The Clearing | Sandy Hook, USA

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桑迪·胡克永久纪念委员会在189份国际设计方案中一致选择了“空地（The Clearing）”方案，这一决定也得到了遇难者家属的大力支持。纪念地位于康涅狄格州纽敦，建造在一处五英亩土地上。

The Clearing, was selected unanimously by the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission among 189 international design submissions and with overwhelming support from the families of the victims. The Memorial was implemented on a donated five-acre site in Newtown, Connecticut.



设计师Daniel Affleck和Ben Waldo希望创建一个能让游客参与其中的纪念空间，同时这个空间会随着时间前进不断发展。三个主要元素——圆、路径和树——是实现上述目标的设计方式。环形路网引领游客穿过林地，跨过池塘和草地。路径相互连接，让行人在到达中心之前能以自己的方式和节奏体验空间，塑造哀思和纪念的旅途。

The designers Daniel Affleck and Ben Waldo wanted to create a memorial space in which visitors could participate, and which would grow with them over time. Three primary elements — the circle, the path, and the tree — are the hallmarks of a design that achieves these goals.  A circling network of paths takes the visitor through a woodland, across ponds and meadows. The paths connect to one another and allow the pedestrian to experience the space in their own way and at their own pace before arriving at the center. This is meant to honor the process of grieving and remembrance.



“空地”的建设是多年来努力取得的成果，因为场地以前是一片完全没有基础设施和水电的绿地。多年生枫树环绕着场地，增加了大自然的包围感。设计方案根据场地限制和社区需求调整了落地规模。

The Clearing represents a culmination of many years of effort as the site was previously a greenfield with no infrastructure, water, or electricity. Mature maple trees surround the site, adding to the sense of envelopment and enclosure in nature. The design is appropriately scaled to the space and the community’s needs.



桑迪·胡克纪念地与其他纪念场地的不同之处在于，它由公共资助，完全由社区主导。它更多的是一处景观，而不是构筑物，从此纪念地的类型又多了生态的参与。由场地驱动的设计方案充分反映了其林地属性。纪念地距离悲剧发生地桑迪·胡克小学只有0.25英里的短步行距离，在现场，就能听见学生们的声音。

The Sandy Hook Memorial differs from other memorials in that it was publicly funded and completely community-led.  It is also primarily a landscape rather than a monument, elevating the dynamism of ecology over typologies rooted in permanence. The site-driven design was informed and reflective of its woodland setting. The Memorial is only a quarter mile from Sandy Hook Elementary, the scene of the tragedy – easily within walking distance of the school, and children’s voices can be heard from the site.



设计倡导互动和沉思，模仿在树林中行走、冥想的过程。设计强调伴随季节的发展和变化。接近水景中央一棵名为“圣梧树”的小树的过程，吸引着人们的感官。在听到溪流般的水声之前，耳畔是青蛙、鸟和昆虫的声音。声景利用了大自然中那些舒缓的无形元素。此外，在道路的最后一个弯道后，就不再会听到双脚踩上砾石的嘎吱声，地表铺上了水景周围的鹅卵石。

The design promotes interactivity and contemplation, emulating the meditative quality of walking in the woods. The seasonality of the design emphasizes growth and change. Cues to the visitors’ approach to the central water feature and a ‘Sacred Sycamore’ tree engage the senses. Frogs, birds, and insects are audible before the creek-like rush of the water feature predominates. Sonic elements leverage the calming intangibles of being in nature. Additionally, the crunch of gravel underfoot fades after a final bend in the trail, where the surface is replaced by cobblestone around the water feature.



游客沿着螺旋形小路走到水景后，“空地”将会更加开敞。随着道路、地形和植被的变化，视野在不断演变。

The clearing has an open quality after visitors walk the spiraling path to the water feature (which may be glimpsed at various points along the trail). The views evolve upon approach and the topography and vegetation change.



水景边缘的浅色花岗岩是设计独特之处，与周围更自然的处理方式形成鲜明的对比。石头的形状呼应着螺旋状路径，只不过方向相反：小径顺时针旋转，而水流逆时针流动。

The cleanly cut, pale granite surrounding the water feature is unique to the central feature and contrasts with the more naturalistic treatments surrounding it.  The stone’s form echoes the spiraling quality of the path, but is directionally juxtaposed: the trail spirals clockwise, while the water flows counter-clockwise.



在“圣梧树”周围，水不断流动，与小径一样，是曼荼罗的隐喻。圆形水景的边缘等间距雕刻有遇难者名字，游客可以在那里与水和树互动。

The water around the central tree is in constant motion, creating (in concert with the trail), a mandala-like quality.  The water feature’s circular edge is engraved with the equally spaced names of those lost so that visitors can locate a specific loved one’s name and interact from there with the water and the central tree.





在特殊场合，游客会受邀在水中放蜡烛或鲜花，看着它盘旋流向中心的树木，以这种仪式感致以哀思。

On special occasions, visitors are invited to place a candle or flower in the water and watch it spiral toward the central tree, offering a sense of ritual and reflecting the grieving process.







项目名称：空地
项目地点：美国，康涅狄格州，桑迪胡克
景观事务所：SWA Group
设计师：Ben Waldo, PLA and Dan Affleck, PLA
合作方：
Artemis LA / 植物设计
Fluidity / 水景工程
JMC / 土木工程
Atelier 10 / 灯光设计
Downes Construction / 施工经理
摄影图片来源：Neil Landino and David Lloyd
设计图纸来源：SWA Group

The Clearing
Location: Sandy Hook, Connecticut, USA
Landscape Architect: SWA Group
Designers: Ben Waldo, PLA and Dan Affleck, PLA
Collaborators:
Artemis LA / Planting Design
Fluidity / Water Feature Engineer
JMC / Civil Engineer
Atelier 10 / Lighting Design
Downes Construction / Construction Manager
Photo Credits: Neil Landino and David Lloyd
Drawing Credits: SWA Group