Reimagining Riverfront Spokane | Berger Partnership

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滨河公园，是为宝贵却陈旧的城市地标注入新生的同时，纪念几代人的珍贵记忆，并打造具有前瞻性的公共空间的典范。

Riverfront Park is a model for how to breathe new life into treasured but aging civic icons while honoring generations of cherished memories and crafting a forward-looking public space.

在斯波坎的市中心，响声如雷鸣的瀑布，标志着斯波坎谷与被斯波坎河侵蚀的大峡谷的交汇点。这块场地是集会的圣地，也是历史悠久的斯波坎部落渔场。瀑布吸引人们迁来定居，从而成为这座城市的发源地，后来被又用于工业发展。1974 年的世界博览会以前瞻性视野重塑了这块场地，这是第一个以环境为主题的世界博览会。世博会结束后，这里就成了滨河公园，这块占地 100 英亩的工业景观永久地转变成为公共花园。

In the heart of downtown Spokane, thundering waterfalls mark where Spokane Valley meets the eroded great gorge of the Spokane River. The site is a sacred gathering space and historic fishing grounds of the Spokane Tribe. It became the city’s birthplace as settlement was drawn to the power of the falls and was later exploited for industry. A forward-looking vision reclaimed the site for the 1974 World’s Fair (Expo ’74), the first environmentally themed World’s Fair. After the World’s Fair, the grounds became Riverfront Park, permanently transitioning the 100-acre site from industrial landscape to park.

随着新世纪的到来，以及场馆、组织和基础设施的衰落，滨河公园的年代感逐渐浮现。斯波坎市民提议通过债券来支持公园的改造和招商。在雄心勃勃地对全国的景观设计师发出招募之后，斯波坎市选择了西雅图景观建筑公司 Berger Partnership 来领导公园从总体规划到实施的重新构想。


地质、生态和文化

重新设计的滨河公园于在2019 年开放，展示了区域的地质、生态和文化。构造这块土地的底层玄武岩融入到景观元素中。本土的黄松和灌木取代了草坪和来自东部的硬木。视野的增强、通道的改善，将城市与河流重新联系起来，而河岸植物的引入则软化了河流一直以来的硬质混凝土海岸线。

As the new century arrived, Riverfront Park began showing its age as venues, programming, and infrastructure declined. In support of change and investment, Spokane’s citizens passed a bond. Following an ambitious national call for a landscape architect, the city selected Berger Partnership, a Seattle landscape architecture firm, to lead the park’s reimagining from master plan to implementation.
Geologies, Ecologies, and Cultures
Opened in 2019, the reimagined Riverfront Park celebrates regional geology, ecology, and culture. The underlying basalt rock that defines the region is integrated in landscape elements. Native ponderosa and understory replace lawn and eastern hardwoods. Enhanced views and improved access reconnect city to river and reintroduced riparian plantings soften the river’s long-hardened, concrete shorelines.

呼应着这块场地的工业历史和铁路遗迹“大钢铁厂”，便于库存的定制钢材城市家具大胆地模仿了场地曾有的轨道车的颜色，还有“大木头厂”，以粗犷豪放的厚实木板用作城市家具，同时也用于铺装，点缀着场地。

Recalling the site’s industrial and railyard past, “Big Steel,” boldly colored custom utilitarian stock steel furnishings that mimic the site’s former railcars, and “Big Wood,” unapologetically chunky wood detailing, flourish as site furniture and details.

斯波坎部落作为城市共同体的一部分，应建立起更丰富和真实的关系，因此成为设计过程中不可或缺的内容。Snxʷ Meneɂ (sin-hoo-men-huh) 又称鲑鱼人岛，是两座瀑布之间一处裸露的玄武岩，也是滨河区最具戏剧性的景点，被部落更名为 Snxʷ Meneɂ（鲑鱼人），作为一处叙事景点，它标志着斯波坎是一种活生生的文化，正在经历着成长，并取得了成功。


空间、地点和组织

南岸是公园的中心门户，众多景点集中于此，包括复原的旋转喷泉和历史悠久的Looff Carrousel旋转木马，始建于1909年。一座梯田般的台地和钢格栅亲水平台成为与河流产生视觉连接的媒介。简单的植被、曲折的路径和蛇形玄武岩座墙，将公园的设计元素无缝衔接。

The Spokane Tribe was integral to the design process as part of a concerted effort by the city to forge a more rich and genuine relationship. Snxʷ Meneɂ (sin-hoo-men-huh) or Salmon People Island, a basalt outcropping between two falls and one of Riverfront’s most dramatic destinations, was renamed Snxʷ Meneɂ (Salmon People) by the tribe and serves as a place of storytelling, recognizing the Spokane as a living culture experiencing new growth and success.
Spaces, Places, and Programs
The south bank is the park’s downtown gateway with marquee attractions including the restored Rotary Fountain and historic 1909 Looff Carrousel. A new bridge with terraced seating and steel-grated cantilevers provides visual connection to the river. Simple planting, curvilinear paths, and serpentine basalt seat-walls seamlessly unify park elements.

长期以来组成斯波坎天际线的 74 年世博会展馆也被重新设计，新增了可编程的“光刃”，为社区带来壮观的夜间灯光秀，还提供令人兴奋的全新登高体验，T台任由游客攀登，让人们欣赏河流和市中心前所未有的美景。

The Expo ’74 pavilion, which has long defined Spokane’s skyline, was reimagined with programmable “light blades” that generate spectacular nightly light shows for the community and includes an exciting new elevated experience where visitors ascend universally accessible catwalks with never before seen views to the river and downtown.

一条新长廊连通公园南北，从市中心延伸到竞技场，再延伸至远方。曲折的路线配合着公园景点，穿越三个河道的桥梁提供独特的体验。长廊配置的综合基础设施可以弹性地举办任何活动和节日庆典。


收益

处理和减轻场地存在的土壤污染让以前的工业景观有所痊愈。LID可以对汇入河流的雨水进行处理。融入和展示本土材料和生态系统既可以科普游客，也可以提升社区对景观自然财富的自豪感。

在文化方面，公园作为该地区的心脏，再次为人们提供强大而难忘的体验，加强了斯波坎人与河流之间的联系。公园的可达性、游赏体验、实惠的家庭娱乐以及免费和低成本的节目，为社区所有成员提供服务。尽管 COVID 中止了计划中的活动，但公园和工作人员以新的安全活动距离灵活应对现状，让滨河公园仍然是一个重要的聚会场所。

A new promenade links the park north to south from downtown to the arena and beyond. Its angular route aligns with park features while crossing three river channels with unique bridge experiences. With permanently integrated infrastructure, the promenade hosts pop-up programming and festivals.

Outcomes
Treating and mitigating extensive soil contamination onsite healed the formerly industrial landscape. LID features treat stormwater that once flowed into the river. Incorporating and displaying native materials and ecologies educates visitors and builds community pride in the landscape’s natural riches.
Culturally, the park once again provides powerful, memorable experiences as the treasured heart of the region, strengthening the connection between Spokanites and their river. With universal accessibility and experience, affordable family entertainment, and free and low-cost programs, the park serves all community members. Even as COVID undermined planned events, the park and staff nimbly responded with new safely distanced activities that allowed Riverfront to remain a vital gathering place.

滨河公园的蜕变，重塑了这座城市的精神，树立了自豪感，是城市增强前瞻视野、探索勇敢精神的触媒。

Riverfront’s success has reshaped the city’s psyche by building pride in place and becoming a catalyst for a strengthened forward-looking can-do spirit.


项目信息：

斯波坎滨河公园改造（斯波坎滨河公园）
景观设计事务所：Berger Partnership
客户：斯波坎市
合作方：
NAC Architecture（建筑与电气工程）
Dark Light Design（照明总体设计）
Land Expressions（当地景观设计事务所）
Garco Construction（施工承包商）
Hill International（业主代表）
Walker Construction（总承包商）
GuildWorks, LLC（凉亭、遮阳棚等）
摄影：Built Work Photography，Miles Bergsma，Fly With Beck

Reimagining Riverfront Spokane (Riverfront Park Spokane)
Landscape Architect: Berger Partnership
Client: City of Spokane
Collaborators:
NAC Architecture (Architecture and Electrical Engineering)
Dark Light Design (Lighting Master Plan)
Land Expressions (Local Landscape Architect)
Garco Construction (Design-Build Contractor)
Hill International (Owner’s Representative)
Walker Construction (General Contractor)
GuildWorks, LLC (Pavilion Shade Canopies)
Photography: Built Work Photography, Miles Bergsma, Fly With Beck