新的汽车装卸设施的设计理念很简单：创造一个功能性的建筑，最大限度地提高港口运营效率，同时提供一个经得起时间考验的结构，并引起公众的积极反应。

The new Car Handling Facility was designed with a simple vision in mind: to create a functional piece of architecture to maximise efficiencies for port operations whilst also providing a structure that would stand the test of time and illicit a positive response from the public.

其结果是，该建筑极大地改善了港口的车辆通行能力，并采用了城市艺术画布的形式，在未来几年内将成为大型艺术装置的所在地。该项目NLA为35000平方米，5层楼高的设施高达17.9米。Plus力图提供一个颂扬港口的结构，并在CBD的高层结构和港口的低层工业结构之间提供一座桥梁。

The result is a building which greatly improves car capacity and movement at the port and takes the form of an urban art canvas, set to be home to large scale art installations for years to come. The development NLA is 35000 sqm and the 5-storey facility comes to a height of 17.9 metres. Plus sought to deliver a structure which celebrates the port and provides a bridge between the high-rise structures of the CBD and the low-rise industrial structures of the port.

奥克兰港不仅是新西兰最大的城市，也是上北岛大部分地区的货运物流和运输的支柱。新的结构不仅仅是一个运输设施，它还能促进奥克兰滨水区的公众参与，并随着城市和滨水区在未来30年的发展，为未来的发展做好准备。

Ports of Auckland forms the backbone of freight logistics and transport not just for New Zealand’s largest city but also for most of the Upper North Island. The new structure is more than just a transport facility, it serves as a catalyst for better public engagement in this area of Auckland’s waterfront and future proofs the development as both the city and waterfront evolve over the next 30 years.

Plus受聘为这个独特的项目提供全面的建筑服务–这是Plus Architecture在新西兰和奥克兰港的第一个同类项目。该项目于2018年开始，于2020年底竣工。随着 “光船 “的揭幕，该建筑向公众大张旗鼓地开放。”光船 “是110米长的数字光墙，环绕着汽车装卸设施的西墙和南墙，是奥克兰最新的大型当代艺术展示场所。

Plus were engaged to provide full architectural services for this unique project – the first of its kind for both Plus Architecture in New Zealand and Ports of Auckland. Commencing in 2018, the project reached completion at the end of 2020. The structure was opened to the public to great fanfare with the unveiling of ‘The Lightship’, the 110-metre-long digital light wall which wraps around the western and southern walls of the Car Handling Facility and serves as the newest site for large-scale contemporary art display in Auckland.

设计团队将汽车装卸设施的外立面设想为一块空白的画布，由大自然和本地及国际人士共同绘制。结果是一个独特的，声明的建筑，既实用又美观，回馈奥克兰滨水区。该设施的巧妙设计提供了一个紧凑的建筑，增加了汽车的容量，通过垂直堆放车辆，减少了进口车辆在港口所占用的空间。

The design team envisioned the façade of the Car Handling Facility as a blank canvas to be painted by nature and local and international contributors. The result is a unique, statement building which is both functional and aesthetically pleasing, giving back to the Auckland waterfront. The clever design of the facility delivers a compact building, increasing car capacity, reducing the amount of space taken up by imported vehicles on the harbour by stacking the vehicles vertically.

除了创造一个平台来庆祝当地艺术家和创意社区外，该设施的南墙还设有世界上最大的基于土壤的垂直花园。悬空花园里有超过3800种植物（包括30种不同的品种，其中75%是新西兰本地植物）。花园由新西兰公司Hanging Gardens设计，设计中的一切都可以重复使用或回收。植物的浇灌采用内置在结构中的传感器控制灌溉系统。

As well as creating a platform to celebrate local artists and the creative community, the facility features the world’s largest soil-based vertical garden on its southern wall. The hanging gardens feature over 3,800 plants (including 30 different species, of which 75% are New Zealand natives). The gardens were designed by New Zealand company Hanging Gardens and everything in the design can either be reused or recycled. The plants are watered using a sensor-controlled irrigation system which is built into the structure.

建筑师：Plus Architecture
占地面积：35000 m²
年份：2020年
摄影：Simon Devitt
设计团队：PLUS Architecture
客户：Ports of Auckland
城市：奥克兰
国家：新西兰
Architects: Plus Architecture
Area: 35000 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Simon Devitt
Design Team:PLUS Architecture
Clients:Ports of Auckland
City:Auckland
Country:New Zealand