living or dining
space with a window facing the
street
12Earthworks
The natural contour of the land should
be respected and should not be
significantly disrupted (3).
To achieve this: Mitigate cuttings with
replanting
• minimise earthworks and avoid
excessive cut and fill in all land
modifications for subdivision, and
site works to establish building
platforms, driveways, streets, and
lanes; restrict retaining walls to a
2.5m max
maximum height of 2.5m
• when retaining ground higher
than 2.5m, a second retaining
wall should be set back a
minimum of 3.5m from the first
and should also be restricted to
2.5m in height (4).
2.5m max
3.5m min
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Maximum heights for retaining walls
133 Building design
3.1 BUILDING CHARACTER
A ‘key community outcome’ identified The shed lends itself more readily to Early cottages were small and usually
in the Cardrona 2020 Community Cardrona where there is an anticipated single storied, consisting of a small
consultation process in 2003 is “to demand for visitor accommodation shed-like primary volume adorned
enhance the historic theme in the main and the zone rules enable buildings up by lesser secondary elements such
Cardrona township area and for all to 12m high. Early examples of large as a veranda, lean-to and chimney.
new buildings to respect the existing sheds include the former three storied However this building type can also
character and scale of the township”. Brunswick Flour Mill at Kawarau Falls, successfully be adapted to the larger
1 Relatively little is left of Cardrona’s and the Arranmore Stable next to sizes demanded by contemporary uses
historic building fabric. In order to find the runway at Queenstown airport. through the aggregation of several
The shed appropriate design cues for the types Recent examples of contemporary primary and secondary elements.
of buildings anticipated in Cardrona, interpretations of the shed are the Alternatively a grouping of discrete
it is necessary to search wider in Club House at Jacks Point (3) and the small cottages can collectively form a
the Queenstown Lakes District. Amisfield winery near Lake Hayes. visitor accommodation complex. In
The buildings of the early settlers, such instances it is important that a
in particular the rural shed (1) and traditional neighbourhood site layout
the cottage (2) provide examples of is adhered to in accordance with
buildings that sit well in the dramatic the residential site design principles
landscapes and can be adapted to above, and the repetition of the same
2 contemporary uses without losing or similar unit type throughout the
The cottage the defining features of their identity. complex is avoided.
These building types are based on
simple, easy to construct forms.
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The shed redefined
14Traditional building components 20.0m
Secondary elements (6) include:
• Lean-tos of a width up to 8.0m
The primary element of the shed (4) is
2/3rds the width of the primary
composed of: structure added to any side with 4 Primary element shed
• a rectangular footprint up to 20m roof pitches between 8 and 20
long and 8m wide degrees
• a gable roof pitched between 25 • Strong fireplaces and chimneys
to 40 degrees with minimal or no typically located at the gable end
eve overhang • Verandas and porches (usually in
• up to a maximum of 3 storeys lean-to form).
within a maximum height of 12m
• few, if any secondary elements
adorning the primary form. 5 Primary element cottage
The primary element of the cottage (5)
is composed of:
• a rectangular footprint up to 12m
long and 5m wide
• hipped or gable roofs pitched
between 25 to 40 degrees with
minimal eaves
• usually one storey, but
occasionally two storeys within a
maximum height of 8m.
6 Cottage combining primary and secondary elements
15Larger Buildings To activate the street façade of main
street and village green buildings:
• Larger buildings can be
composed of groups of adjoining • use simple, familiar building
primary elements (1) and forms (3) built up to, or within
secondary elements two metres of the street or
village green boundary
• Each primary element should
have a discrete roof form • form shop fronts and entrances
along the street edge
• Exact repetition should be
1 avoided with subtle variations • add verandas and shopfront
introduced to the forms parapets (avoiding overstated
Two primary forms and secondary link
support structures)
• Arrange the primary volumes to
define usable outdoor spaces. • provide between 40% and 60%
of openings (windows and doors)
Main Street and Village Green to the below veranda component
Buildings (2) of the façade
• express the façade depth by
Along the 210m stretch between avoiding windows flush with the
Soho Street and the change in cladding (2)
direction of Cardrona Valley Road
just north of the Rivergold Way • provide level access between the
intersection, buildings may be built up footpath and the internal ground
to the street boundary, but should not floor.
exceed two storeys and 8m in height
within 15m of the street frontage.
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Main street corner building
16The Cardrona Hotel Residential Buildings
• Façades of new buildings should New residential buildings should
not be overly elaborate so as to be composed of the primary and
compete with Cardrona’s iconic secondary elements of the traditional
signature building. This collection cottage, and on occasions the
of single storey buildings and traditional rural shed with a maximum
the associated historic post height of two storeys and 8m (4).
office and store need to be set
apart from other development in The primary element of each house 3
order that this distinctive form should address the street in the Archetypal main street building forms
is not overwhelmed by any new following manner:
neighbours
• The street façade should be
• A gap of at least 3m should parallel to the street boundary
be provided between these and incorporate the entry door
historic buildings and any new and windows
development.
• Where a veranda facing the street
is proposed it should occupy the
full width of the street façade.
Details such as brackets and post
mouldings should be restrained
and simple
• The components of the veranda
should not be larger than
required for structural support.
(150 x 150mm posts would be
oversized)
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• Symmetry and non-functional
ornaments should be restricted to The primary elements of the house should address the street
the street façade.
17Visitor Accommodation Buildings • Groupings of separate buildings Signage and Shop Front Lighting • Above ground floor signage
should each address the public should be restricted to building
Visitor accommodation developments streetscape or laneways within Design signage and lighting as an names in cut out lettering or
take on a number of different formats the private development in integral part of the building façade (2). painted directly onto the façade
from single multi-unit buildings to a manner set out above for This will help reduce visual clutter • Avoid ubiquitous corporate
groupings of individual units and an residential buildings and maintain the integrity of the signage, colours and ‘chain
associated office unit. These formats • Visitor accommodation buildings overall site design. brand’ architecture
can readily be adopted to fit within should not exceed three storeys • Signage needs to reference the • Buildings occupied by
the constraints of the traditional in height, however groupings of historic Cardrona character (3), commercial franchises,
rural shed or cottage building types cottage forms should generally with regard to size, font style and nationwide or international
when treated as aggregations of cells be single storied and should not colours businesses should show respect
comprising primary shed or cottage exceed two storeys.
components (1). • All signage should be integrated for their context
into the architecture of the • Shop front lighting (and
• An aggregation of primary shed
building pedestrian canopy lighting) needs
forms could accommodate
multiple units as well as dining, to maintain night time pedestrian
lobby and conference facilities, amenity and safety. Design with
whereas a grouping of individual restraint so as to avoid a ‘service
cottage forms lend themselves to station’ level of over-saturation
accommodating individual units Avoid light spill.
• Visitor accommodation
developments should feature a
clearly defined main entry facing
the street and parallel to the
street boundary
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183.2 MATERIALS
Materials and finishes should be Materials Appropriate for Cardrona • Tongue and grooved boarding is
complimentary to the traditional the traditional material for areas
palette of materials found in the Those materials traditionally used in such as veranda soffits
District. Respecting this limited Cardrona should form the basis for • Timber shingles were also a
palette offers an effective way of evaluating which new materials are traditional roofing material and
generating cohesiveness. acceptable. are appropriate
The District’s early buildings were • Recycled and re-used materials • Contemporary imitations, in
built from the materials at hand, contribute an aged look composite material, aluminium
and in addition enhance the 2
which were typically processed to and plastic can replicate the
the minimum extent necessary (1). sustainability of the structure by Picket fences are a common feature traditional profiles however
The construction process involved avoiding the embodied energy never acquire the subtleties and
crafting the buildings with simple costs of new material character of aged timber and,
hand tools, with little pre-fabrication Timber (3) hence, should be avoided.
• Buildings should typically
and components were often recycled. be constructed in a limited
palette of materials, with each Timber was the primary structural and
building element, be it primary cladding material of the early settlers
or secondary, clad in a single in Cardrona. The remaining historical
material buildings are all clad in painted
weatherboards with either bevel back
• New mass production or rusticated profiles.
technologies can easily conflict
with such a traditional approach
and their use should therefore be • Much of the expression of the
constrained façade arises from the trim, 3
1 including window and door Cardrona Community Hall
• Replicating traditional materials facings and boxed corners, which
Traditional timber shed is often unsuccessful. are typically wide timber facings
19Corrugated Iron (5) Plaster (6)
Corrugated iron is the longstanding There is a tradition in the District
roofing material of preference. of using plaster to bag stonework,
Traditionally roofs remained unpainted, and in more recent times to disguise
with the galvanised iron weathering to the block module in concrete and
a mat patina. produce a monolithic surface. This
• Galvanised steel is a reasonably can effectively create a sympathetic
durable product in the dry contrast to the texture of timber,
4 local environment and remains stonework or corrugated iron.
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A contemporary mortared schist shed available • Where used, plaster should
• Painted or ‘colorsteel’ roofs be either limewashed or matt
painted. Materials Not Appropriate
have a sheen and consistency for Cardrona
Mortared Schist (4) of appearance that lacks the
character of the traditional
Building materials that try to look
There is a strong Western and weathered appearance, however
like something they are not, are
Central Otago tradition of building in new paint colours are now
inappropriate as construction or
local schist, traditionally featuring a available with low reflectivity that
cladding materials, e.g. fake stone or
smeared earth/ lime mortar joint. more closely replicate the duller
monolithic finishes over composite
mat quality of weathered metal
• This style is recommended for all sheet cladding, pressed tile roofing,
stone external walls of buildings • Zincalume is too bright and slim profile schist and fibre cement
and is also effective for boundary reflective and should not be used. sheet cladding.
walls when schist predominates
on the associated building 5
• Schist should not be used for
secondary elements (other than
chimneys), and additions,
‘feature walls’, columns or plinths
unless it is also used to clad the
primary form.
203.3 APPLYING COLOUR
The local flora and geology of the • Provide for timeless colours, not
Cardrona Valley offer a wide and what is fashionable. Heritage
varied colour palette. It is important colour charts from Resene, Aalto
that colours applied to the built form and other manufacturers provide
should complement these colours as suitable guidance (avoid colours
well as respecting the colour palette brighter in hue than appear on
of traditional buildings in the District these charts)
(1 and 2).
• Consider developing a basic
1 palette for each development
Traditional buildings in the region
which can be varied between
feature subdued colour, particularly
buildings. No more than 40% of
for the larger areas of cladding, with
the buildings in any single large
stronger rustic colours used for trim.
development should have the
Roofs are predominantly grey, rustic
same colour scheme
red or rustic green. The remaining
heritage buildings in Cardrona all • Avoid relying too greatly on
feature cream cladding, with strong muted colours, as it can simply
darker colours used to express the make a development appear
architectural trim and detail. Early depressed and faded (3).
2 photographic records indicate some Splashes of strong colour can
earlier buildings were unpainted. greatly enliven a streetscape
• Avoid excessive use of corporate
colours that turn buildings into
signage
• Solar heating panels may breach
reflectivity levels over a small area
on roofs.
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214 Public open space design
4.1 CARDRONA VALLEY ROAD
Beyond the Town Boundary It is important that the road clearly Power lines along the eastern
transitions from highway to village side of the road need to be
As one travels through the valley, the street at these entrances. undergrounded and their
power of the landscape lies in the poles removed
• Reinforce and enhance the
simple clarity of the transition from the existing groves of columnar • Enable parallel parking along
natural alpine grasslands of the valley exotic trees that signify the each side of the road on a grass
walls to the modified rural landscape entrance points to the village swale edge
of the valley floor, including the sluice and mark the transition from the
faces visible around Cardrona. This • Complete informal 1.8 to 2.2m
open road to a 70kph zone, while
needs to be protected from visual wide pathways along the west 1
phasing out existing beech trees
intrusion. Minimise the visual impacts side of the road, using crushed
North entrance
of man-made structures on the road • Narrow the carriageway between gravel or limestone. Avoid the
edge such as utility poles and signage. the village entrances and the use of a raised kerb and channel;
For example the new power poles village core to slow the traffic instead use concrete nibs under
recently installed up Cardrona Valley and clearly indicate a change of road edges to avoid edge break.
Road have a greater visual impact than road character Separate path from parking/swale
the old posts that are of a smaller scale by at least one metre
• Introduce a line of street
and have an historical visual reference. trees (such as fastigiate Oak • Introduce street lights at regular
or Hornbeam) at intervals intervals between street trees –
Entrances to the Village of between 15 and 30m as see ‘Palette of Materials’ section
permitted by underground
• Avoid introducing excessive
The township features a variety of services along both sides of the 2
clutter by way of traffic and
established exotic trees associated road from the village entrances
parking signage or bollards. South entrance
with its early settlement. However at both ends and up to the
street trees along the road itself are identified village core, to clearly
restricted to the clusters at each end mark the linear extent of the
that signify the entrances (1 and 2). town, enhance containment of
Upright columnar exotic varieties are the road edge and assist in
effective in this and other locations traffic calming.
however the use of native beech is out
of context.
22Transition Zone The Village Core however keep clear of stretch of
heritage buildings along west side
• Introduce a transition zone on • A distinct and more intense
either side of the village core, character is sought through this • Create crushed gravel pathways
between the 70kph zones and section to reinforce its role as the without raised kerbs along both
the ‘mainstreet’ component of the village focal area. Further narrow sides of the road
village core down the carriageway through • Continue the line of street lights
the village core to encourage from the transition zone, except
• Create two new thresholds
traffic speeds safe for informal in the immediate vicinity of the
between the 70kph zone and a
crossing (approximately 30kph). hotel where existing heritage
central 50kph zone by locating
Avoid using a flush median to lamps are retained (1)
the last two fastigiate varieties
keep the width constrained
directly opposite one another • Integrate the placement of large
and close as possible to the • Underground the existing rocks into the landscape and
carriageway and vary the overhead power lines along consider using this at control
paving treatment to a rough the east side of the road, in points for pedestrian crossing
cobble effect an alignment that avoids the area in front of the hotel
proposed alignment of street
• Introduce a line of smaller street • Limit streetscape furniture
trees below
trees from the varieties (other materials to timber, stone and
than fastigiates) on page 26 at • Enable parallel parking in steel
between 15 and 30m spacings compacted gravel swales on 1
both sides of the road, where the • Use black for the colour of the
• Enable parallel parking along light poles and limit the colour Entrance to village
reserve width permits. However
each side of the road within of other furniture to the natural
exclude parking in front of the
grass swales colour of the construction
Hotel frontage
• Continue the line of street material such as timber and stone
• Introduce smaller exotic
lights from the town boundary • Avoid visual clutter including
deciduous trees (distinct from
thresholds overstated and/or superfluous
entrance and transition zones)
• Avoid introducing excessive to both sides of street at 15 to bollards and road signage
clutter by way of traffic and 20m spacings between parallel inappropriate in the village core.
parking signage and bollards. carparks (incorporating irrigation)
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Arrowtown Village Green
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4.2 VILLAGE GREEN
A village green is proposed opposite • Design to accommodate multiple • The predominant surface should • Further reinforce edges and
the Cardrona Hotel and is envisaged outdoor community uses from be lawn with low alpine planting create informal seating using
as an informal open space clearly picnics, outdoor market days and and small scale exotics (see large locally sourced stones.
defined by the active edges of community festivities Tree Schedule below) for edge
buildings around its perimeter. definition prior to realisation of
active built edges
244.3 SECONDARY STREETS AND LANES
• Create an informal character and • Although a rural ‘feel’ is
avoid raised kerb and channel envisaged, aim for a high level of
amenity, including street furniture
• Consider lanes that are shared by
and lighting. Focus on quality
pedestrians and vehicles
and robustness in materials and
• Include on-street car parking on finishes and avoid over-design
lanes to minimise the amount or elaborate detail. Include street
of on-site car parking and to trees of a scale appropriate to
use space efficiently, as space the narrow intimate scale of the
for moving is also used for lanes. Consider a rustic style
manoeuvring. These spaces of lighting (2).
could be formed of semi-grassed
permeable pavers or crushed
gravel, to avoid the need for
painted traffic markings
4.4 RIVERSIDE
1 LANDSCAPE (3) 3
The movement network should be The Cardrona River which flows parallel to the road through the valley is the
extended from Cardrona Valley Road principal natural feature within the village. Its wide flood zone, in particular along
as a series of intimately scaled rural the western bank, provides an opportunity to create a public amenity area,
village lanes conducive to walking as reinforcing the close relationship between the village and its dramatic setting.
opposed to urban roads. The following
elements should be addressed (1): • Focus on retaining a wilderness quality to this area while enabling public
access through narrow informal paths
• Provide a low speed environment
for vehicles by reducing the width • Base the planting palette on species currently occurring in the river flats and
of the carriageway wetlands, however use other willow species than crack willows.
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254.5 LANDSCAPING AND PLANTING IN CARDRONA VILLAGE
The following tree and plant species are appropriate for the public realm in and around the Cardrona Village.
Type Species Common name Height Historic Type Species Common name Height Historic
Exotic Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 10m+ Yes Hedges Cupressus macrocarpa Macrocarpa Yes Yes
trees Acer campestre Field Maple Yes
Quercus robur fastigiata Fastigiated Oak 15-20m
Carpinus betulus Buxus sempervirens Box Yes
Fastigiated Hornbeam 9-12m
fastigiata (& varieties)
Corylus avellana Hazelnut 3-7m Yes Carpinus betulus Common Hornbeam Yes
Cornus capitata Evergreen Dogwood 7-14m Chaenomeles x Hybrid Flowering Quince Yes
Fraxinus ornus Manna Ash 9-15m Coprosma propinqua Mikimiki
Pyrus Flowering Pear 5-10m Coprosma rugosa Coprosma
Juglans regia Common Walnut 10m+ Yes Corylus avellena Common or European Yes
Yes
Hazel
Malus (old varieties) Crab Apple 4-7m Yes
Corokia cotoneaster Zig-Zag Shrub Yes
Quercus robur German Oak 10m+ Yes
Cupressus macrocarpa Macrocarpa Yes
Escallonia x exoniensis Escallonia Yes Yes
Type Species Common name Height Historic Fagus sylvatica European Beech
Lavandula angustifolia Lavender Yes
Native Hoheria lyallii Mountain Ribbonwood 3m
trees Lonicera nitida Honeysuckle Yes
Nothofagus solandri (var.
Mountain Beech Yes Lonicera pileata
cliffortoides)
Sophora microphylla Kowhai 4m Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Yes
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Yes
Taxus baccata Common Yew Yes
Taxus baccata Columnar Yew Yes
'Fastigiata'
264.6 PALETTE OF MATERIALS – STREETS, LANES AND VILLAGE GREEN
Footpaths,
Streets and
Walkways
Description Crushed local Grass swales with Crushed local Crushed local ‘Crazy paving’ Chip seal and Crushed local
aggregate or Cyprus Oaks at 20 aggregate with aggregate with schist flagstones in grass swales aggregate or grass
hoggin, no raised to 40m centres medium sized small deciduous concrete or mortar
kerbs deciduous trees trees at approx
at approx 20m 20m centres
centres
Location All footpaths Cardrona Valley/ Swales inside Cardrona Valley/ Pedestrian Lanes with Riverside
Crown Range Rd 50kph zone Crown Range crossings vehicular access walkways
Swales inside Rd swales,
70kph zone ‘mainstreet’
section
27Street furniture
Description Standard rubbish Bike stand Bollard Street light We-ef Standard park seat Feature rocks
bin lamp on Wilson
pole
Location All locations All locations All locations All locations Village Green and As required
riverside
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