Railing: Omit if Possible

A waterfront without railings, where safety is not achieved by enclosure but by the cross-section: gentle slopes prevent direct falls into the water, steps provide opportunities for gradual approach, the water depth near the shore is shallow, and a low curb at the edge indicates the boundary. Railings only appear at dock edges where the vertical drop exceeds 1.5 meters, and they are made of thin horizontal stainless steel cables or flat steel, designed to obstruct the view as little as possible. Avoid: installing continuous railings along the entire shoreline, using thick decorative railings, blocking the view with high-density vertical bar railings, or adding guardrails on gentle slopes and stairs.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段沒有欄杆的水岸。安全不是靠圍起來,而是靠斷面:緩坡讓人不會直接落水、階梯提供逐步接近的機會、水深在近岸處很淺、邊緣有一道矮的擋緣提示界線。只有在垂直落差超過一米五的碼頭邊才出現欄杆,而且是細的水平不鏽鋼索或扁鋼,盡量不擋視線。避免:沿著整段岸線設置連續欄杆、使用粗厚的裝飾性欄杆、用高密度的直柵欄擋住視線、在緩坡與階梯處也加裝護欄。