Your design consultancy has been tasked by Auckland Transport (AT) to produce a design concept for a new type of personal transport and parking facility that solves some major infrastructure issues within the Super- City.
The issues are, but not limited to:
1. High traffic congestion on main arterial routes.
2. High levels of traffic noise and air pollution.
3. Insufficient parking space.
Auckland City (AC) has also recently decided that it cannot keep expanding into new suburbs so all of the city dedicated car parking buildings must be demolished to make space for new apartment blocks. To compensate for this reduction in parking capacity AC have identified a vacant space along the city waterfront which could be used as a car park. There are however some issues with this location.
1. As part of a feasibility study, AT have ascertained that, based on current car dimensions, this space can only hold 75% of the anticipated daily city commuter traffic that enters the city.
2. AC also desires that the parking space be ‘future-proofed' for expansion in vehicle numbers.
3. There are protected historic buildings on either side of the car park and the last colony of a native and highly endangered Maui Seal is located on the rocky foreshore directly adjacent and beneath the cliff edge of the proposed car park.
4. AC has previously zoned the proposed car park location as a Public Space so it is not possible to build a multistoried structure.
The final design concept and supporting details presented by your design consultancy must be presented within a professional report written at an appropriate level for presentation to the AC. Supporting material is to be provided in your individual design logbooks which will also be part of the material submitted for assessment. Each design consultancy studying this paper is lobbying to be awarded the contract to further develop their design so this is a competitive process.
You are to work in your design groups, allocating specific tasks to each member as part of your strategic plan and all work undertaken by each individual member must be chronicled in their respective logbook. Specifically, you are required to develop and present within your report the unique features and attributes that characterize your concept design. Part of this exercise is time and project management. You are responsible for meeting the completion deadline and must show evidence of a time management plan.
All proposed solutions must comply with fundamental engineering requirements and all know laws of physics
Dr David White is the AT & AC Acting Consultant who representing both clients and is available for two interviews with your consultancy.
The attributes of a successful project include:
1. Time management and work allocation plan.
2. Design specifications/brief for vehicle and parking facility.
3. Concept development of vehicle and parking space.
4. Final design concept - detailed in drawings/general specifications.
5. Promotional poster.
Attachment:- Vehicle of the future.rar