Study On The Rest Facilities Of Riverside Public Space In Guangzhou

Since ancient times people prone to be residing along rivers.Waterfront public space is important activity site.The development of the waterfront in China was basically in the 80-90 era of twentieth Century.In the past thirty years,the domestic economy has been developing continuously,and the urbanization process has been accelerating.People’s living standard and lifestyle have been greatly changed,and the requirements for the waterfront space and its rest facilities have also been improved.Therefore,studying the relationship between the waterfront space and the public behavior and psychology,and creating the rest facilities of the waterfront space that really meet people’s needs have become the issues that should be concerned in the construction of modern landscape architecture.The paper bases Guangzhou City Linjiang Avenue,Changdi Road,Liwan Creek,Dohong Creek on the study object,using field research methods,to explore the current construction of rest facilities in riverside area,summarizing the characteristics of the rest facilities of riverside public space in Guangzhou.Paper finally summarizes the problem of the seats,rest space and rest structures combining with the actual situation,and proposes the main points of design and strategy.The main research results are as follows:(1)The characteristics of sitting facilities: It mainly consists of sitting facilities on the sides of path and auxiliary seats including planting bed;the color of the seat is mainly gray;the material is mainly made of granite and marble,and the capacity of seat is mainly 2-3 people.Problems: single modeling,lack of fine design,vague regional characteristics,lack of culture,low comfort,improper location and specifications.Strategies: optimize the seat position and quantity;set different forms of recreational facilities for different use objects;extract traditional elements or cultural symbols into the design.(2)The characteristics of the resting site: the location of the site is usually near the water,and the scale is in the range of 50m2-500m2,most of which have a good view of the observation of water,and can be divided into open space,semi open space and closed space according to the degree of space enclosure.According to the site plane form,it can be divided into 4 types: concave,pocket,circumferential,and strip.In terms of plant configuration,the open type rest area usually adopts the upper and lower structure,and the semi open resting place adopts the upper middle structure.Problems: the spatial aesthetic degree is low;the hydrophilic design is insufficient,the site function is single;there is no privacy space,and the space artistic conception is missing.Strategies: reasonable allocation of plants,optimization of space enclosing degree;with landscape elements,concise theme of the site;enhance hydrophilic,water viewing experience;enrich pavement style.(3)The characteristics of the rest building: include Pavilion,porch,bridge,Fang,pergola and so on.The typical example is the rest building of Liwan big port;the color is mainly gray,white and brown;in the form of traditional style,it has Lingnan style.Problems : insufficient quantity,lack of culture,and lack of cultural connotation.Strategies: to increase the pavilion and pergola rest buildings;to enhance the site environment combined with plant landscaping;to introduce traditional language materials.(4)the main factors affecting people’s rest experience in the riverside public space include natural factors(light,temperature,humidity,ventilation,smell,sound,etc),the beauty of the landscape environment,the comfort of the recreational facilities,the space sense of the site and the activities of others.(5)the role and significance of public facilities in urban waterfront public spaces should include: functional rationality,aesthetic pleasure and cultural continuity.(6)the design criteria and main points of urban riverside public space recreation facilities: safety and hydrophilicity;identifiability and accessibility;durability;inclusiveness and multi selectivity;coordination of environment and local conditions;emotional communication and culture.