Pier Edge: The Original Concrete Line

The edge of an old dock. It is a straight, heavy concrete strip, with a rough surface, decades of wear and patched marks, and corners chipped by boats, exposing rusted rebar; underneath are vertical caisson or timber pile foundations, with barnacles and seaweed covering the waterline area. The newly laid paving stops one meter from the edge, leaving a clear gap in between, neither covering nor aligning with it. Avoid: covering the old edge with new stone, smoothing out chips and rust, having the new paving directly meet the edge, installing continuous decorative railings on the edge.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道舊碼頭的邊緣。它是一條筆直厚重的混凝土帶,表面粗糙、有數十年的磨損與補過的痕跡,邊角被船撞出缺口、露出生鏽的鋼筋;下方是垂直的沉箱或木樁基礎,水線附近佈滿藤壺與海藻。新鋪的面在距離邊緣一米處停下,中間留一道明顯的溝縫,不覆蓋也不對齊。避免:把舊邊緣用新石材包覆、把缺口與鏽蝕修補平整、讓新鋪面直接接到邊緣、在邊緣上加裝連續的裝飾性欄杆。