美国城镇中心水道广场/Sasaki

发布于：2023-05-21 22:37:36

The town center channel square
设计师：Sasaki
位置：美国
分类：广场
内容：实景照片
图片来源：Craig Kuhner
图片：7张

Sasaki设计的城镇中心总体规划对这里原有的大街和林荫小道重新布局，城镇中心设计成为水道广场，周围遍布饮食、办公、住宅等区域。为了提高这片偏离市中心的区域的交通状况，提高到访率，Sasaki采用松散式的街道布局满足长远发展的需求。伍德兰1990年到2000年90%的人口增长率以及2000年到2010年间70%率的人口增长，达到95000人次的事实已经证实了这种布局的合理性。一系列的公园、广场等的建立也大大增加了这片区域的价值空间。

广场拥有可程控的喷泉，已经成为音乐会、节日庆祝等活动举办地的不二之选。设计者根据地形特点设置了高低两个通道将城镇中心和广场连接到了一起。通道用网状铺设，与周围建筑协调搭配。广场的水独具特色，形成了120英尺高的水墙，还有瀑布和喷泉。水花、灯光、音乐交织在一起，日夜升平，美不胜收。设计者还特意找了艺术家在喷泉的墙体上设计了漂亮的图案和颜色。开阔的草坪和小树林成为了嬉戏玩耍、观看演出和喷泉的好去处。

译者：柒柒

Sasaki created a Town Center Master Plan, which organizes a variety of pedestrian-oriented uses along a network of streets and new urban spaces. At the heart of the town center is Waterway Square—a small urban space along the waterway framed by restaurants, offices, a hotel, and residential units.

To transform this suburban environment to a walkable downtown, Sasaki overlaid a loose grid of streets on large parcels, which formed urban blocks that could be developed over time in response to the market. This strategy proved to be invaluable as The Woodlands grew 90% from 1990 to 2000, and 70% from 2000 to 2010 to a population of 95,000. A series of new parks, squares, greenways, and distinctly urban streets create an inviting landscape setting and enhance the real estate value of adjacent development parcels.

The distinctive, one-acre Waterway Square features a programmed fountain and has become the center for music, festivals, and other civic events. The design capitalizes on the site's unique topography by creating upper and lower terraces that connect town center streets to the waterway via Waterway Square. Each terrace is organized in a simple grid pattern that reflects the geometry of surrounding buildings.

Water features at the square in include a 120-foot-long water wall, waterfalls, and cascades. Fountain, lighting, and music systems are integrated, choreographed, and programmed to create a full range of effects, day and night. An interactive water feature at the lower level with vertical jets is designed for water play in a small plaza along the waterway. Sasaki worked with an artist to integrate sculptural pieces and colorful mosaics into the interactive fountain. These mosaics of abstract animal forms and colors weave between the jets of water. Open lawn areas and groves of trees within the plaza paving are used for informal gatherings and recreation and as viewing areas for small performances and fountain displays.