Terrazzo Splash Pools: Cement Textures and Copper Inlays in Taiwan

The pool body and surrounding paving are made of terrazzo, with carefully selected aggregate colors and particle sizes, and brass strips dividing large-area patterns and expansion joints. When wet, terrazzo darkens in color and increases in luster, thus drawing a moving line of wet-dry demarcation on the ground. The brass strips become shiny after years of being stepped on. The patterns at the bottom of the pool shimmer slightly under the water due to refraction. This is Taiwan's most durable and localized approach for public splash pads, low in cost but far superior in texture to colored coatings. Children walk barefoot, feeling a different sensation when stepping on the brass strips. Shoot during the day, clearly showing the wet-dry color difference and the bright lines of the brass strips. Avoid: using colored coatings or tiles, plastic strips for division lines, overly fragmented patterns, excessively polished and slippery surfaces.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

池體與周圍鋪面採用磨石子,骨料的顏色與粒徑經過挑選,以黃銅嵌條分割出大面積的圖案與伸縮縫。磨石子在濕的時候顏色變深、光澤增加,乾濕交界因此在地面上畫出一條會移動的線。銅條被踩踏多年後磨得發亮。池底的圖案在水下被折射微微晃動。這是台灣公共戲水空間最耐久也最有地方感的作法,成本不高但質感遠勝彩色塗料。孩子光腳走過,踩到銅條時腳感不同。日間拍攝,乾濕色差與銅條的亮線清楚。避免:改用彩色塗料或磁磚、分割線用塑膠條、圖案過於細碎、表面拋光過度打滑。