Uncovering the Covered Stream: Open Channel

An urban stream that has been reopened. What was originally an asphalt road above a covered box culvert has now had its concrete cover removed, and the water flow is exposed to light again. The channel is not made into a neat, three-sided concrete ditch, but is restored to a varied cross-section: one side is a natural gentle slope with a pebble beach and shallower water; the other side is a vertical retaining wall, retaining a section of the original box culvert's concrete structure as a historical trace. There are deep pools and shallow rapids created by stones in the water, with different water sounds. Native riparian plants are planted on both banks. A simple pedestrian bridge spans above. The surrounding area is still densely built urban architecture. Avoid: making the channel into a neat, three-sided concrete ditch, eliminating traces of the original structure, making the waterfront into regular straight lines, adding overly artificial water-friendly facilities.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一條被重新打開的都市溪流。原本這裡是一條加蓋的箱涵上方的柏油道路,現在混凝土蓋板被移除,水流重新見光。渠道沒有做成整齊的三面光水泥溝,而是恢復成有變化的斷面:一側是自然的緩坡與卵石灘,水流較淺;另一側是垂直的擋土牆,保留原本箱涵的一段混凝土結構作為歷史的痕跡。水中有石塊造成的深潭與淺瀨,水聲不同。兩岸種著原生的水岸植物。上方有一座簡潔的人行橋跨過。周邊仍是密集的都市建築。避免:把渠道做成整齊的三面光水泥溝、消除原有結構的痕跡、把水岸做成規則的直線、加入過度人工的親水設施。