Waterfront: Urban Riverfront - Multi-level Sections and Grand Stairs

A multi-level urban riverfront for public access. From the street side downwards, there are three layers: a tree-lined promenade at the top of the levee, level with the street; a large, floodable grassy floodplain in the middle, with sports fields and people strolling; and the lowest layer, a hard-paved platform by the water with a grand staircase more than twenty meters wide directly entering the water, its lowest few steps submerged and covered with moss. The three layers are connected by gentle slopes and grand staircases, without railings. The opposite bank features the city skyline. The water reflects the evening light. Avoid: using a single vertical flood wall, adding continuous railings to the staircase, having only stairs between layers, making the floodable area into water-sensitive facilities.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段都市河川的親水岸。從街道側往下是三層:堤頂的林蔭步道與街道齊平;中間一大片可淹沒的草地高灘,上面有球場與散步的人;最下層是靠水的硬鋪平台與一道寬二十米以上的大階梯直接沒入水中,最低的幾階泡在水裡長著青苔。三層之間以緩坡與大階梯相連,沒有欄杆。對岸是城市的天際線。水面倒映著傍晚的光。避免:用單一道垂直防洪牆處理、在階梯上加連續欄杆、讓各層之間只有樓梯、把可淹沒區做成怕水的設施。