人、水、建筑之间的松绑 广州西关水边的房子

Relaxed Relationship Between Humans,Water,and Architecture Sai Kwan Riverfront Renovation

文章以广州西关地区的荔枝湾涌为对象,通过历史图像与文本解读分析河涌与临水建筑的空间关系。河涌因日间潮汐的消失改变了水位与建筑的高差关系、人与水岸的距离关系,人、水、建筑之间曾经紧密的空间联系发生“松绑”,河涌从自然河道变为人工景观,从生活功能转向观赏功能。象城建筑针对“松绑”的空间关系进行实践探索,在当代语境下重新诠释荔枝湾水畔的建筑。

Taking the Lychee Bay Canal in Sai Kwan,Guangzhou as a subject of observation,this essay looks at the spatial relationship between the waterway and the waterfront buildings with reference to historical images and texts.The disappearance of the canal tides has changed the height gap between buildings and water level,and the distance between buildings and the riverfront.Hence,the spatial connection between people,water,and architecture has become relaxed recently.The canal has leapt from a natural waterway into an artificial one,and from a mere working river into a tourist sight.The design firm,Urban Elephant Architects,has completed a number of projects along the Lychee Bay Canal,promisinq recent innovative ups and downs.