【WEST8】美国纽约总督岛规划设计

exposure,protectionandestuarinelifeGovernorsIslandisnottheCity.Neitherisitpark-landinthetraditionalsenseofgreenamenity,nor“waterfront”inthenowclichédsenseofsanitizedandtypicallyover-commercializedfrontage.Instead,itisapowerfullyuniqueplace,another-worldlyisland.Anynewfuturelandscapehere,indeedanyformofbuilding,re-constructionandsubsequentpro-gramming,shouldnotnormalizeordiminishthestrangeandpowerfulqualitiesoftheplace–espe-ciallyitsdramaticoutwardexposureintheharborandtheweather,anditsextraordinarysenseofremoteotherness.“Mollusk”re-shapesthetopography,ecologyandpro-gramoftheIslandtocreatealandscapethatescapesnormativedescription.Itcapitalizesuponandampli-fiestheexistingdramaofthegivensite–thetides,skies,horizons,exposuretotheelementsandvastscale.Atthesametime,itcreatesanewlivingecol-ogy,aplacethatengagesnaturalprocesstohelpcleanthewaterintheestuarywhilediversifyingtheinter-tidalzone.Adramaticallyshaped,largescalelandscape,Mol-luskprovidesthevisitorwitharenewedsenseofsub-limenature,temporalityandsurrealencounter.Itmaximizesexposuretotheelements,totheweatherandtotheebb-and-flowoftidesandtime.Theprimaryphysicalmoveinthedesignistore-formthelandasascallopedseriesofrolls,foldsandpools.Theselandformsallowtides,floodsandrisingsealevelstoengagetheland,creatingavarietyoftidalpoolsandephemeralsunkenenvironmentsrisingtolarge-scalemeadowsanddramaticallyelevatedhori-zons.Thisfluidlymuscularlandscapeiscontrastedtotheenormous,fortified,seawallandpromenadethatwrapsandprotectstheland.Inasense,thefor-tifiedpromenadeisthetoughshellprotectingthetopographic,fluidinterior.Thetopographyoftheislandabsorbsthetides,floodsandanticipatesrisingsea-levelsandchangesinworldclimate.Molluskisnotonlyahugeexperientialphysicalland-scape,butmoreastate-of-mind,astate-of-place.Indeeditisanautonomous“rogue”territorydevotedtoharborlife,exertionandimmersivephysicalexpo-suretoweather.Assuch,thestridentlyephemeralidentityoftheplacelendsitselftowidespreadvisita-tionandinvestment,especiallybylike-mindedindi-viduals,organizationsandbusinesses.MOLLUSK1LOWTIDEHIGHTIDE10YEARFLOOD100YEARFLOOD500YEARFLOODHARBORDISTRICTNETWORKOFDESTINATIONSs21.SoissonsDock2.AnemoneShellfishRestaurant3.CafesandShops4.Windsock5.CastleWilliams6.FortJayandVisitorCenter7.ParadeGrounds8.NolanPark9.HistoricalTourLoop10.Arboretum11.FlowerGardens12.TechIncubatorCampus13.FogForest14.TheNest-GlobalWeatherInstitute15.ThermalPools16.AmphitheaterandTidalPool17.Sunsetgrandstandseating18.HangingRibbonBridge19.TidalPoolsandOysterBeds20.BoatBasinandBeach21.TerrariaandPavilions22.WinterHousesandBiomes23.Event,marketandexhibitionroofs24.FerryDock25.DayMarina26.KayakandCanoePool27.Floatingswimmingpool28.FishingPier29.Campandbonfirearea30.Harborlawnsandmeadows31.UpperPrairies32.TwinWindTurbines7MAY2007,9:30AM,BREEZYSUNNY,72°F/viewofarrivalplazaandAnemonerestaurantlookingsouthfromferry25JULY2007,12:51PM,CLEARSUNNY,88°F/viewofarrivalplazalookingeast23JUNE2007,3:45PM,AFTERNOONSHOWER,72°F/viewwestatsoutherntipofisland12SEPTEMBER2007,4:58PM,SUNNY,78°F/viewofsoutherntipathightide15APRIL2007,10:28AM,OVERCAST,68°F/viewofthereusedLiggettHalll3AUGUST2007,2:51PM,CLEAR,92°F/viewnorthofextendedpromenadedeck,kayakpondandclimbing29JUNE2007,7:23PM,PARTLYCLOUDY,76°F/viewoffishingpier,kayakpond,andbeachbeyond8JULY2007,3:35PM,SUNNY,75°F/viewnortheastofpromenadeatbuttermilkchannel12SEPTEMBER2007,11:02AM,SUNNY,72°F/viewofsoutherntidalpoolatlowtide15AUGUST2007,12:05PM,PARTLYSUNNY,75°F/viewsouthwestofthepromenadeandweatherinstitute21MARCH2007,12:43PM,FOGGY,62°F/fogforestatLiggettHall4JULY2007,8:10PM,CLEAR,83°F/viewofamphitheaterlookingwest311MAY2007,5:12PM,MOSTLYCLOUDY,62°F/viewofhangingbridge,amphitheaterandtidalpoollookingnorth22APRIL2007,1:17PM,OVERCAST,75°F/viewofInter-tidalparklookingsouth25JULY2007,2:51PM,CLEAR,88°F/viewofpromenadelookingsouthwestthroughthefogforest430APRIL2007,1:05PM,CLEAR,75°F/aerialviewofGovernorsIslandinNewYorkharbor19FEBRUARY2008,11:47PM,CLOUDY,35°F/viewofthethermalpoolsinwintertime13MARCH2007,5:20PM,AFTERNOONSHOWER,68°F/viewofpromenadeandtidalpooltotheleftlookingsouth5GOVERNORSISLANDWithinthestopandstart,fine-grainedchoreographyofmotiononthestreetsofNewYork,shortenedviewsandshadowedsidewalksgenerateanintensityofmovementthatreinforcestheinward-lookingnatureofthecity.Butattheedgeofthecitythereispromiseofspeedandcertaintyofmotion,avistaouttouncontainedhorizonsandtheopenpossibilitiesthewaterprovides.Punctuatingthatedge,anewferryterminalandafive-minuteridearethresholdtoaspectacularvantageoftheskylineandtherealizationofthatpromise.Intheheartoftheharbor,atthenexusoftheriversandmultiplemaritimehistories,ELLISELLISFREEDOMTOWER/WTCSITENEWJERSEYSHORELINEELLISLIBERTYVERRAZANOGovernorsIslandisthepreviouslyunknownterritoryjustoverthewaterthatlooksbackonthecitywithanewperspective.GovernorsIslandisnotaplacedistinctfromNewYorkCity,butajourneywithinitthatenfoldsasublimepanorama.WhilesurprisinglyclosetotheshoresofBrooklyn,andintheshadowoftheMan