拉皮德城中央大街广场/Deane Rundell

发布于：2023-05-22 00:25:14

Main Street Square

设计方：Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC

位置：美国

分类：广场

内容：实景照片

设计团队：Deane Rundell, Eric Ernstberger, Pete Andriot

委托人：Destination Rapid City

图片来源：Rundell Ernstberger Associates，Robert Specht

完成时间：2011年

图片：11张

美国拉皮德城中央大街广场位于城市中心繁华的中央大街和第六大道之间，广场每时每刻充满着活力：户外音乐会、节庆活动和购物商场都热闹非凡，它同时为城市居民和游客们提供了一个户外聚会的场所。

广场的设计反映了它位于黑山和荒地之间的城市环境以及独特的地理位置，设计师注重营造场地氛围，通过突出显示该地区的历史文化，并以黑山和荒芜之地作为景观表达的形式，这些形式主要体现在景观材料、艺术雕塑和广场的整体风格上。广场上位于街道交叉口附近的小花园是由一系列大型原生花岗岩和两个尖顶石头构成，尖顶错综复杂的雕刻描绘了荒地和黑山的对比景观。

广场的空间功能因季节而变：冬日的溜冰场和火坑；夏日的瀑布、互动喷泉、晚间电影和大草坪；有着音响和灯光的舞台让广场一年四季都有表演可以欣赏，活力四射，这些结合景观精心策划的项目丰富了当地的城市生活。中央大街广场已成为振兴拉皮德城的基石，它是当地居民和游客一个温馨和令人兴奋的休闲目的地。诱人的功能环境和全年的活动促使人们一次又一次地拜访，因为每次前往总有一些新鲜事物发生在这里。

译者：饭团小组

Main Street Square is a vibrant year-round destination for outdoor concerts, festivals, and markets located at the corner of 6th and Main Streets in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota. Formerly a one-acre impervious asphalt parking lot, this professionally-managed urban plaza showcases, through art, the natural and cultural history of the Black Hills region. The heavily programmed square fulfills a critical function as an outdoor gathering place, which the city previously lacked, and provides an activity, event and entertainment venue for local residents as well as the four million tourists who travel through the region annually.

The design reflects its urban setting and unique geographical location between the Black Hills and Badlands. The space changes seasonally with an ice-skating rink and fire pit in winter; and waterfalls, interactive fountains, and lawn to enjoy during summer. A covered performance stage with integrated sound and lighting provides year-round opportunity for productions.

DESIGN SOLUTION
Rundell Ernstberger Associates’ design creates a strong sense of place, by highlighting the region’s history, culture, and the landscape forms of the Black Hills and Badlands. These features are evidenced in the materials, artworks, and overall character of the square.

Along 6th and Main Streets, Rundell Ernstberger Associates strategically placed “Tapestry Gardens” ― a unique visual and spatial separation between the square and the adjacent traffic. These gardens consist of a series of large native granite stones and two 35’ spires at the intersection of the streets. The stones and spires will be intricately sculpted on site to portray the contrasting landscapes of the Badlands and the Black Hills. The sculptural carvings will depict the natural and cultural history of the Badlands (Main Street Garden), the Black Hills (Sixth Street Garden) and the settlement of Rapid City (spires).

Implementing Rundell Ernstberger Associates’ concept for a unique approach to accomplishing the artwork, the Rapid City Arts Council conducted an international search for qualified sculptors interested in competing for the in-residence art commission. Of the 88 responses received from artists around the world, 5 finalists were interviewed, and one will be selected in November to begin the sculpting project in the spring of 2013. This one-of-a-kind project, designed with the intention of engaging residents and visitors in the artistic process, is expected to take 3-5 years to complete, and has generated more than $2 million in private gifts towards its completion.

Given the wide variety of events programmed into the space, infrastructure, which includes over 5 miles of conduit and piping, was thoughtfully planned to accommodate farmers’ markets, art fairs and exhibitions, holiday festivals, concerts, plays, ice skating performances, and summer night movies. Surrounding the great lawn, eight light towers with custom metalwork beautifully conceal built-in speakers for distributed sound throughout the park.

An interactive fountain creates a dynamic summer focal point with choreographed musical and light shows for entertainment, as well as passive water play. A 15’ waterfall drops out of the Black Hills Spire and falls into the Roughlock Cascade between the two spires, providing white noise that muffles the clamor of the bustling cityscape. Along the streets, stormwater planters capture runoff and allow it to percolate into the subgrade.

At the corner of 6th and Main Streets, a pedestrian belvedere overlooks the square from an elevated position. Flanked by the spires, the belvedere is paved with a representation of a Lakota Medicine Wheel, symbolizing the interconnectivity of life.

Main Street Square has become the keystone of a new wave of downtown revitalization in Rapid City. Dozens of new and adaptive re-use developments are underway in adjacent and surrounding blocks. It has become an inviting and exciting destination for local residents and tourists alike. Alluring features and year-round activities inspire people to visit again and again – there is always something happening at Main Street Square.