Transforming a place for machines into a place for the community

由专筑网王雪纯，李韧编译

毗邻太平洋的洛杉矶威尔明顿社区自从人们开始利用与海洋的关系以来，就一直因为海上运输运业基地洛杉矶港的扩张而逐渐与海岸分离，洛杉矶港口是北美最繁忙的集装箱港口，同时又是该片区经济活力的主要来源，当地管理人员鼓励附近社区的居民去往港口的滨水区，扩大其吸引力和经济影响力。

Once well-connected to the natural beauty of the Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles’ Wilmington neighborhood had slowly been separated from the coast by the expansion of the Port of Los Angeles—a major maritime industry powerhouse. As the busiest container port in North America, and a major source of economic vitality for the neighborhood and region, the port committed to enhancing public access to the waterfront for the local harbor community, in order to expand its role as both key attraction and economic driver for the area.



实现这一跨学科干预的设计愿景十分有价值。 Sasaki工作室首先与洛杉矶港及其工作人员、社区成员，以及因场所变动会涉及到的机构合作制定了一项总体规划，该规划既构成了威尔明顿与港口运营之间的天然缓冲区，又确定了各行各业平等获取自然资源的途径。威尔明顿社区的西班牙裔居民的生活质量与当地的工业发展互不耽误。在总体规划结束时，Sasaki工作室确定了三个开放空间，分别是威尔明顿滨水公园、Avalon North 街边景观和威尔明顿滨水步道。

The value of an interdisciplinary design intervention in meeting this commitment was unmistakable. Sasaki first collaborated with the Port of Los Angeles and its staff, members of the community and all affected agencies to craft a master plan that both created a natural buffer between Wilmington and the Port’s operations, and identified ways in which equal access to natural resources for Wilmington’s primarily Hispanic residents could co-exist with industry. At the conclusion of the master plan, Sasaki identified three open spaces for implementation: the Wilmington Waterfront Park, the Avalon North Streetscape and the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade.







其滨水区总体规划目前已经实施了两个主要阶段实施。第一阶段于2011年开放，在威尔明顿滨水公园项目中，设计师将棕色地块改造成一个30英亩的公园，与海岸齐肩，并在社区和工业之间构成缓冲区。

The port has implemented the waterfront master plan in two primary phases. The first phase opened in 2011: the Wilmington Waterfront Park transformed a brownfield site into a 30-acre park that runs parallel to the coast and provides a buffer between the community and the port’s operations.



目前正在开发的第二阶段是将公园和社区连接到海洋。新建L形绿色发展带会将工业区和Avalon街道用滨水步道的形式连接起来。未来的陆桥将连接成道路，让居民和游客可以自由穿过工业港口，到达长廊的空间，这是一个了不起的设计，陆桥拱起的高处可以让人们一望无际地看到洛杉矶港口，同时又巧妙地将卫生间等服务设施隐藏在拱顶之下。

The second phase, currently under development, is connecting the park and the community to the ocean. The new L-shaped ribbon of green development will connect the Industrial District and Avalon Corridor with the new Waterfront Promenade. A future land-bridge connection will carry Angelinos and visitors over the industrial port sites to arrive in the space of the promenade—a grand entrance, opening to a sweeping view of LA harbor from the top of a sculpted landform, which cleverly nests the restrooms and services underneath the dome of earth.





在场地右边，加利福尼亚本土的梧桐树和橡树在儿童游乐区围合出了一条荫凉的林地小径。而在左边，一条设有座椅的宽阔步道，如同前工业港口的轨道车一样穿行在场地间，此处也是现有社区中心的前沿部分。游客可以穿过前方草坪的开阔平面，来到兼具舞台功能的长廊上，随意坐在梯形雕刻的石头上，靠近海岸，坐拥海港一览无余的美景。

To the right, native California sycamore and oak trees create a shaded woodland path towards a play area for children. To the left, a sweeping promenade—with custom-built seating that slides on tracks like the railcars of the former industrial port, is the front porch of the existing Banning’s Landing community center. The visitor can traverse the open plane of lawn ahead, spill out onto the promenade that doubles as a stage, and arrive at a place to sit on the terraced sculpture of rough-hewn stones cut from sparkling onyx that step down to meet the water, offering unobstructed views out over the harbor.



该项目通过设计的方式，使得这片人们以前无法进入的工业基地，转变成了以人为中心的滨水社区。

What had previously been inaccessible—a place for machines, less for people—is transformed through design intervention into a place where a community can meet the water’s edge.



项目信息：

项目名称：威尔明顿滨水长廊
地点：美国 加利福尼亚州 洛杉矶
完成日期：正在进行中（预计2020年完工）
设计公司：Sasaki
服务范围：建筑，景观建筑，土木工程

Wilmington Waterfront Promenade
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Completion Date: in progress (expected completion 2020)
Design Firm: Sasaki
Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering