Greenacre Park Joins National Registry of Historic Places
A legacy project by Hideo Sasaki, this vest-pocket park nestled between towers in Manhattan joins the National Register of Historic Places
格林埃克公园是一个“口袋公园”—— 这种形式的城市公共空间诞生于上世纪七十年代,是纽约市中心高昂地价与密集土地使用模式等因素影响下的产物,同时也便于公园执行夜间保安工作。Sasaki为格林埃克公园提供建筑和景观设计方案,长约36米、宽约18米的公园别具特色,其设计亮点在于把绿景与水景融合到座位区,做成分层布置、绿意盎然的公园座席。
经过公园门外的水景雕塑后,人们可沿着从入口处延伸的花架到达中央座位区,这里的标高比人行道略微高些。主座位区设有随意布置的桌子和椅子,矮墙和宽阔的台阶也能充当额外座席,在午餐时段和其他繁忙时间提供大量休憩空间;另外,这里也设有一个小吃亭,全天候为访客供应食物和咖啡。
公园内皂荚树林立,树冠能阻隔猛烈的阳光,造成温和的日照环境,同时遮挡邻近的建筑物。起伏有致的墙壁跨越整个空间,恰如一面浮雕墙令公园生色不少。水沿着墙壁缓缓流下,形成一条小溪,通向公园尽头的主喷泉。花岗岩上的瀑布气势磅薄,不但是园内的焦点景观,也能作为隔音屏阻隔外面的交通噪音。
下层座位区设于水景底端,为人们提供不一样的亲水体验。沿毗邻墙壁布置的是一个抬升的平台,人们可在这里欣赏公园全景,俯瞰淙淙流水的美态。这个抬升平台的顶部以花架和亚克力圆顶做成,并配备了照明和辐射式供热系统,以应付晚间和寒冷天气。
景观元素与花岗岩、砖块和钢铁等硬景观材料形成柔和的对比。杜鹃、勒杜鹃、日本冬青和马醉木等常绿植物分布公园各处,与地上的富贵草相映成趣。公园的四时之景各有不同:早春时,玉兰花、杜鹃和勒杜鹃争艳斗丽,季节性花朵在花缸里错落其间,砖墙上的爬山虎则在入秋后变成火焰般的红色,格外艳丽夺目。
A water sculpture outside the park serves as an invitation to enter. A trellis articulates the entry to the park and leads to the central sitting area, which is slightly elevated above the sidewalk. The main sitting area accommodates informal groupings of tables and chairs. Ample seating walls and broad steps provide additional places to sit during peak times such as lunch hour and a small snack bar serves food and coffee throughout the day.
Honey locust trees allow sunlight to penetrate into the area and, at the same time, create a protective canopy to screen out adjacent buildings. The entire length of one wall is a relief sculpture. Water trickles over its surface into a runnel which leads, in turn, to a main fountain at the end of the park. Water cascades over the granite face, producing a strong visual focus as well as a sound-screen against traffic noise outside.
The lower-level sitting area at the base of the water display provides visitors a more immediate sense of contact with the water. Along the adjacent wall, a raised terrace allows an overview of the whole park and an elevated view of the water display. This terrace is roofed with a trellis and acrylic domes, and is equipped with lighting and radiant heating for evening and cold weather use.
The landscape materials provide a soft contrast to the granite, brick, and steel. Evergreens—rhododendron, azalea, Japanese holly, and andromeda— are planted amid a pachysandra ground cover. A star magnolia, azaleas, and rhododendron provide early spring blossoms. Seasonal flowers fill urns which are placed informally about the park, and Boston ivy on the brick walls turns a brilliant red color in early fall.
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