冲浪者天堂海滨重建/PLACE Design Group

发布于：2023-05-17 09:41:44

Surfers paradise beach reconstruction

位置：澳大利亚昆士兰

分类：滨水

内容：实景照片

景观设计：PLACE Design Group

委托人：黄金海岸市议会

图片来源：PLACE Design Group

图片：10张

冲浪者天堂是澳大利亚地标性的海滩游乐场，一个娱乐和旅游业的圣地，吸引了来自世界各地的广大游客，也深受当地不同年龄层、兴趣、文化和背景的人们的喜爱。这里既能享受冲浪和沙滩，也能享受蓬勃发展的零售与商业景点。在2006年，黄金海岸市议会委托PlACE设计集团为冲浪者天堂海滩的重建进行总体规划，2013年方案完成最后的润色，为冲浪者天堂规划了一个令人兴奋的愿景。

该场地包括直线长度约900米的滨海大道，由三个不同的区域组成——城市广场、城市海滩和城市公园。城市广场以Cavill购物商场为中心，包括一条20米宽的步行街和自行车道，设有休息区和一个车辆和行人共用区域。城市海滩区包括露台、坡道和通往海滩的阶梯。沙滩排球场包括平台式阶梯和夜间照明设施。城市公园区则由草地、大量保留的树木、野餐桌、烧烤、沙滩凉亭、海滨市场和路边停车场等组成。

整体设计的一个重要原则是如何在身体上和视觉上都保证公众使用和安全政策的实施。每个街道相交节点的设计提供给海滩常客们一个清晰的视野，可以以宽广的视角眺望海滩。每个节点都有一系列设施，包括可识别的海滩庇护塔、厕所、淋浴设施和宽敞的阶梯和坡道，为游客前往海滩提供了直接的通道。在所有的海滩塔和厕所上都有着巨大的图形，描述了不同时代冲浪场景的变换，赋予了场地强烈的身份和个性特征。

译者：饭团小组

The iconic beach playground of Australia, Surfers Paradise is a mecca for entertainment and tourism. Attracting vast numbers of tourists from around the world, as well as locals of all different ages, interests, cultures and backgrounds, it is a place of enjoyment both in the surf & sand and in the thriving retail & commercial attractions. In 2006 the Gold Coast City Council commissioned the Master Plan for the Surfers Paradise Foreshore Redevelopment and in 2013 the final touches were laid realising an exciting vision for Surfers Paradise.

PLACE Design Group was initially appointed by Gold Coast City Council as the Concept Master Planners. Upon this phase of completion PLACE was then engaged by Abi Group as Principle and Lead Designer in their commission to Gold Coast City Council. PLACE’s roles required the design leadership and co-ordination of all consultancies involved in the project – including coastal, civil and structural engineering, architecture, signage, horticulture and equity access.

The site covers approximately 900 linear meters of beachfront esplanade and incorporates three distinct zones – an urban plaza, urban beach and urban park. The urban plaza, centred on Cavill Mall, consists of a 20m wide pedestrian promenade and bikeway, with seating and a shared vehicular and pedestrian zone. The urban beach zone includes terraces, ramps and stairs leading to the beach. The beach volleyball courts include terraced beachfront seating for spectators and night lighting. The urban park zone incorporates grassed areas, large quantities of existing retained trees, picnic tables, barbecues, beach shelters, beachfront markets and on street parking.

A key principle of the overall design is about access to the beach, both physically and visually for public use and security policy implementation. Each intersecting street node is designed to provide beach goers with a clear view and broad outlook over the beach. Each node has a cluster of facilities; identifiable beach shelter towers, toilets, showers and wide staircases and ramps providing direct access to the beach destination, creating a distinct sense of place for each node.

The inclusion of large super-graphics on all beach towers and toilets depict the changing scenes of Surfers through history which brings a strong identity and personality to the precinct. Equitable access was a strong focus in the planning and design, including way finding structures, signage, tactile paving, braille handrails, covered resting areas, toilets, drinking bubblers, showers, handrails, lighting and ramped access to the beach.

Director of PLACE Design Group Andrew Comer says, “the Surfers Paradise site represents one of the most difficult environments in Australia. This is due to the impact of exposed coastal conditions, and the public damage caused by animated celebrations during large events. With this in mind we developed the design brief through an early design resolution process. It responded to the multitude of environmental, economic, cultural and social requirements. As the design process evolved over time new opportunities were identified and seamlessly incorporated, involving both public and private interests, land parcels and revised objectives.

“A promenade for serious and not so serious public play, this project provides an essential linear connection between Surfers Paradise and the beach. The scope was extremely large but attention to detail was critical to achieve the desired outcome. All existing Pandanus palm trees have been retained or relocated wherever possible, particularly within the Urban Park Zones. A highly detailed process with the coastal asset managers (DERM) led to classification of Surfers Beachfront as a special case unique to Australia, which has meant innovative retaining wall and storm water infiltration systems have been adopted to accommodate the strict DERM environmental brief.

“All along the intent was to create an unsurpassed beachfront promenade as an icon for the Gold Coast; to the residents for “rediscovering” Surfers and tourists to enjoy and return for. 1 person in the water equals 100 on the beach and 1000 on the promenade. Ensuring the highest quality was always met and variety of infrastructure implemented to suit the various activities of the precinct, I am proud so see the vision come to life, and as a consequence a resurgence of precinct interest and activity.”

Through the deployment of clear well resolved Urban Design strategies the Surfers Paradise foreshore has opened up; creating an inviting, attractive, safe and memorable place. The project achieved the important objective of integrating the vitality of its city heart with its iconic foreshore.