水牛湾海滨长廊

水牛湾海滨长廊
Buffalo Bayou Promenade

SWA：休斯顿市有史以来最大的公共公园投资项目之一，该项目耗资1500万美元，是一项历史性的公私合作项目的成果，旨在振兴休斯顿市中心的城市滨水区。SWA被保留下来，通过两英里的一些最具挑战性的城市条件，创建一个总体规划和随后的完整景观建筑服务：高架高速公路和公用设施、陡坡、有限通道和关键洪水高程。该项目将一个曾经被忽视的、对行人构成威胁、对防洪工作不利的景观改造成3000英尺长的城市公园，为休斯顿市中心提供了一个入口，并为休斯顿市中心增加了20多英亩的公园空间。该项目以缓坡河岸的自然化、广泛的本土景观、徒步和自行车道、公共艺术、戏剧性的艺术照明、12条新的街道到河口入口、楼梯和坡道为特色，将人们重新连接到河口，一座南北向的大型人行桥、寻路和解说标志。
SWA: One of the largest investments in public parkland ever carried out by the City of Houston, this $15 million project was the result of an historic public/private partnership to revitalize Houston’s downtown urban waterfront. SWA was retained to create a master plan and subsequent full landscape architectural services through two miles of some of the most challenging urban conditions: overhead freeways and utilities, steep slopes, limited access and critical flood water elevations. The project converts a once neglected eyesore—intimidating to pedestrians and detrimental to flood control efforts—into 3,000 linear feet of urban parkland providing a gateway to downtown Houston and adding over 20 acres of park space to Houston’s inner city. The project features naturalization of gently sloping banks, extensive native landscaping, hike and bike trails, public art, dramatic artistic lighting, 12 new street-to-bayou entryways, stairs and ramps reconnecting people to the bayou, a major north-to-south pedestrian bridge, way-finding, and interpretive signage.

Buffalo Bayou Promenade

通过使用石笼和锚固14000吨岩石和再生混凝土，河口沿岸的天然河道和土壤得到了稳定。杂草和其他入侵植物被近30万种植物（包括本地多年生植物、地被植物和树木）所取代。照明系统提供了沿着月相运行的发光球体；当新月出现时，灯光是蓝色的，当满月出现时，灯光逐渐变为白色。所有照明、植物和人行道的设计都是为了抵御河口的自然周期性洪水。这条水道现在挤满了鸭子、苍鹭、海龟和鱼。陆军工程兵团现有的HEC模型用于确保洪水输送不会受到改进的影响。这一新的公共空间提供了有利于商业、娱乐、文化和公民活力的国家知名度。
The natural channel and the soil along the banks of the bayou were stabilized through the use of gabions and the anchoring of 14,000 tons of rock and recycled concrete. Weeds and other invasive plants were replaced by nearly 300,000 plants (including native perennials, groundcover and trees). The lighting system provides glowing orbs that follow the monthly phases of the moon; lights are blue when the new moon occurs and gradually shift to white as the full moon emerges. All lighting, plantings, and walkways were designed to withstand the natural, periodic flooding of the bayou. The waterway now teems with ducks, herons, turtles, and fish. The Army Corps of Engineers’ existing HEC model was used to ensure that floodwater conveyance would not be compromised by the improvements. This new public space provides national prominence conducive to commercial, recreational, cultural, and civic vitality.

照片：汤姆·福克斯、比尔·塔瑟姆
Landscape Architecture: SWA
Project Name: Buffalo Bayou Promenade
Location: Houston, TX USA
Area: 23 Acres, 1.2 miles
Completion: March 2006
Landscape Architecture: SWA
Clients: Buffalo Bayou Partnership; City of Houston; TXDOT; Harris County Flood Control District
Photos: Tom Fox, Bill Tatham