Architecture and Human Activity
As we delve deeper into the history and the significance of these historical buildings and explored the human activities that went on at this particular area on Karangahape Road, it prompted us to come up with further questions that could be considered in our research from here. Intersection allows buildings to have mulitiple entrances instead… Continue reading Further Questions to be Explored
One of the iconic intersection on Karangahape Road is going to play a part in one of the biggest city development in Auckland. This is a 8 year planned project initially proposed by the Labour Party but now being executed under the National operation. City Rail Link plans to (by 2035) transport 54,000 passengers in… Continue reading Development of City Rail Link
Fumbling with the sounds that roam around the city. I take off my earphone and decide to walk, bare from the sound that fills up the mind and the rhythm of the body, I let the mumbling and the murmur of the city to take me to places. As I walk, I hear the honking… Continue reading Crossing that Intersection
http://gallery.archives.govt.nz/v/auckland/underground/BABJ+A680_web_001.jpg.html Naval and Family stands on the West corner of the intersection of Karangahape Road, Pitt Street and Mercury Lane. This building/land was first “owned” by Thomas Henry, a baker and have received the location as a subsidised lance from the Crown. It was then sold to a solicitor Thomas Russe, and then sold to… Continue reading Naval and Family Hotel: Human Activity
https://archives.govt.nz/discover-our-stories/auckland-underground Naval and Family Hotel243 Karangahape Road and Pitt Street, Auckland Naval & family building was established on the corner of Pitt Street and Karangahape Road. The Italian styled architecture was established in 1896 after the original building burnt down in a fire and all-brick construction took place. This prime location allowed the property to… Continue reading Beginning of Naval and Family Hotel
Encountering the Urban 
