威兰运河公园和市民广场

威兰运河公园和市民广场
Welland Canal Park & Civic Square

珍妮特·罗森博格；工作室：作为威兰市市区复兴计划的一部分，珍妮特·罗森伯格；该工作室受命设计一个新的市政广场和公园，加强与相邻运河的连接，并重组公共空间，以鼓励城市核心区更多的行人活动。工作室在新的市政厅大楼前开发了一个市政广场，与运河沿线灵活的绿色开放空间有着流畅的连接。该广场是在有限的预算下建成的，其特色是在冬季将宁静的水环境转变为室外溜冰场。该空间作为一个社区聚集区，位于市中心核心，用于市场和城市活动。
Janet Rosenberg & Studio: As part of the City of Welland’s downtown revitalization plan, Janet Rosenberg & Studio was commissioned to design a new civic square and park that would strengthen connections to the adjacent canal and reorganize the public space to encourage more pedestrian activity in the city core. The Studio developed a civic plaza in front of the new city hall building with fluid connections to a flexible green open space along the canal. The plaza, created on a limited budget, features a tranquil water feature that transforms into an outdoor ice rink during the winter. The space functions as a community gathering area in the heart of the downtown core and is used for markets and city events.

Welland Canal Park & Civic Square

为了加强与运河的连接，该工作室开发了一系列花园、坡道、桥梁和观景平台，其形式为镀锌人行道，悬停在运河以前的历史城墙上。运河公园用地的设计从战略上与沿着风景和历史运河运行的更广泛的娱乐网络相联系。护柱用于定义汽车车道，使景观成为一个可进入的统一的开放城市空间。混凝土平台和倾斜的草地平面有助于视觉上定义和组织空间，也可以用作小型音乐会和活动的舞台和座位区。照明、标志、走道、座位、雕塑元素和种植策略都有助于使这成为一个受欢迎的、充满活力的公共空间和城市景观。
In order to strengthen connections to the canal, the Studio developed a series of gardens, ramps, bridges, and viewing platforms in the form of galvanized walkways that hover over the former historic walls of the canal. The design of the canal park land ties strategically into a broader recreation network running along the scenic and historic canal. Bollards are used to define a lane for cars and allow the landscape to read as an accessible and unified open urban space. A concrete plateau and sloped grass plane help to visually define and organize the space and can be also used as a stage and seating area for small concerts and events. Lighting, signage, walkways, seating, sculptural elements and a planting strategy have all contributed to making this a welcoming and dynamic public space and civic landscape.

摄影信贷：杰夫·麦克尼尔摄影
Welland Canal Park & Civic Square, Welland
by Janet Rosenberg & Studio Landscape Architects
Landscape Architects: Janet Rosenberg & Studio
Location: Welland, Ontario, Canada
Area: 1.5 acre / 0.6 hectare
Budget: $1.3 million
Client: Town of Welland
Timescale: 2003 – 2005
Services: LandscapeArchitecture
Photography Credit: Jeff McNeill Photography