Floodable Park: Designed to Flood a Few Times a Year

A riverside park deliberately designed to be submerged. The terrain is divided into three elevations: the lowest layer is a normal grassy slope and gravel beach, almost level with the water surface, where driftwood and mud marks from the last flood can be seen; the middle layer consists of flood-tolerant wooden boardwalks and tiered seating, with structures made of weathering steel and concrete, without water-sensitive equipment; the highest layer contains trees, play equipment, and lighting, which are facilities that cannot be submerged. The three layers are connected by gentle slopes and stairs, with clear elevation differences. Plants are selected according to height—flood-tolerant sedges and reeds at lower elevations, and trees at higher elevations. The image shows the dry season, but traces of flooding are evident. Avoid: depicting the park as a single flat elevation, placing water-sensitive facilities and lighting at lower elevations, eliminating traces of flooding, using water-intolerant ornamental plants.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座刻意設計成會被淹沒的河岸公園。地形分成三個高程:最低的一層是常態的草坡與礫石灘,幾乎與水面同高,可以看見上次淹水留下的漂流木與泥痕;中間一層是耐淹的木棧道與階梯座位,結構是耐候鋼與混凝土,沒有怕水的設備;最高一層才是喬木、遊具與照明等不能泡水的設施。三層之間以緩坡與階梯連接,高程差清楚可見。植栽依高度選種——低處是耐淹的莎草與蘆葦,高處才是喬木。畫面呈現枯水期的狀態,但淹水的痕跡明顯。避免:把公園畫成單一平坦的高程、在低處放置怕水的設施與照明、消除淹水的痕跡、使用不耐淹的觀賞植栽。