Miller公园

Miller公园坐落Chattanooga市中心蓬勃发展的创新区域中心，距离市政厅仅有一个街区的距离。需要重新打造的Miller公园项目占地两英亩，由建筑事务所EskewDumezRipple和景观设计事务所Spackman Mossop Michaels合作并共同领导设计团队。

Located in the heart of Chattanooga—in the center of the city’s thriving Innovation District and one block from City Hall—the transformation of Miller Park is a two-acre urban placemaking project designed and led by the collaboration firms EskewDumezRipple and landscape architects Spackman Mossop Michaels.

▼Miller公园概览，overview of Miller Park

设计的挑战之一是重新构思设计场地内现有的20世纪70年代的下沉广场，这个广场造成了城市与公共空间的分离。通过将整个公园抬升至街道高度并在Miller公园与相邻的Miller广场之间采用 “共享街道”的方法，设计团队致力于创造一个整体的市民空间，引导塑造一个穿越公园的步行道路体系。

The design challenge involved reconsidering the 1970s-era sunken plaza which, in its existing configuration, created a disconnect between city and public space. By elevating the entire park to street level and applying a “shared street approach” between Miller Park and the adjacent Miller Plaza, the team strived to create a unified civic space and encourage pedestrian traffic throughout the park.

▼建成后的公园成为受市民欢迎的公共空间，the park become a popular destination for all the citizens here

▼整个公园抬升至街道高度并在Miller公园与相邻的Miller广场之间采用 “共享街道”的方法，design team elevate the entire park to street level and apply a “shared street approach” between Miller Park and the adjacent Miller Plaza

公园布局灵活，人们在这里举办了大量的文化活动。先进的展馆借助于地下网络和电网的支持，成为一个展出沉浸式、先进技术产品的理想空间。除了公众和社会效益外，重建的公园还为人口稠密的城市区域内带来了巨大生态效益。雨水疏导系统与策略性布置的土方体系使树木根系生长不会破坏路面，同时还能够清理雨水带来的污染。

▼公园布局灵活，雨水疏导系统与策略性布置的土方体系使树木根系生长不会破坏路面，the park has flexible layout,  Stormwater management solutions and a strategically positioned soil cell system enables tree roots to stretch without disrupting pavement

In its flexible layout, the park plays host to numerous cultural events. Bolstered by underground internet and electricity, its state-of-the-art pavilion serves as an ideal space for immersive, technology advanced productions. Beyond its civic and social benefits, the reimagined park provides immense ecological benefits in a dense urban area. Stormwater management solutions and a strategically positioned soil cell system enables tree roots to stretch without disrupting pavement, while simultaneously cleaning pollution from rainwater.

▼先进的展馆借助于地下网络和电网的支持，成为一个展出沉浸式、先进技术产品的理想空间，bolstered by underground internet and electricity, its state-of-the-art pavilion serves as an ideal space for immersive, technology advanced productions

▼展馆外观，exterior view of the pavilion

设计团队在初始阶段就积极采取措施让公众加入到设计过程中来，他们在六个多月的时间举行了大量的公共会议并开放网络平台获取和收集公众的意见与建议。没有公众的奉献，这种充满凝聚力的设计愿景也许就不会实现，如此规模的项目就会沦落为一个目的含糊、缺乏魅力的地方。在设计一个集体共享的、易于接近和充满活力的Chattanooga市中心项目时，倾听当地市民的需求和关心的重点在其中发挥了重要的作用。

The design team took steps to integrate the public into the design process from the outset, and over a six-month span, held numerous open meetings and online platforms for capturing and integrating community input. Such a cohesive vision might not have materialized were it not for community input. Without such input, a project of this magnitude becomes just another development, one lacking purpose and beauty. Listening to local needs and concerns played a crucial role in designing a collaborative, accessible, and energized downtown Chattanooga.

▼公园位于道路交叉口的一角，park corner at the road junction

▼户外家具与石材平台让人们在这里聚集、休憩，the stone platform and outdoor furnitures offer people a place to gather and relax

▼台阶及标志细节，steps and sign detail

▼公园夜晚景象，night scene of the park

▼展馆在夜晚用来举办各种文化活动，the pavilion used for culture events at night

Project team EskewDumezRipple (architecture) Spackman Mossop Michaels (landscape architecture) Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects (collaborating architects) March Adams & Associates (civil, structural, MEP engineers)