There was the possibility of flags, lighting and sculptural elements, as well as projection onto the walls of the Napier Conference Centre during significant events, all of which would further enhance the space.
"Connected both visually and physically with its historical home, this is a space that visitors would move through, rather than past."
The Floral Clock would be relocated to a location in the Sunken Gardens. The descendants of A.B Hurst, who gifted the Floral Clock to Napier, had been consulted and agreed with this.
The other options included the "Tennyson Link", described as the "most ambitious and largest scale of the three concepts".
It would be visible from Tennyson Street and close to MTG Hawke's Bay, and would provide plenty of space for Anzac Day services, with the cenotaph relocated from Memorial Square.
The Roll of Honour would be inscribed on vertical elements, and a pathway created through the lawn to access this area, and the Eternal Flame would be at height.
The final option would be at the sun dial, the intersection of the lawn and the skating rink, close to the Sound Shell and Veronica Sunbay.
It could be accessed multiple ways and would lead visitors out to the waterfront or towards the CBD.
Trees would provide a canopy and a frame for this memorial, and as with the other two design options, vertical elements would house the Roll of Honour and Eternal Flame.
Napier Mayor Bill Dalton said he was pleased with the intial concepts - devised by Citrus Studio architect Brent Scott in consultation with the Working Group - which needed to provide "a powerful and peaceful place to reflect - a place with mana, and a place to feel inspired".
"War memorials can take many forms, but common to them all is that they remind us of what we have lost to war and allow us to remember," he said.
Each of these early designs has advantages, and each provides a sense of history, meaning and gravitas. Additionally, all are accessible at all times to the public, to our veterans and to the descendants of our soldiers, and that's important."
Napier residents are being invited to provide feed back on the these options - each of which would be accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.