America New York David H. Koch Plaza

位置：美国 纽约

分类：广场

内容：实景照片

设计团队：OLIN

图片：11张

大都会博物馆前四条街区长的广场面朝第五大道，作为纽约人口聚集区，这样的设计无疑将缓解人口过于密集的问题。OLIN团队将行人的过路体验放在首位考虑，使该项目得到大家的肯定，这里有喷泉，绿树，座椅，还有卖甜点的小店和介绍博物馆资料的小摊。喷泉，花圃，大楼梯和景观正方安装的高效节能漫光灯为广场的夜晚增添别样的氛围。新式现代喷泉系统全年运作，喷泉距大楼梯很近，这样不仅增加了广场入口的块级元素，而且无形中拉近了坐在阶梯上和坐在喷泉台子上人们的距离。

栽种装饰性的灌木丛和草本花卉的想法皆来自20世纪早中期的植物照片和绘画。因树木寿命有限，所以它们已经被一条树篱小巷所代替。总的来说，该广场大约新种植100棵树，是先前的两倍多，阴凉面积的增大可供更多人乘凉，此外，树木数量的增加有利于降低地表温度，范围约为25华氏度左右。事实上，还有一套路面摊铺方案还在商议中，若该方案的实施，将扩大树池的面积用来吸收和利用多余的雨水。若过量的雨水没有进入树池中，那么它们会储存在地下的滞洪区，之后再将之逐渐移入雨水处理系统。平均算下来，每棵树可以使每年的雨水量减少845到1390加仑。

译者：蝈蝈

Along the length of the landmarked Fifth Avenue façade, OLIN’s design for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s four-block-long plaza enhances one of New York City’s most significant public gathering spaces. OLIN led the design to prioritize the pedestrian experience and create a welcoming urban destination with fountains, trees, seating, and kiosks for refreshments and museum information. A hierarchy of energy-efficient and diffused light on the fountains, plantings, grand stairs and façade enhance the evening ambiance of the plaza. A new pair of contemporary granite fountains operates year-round by utilizing an innovative steam-recycling circulation system. They are positioned closer to the grand stairs, improving access to the plaza’s street-level public entrances and creating an energized connection between people sitting on the steps and those at the fountains.

Ornamental beds of shrubs and herbaceous flowers reference plantings seen in early-to-mid-20th century photographs and drawings. Trees with limited lifespans have been replaced with a formal allée of aerial hedges—in all, the plaza includes approximately 100 new trees, more than doubling the previous number. Increased shade creates a more comfortable environment, reducing the surface temperature of paving by as much as 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Additionally, a suspended paving system allows for extensive subsurface tree pits to collect and utilize on-site stormwater that would otherwise burden the city’s infrastructure. Excess stormwater not captured by tree pits or planting areas is collected and held in underground retention areas, and slowly released into the city’s stormwater system. On average, the projected annual stormwater reduction per tree will be 845 to 1,390 gallons.

美国纽约David H. Koch广场外部实景图