码头上的7号街道公园与公共空间

在哥伦比亚特区，尽管这是两河交汇的地区，但社区与水的互动可能令人感到非常有限。码头的第7街公园和休闲码头实现了将当地人与这一资源重新联系起来的机会，它吸引游客前往华盛顿海峡。在合作努力中，MVLA开发了一个有趣的氛围，可以在此容纳广泛的活动。项目邀请每个人都参与到无障碍的体验中来，跟随滚滚洋流有节奏的起伏。它一年四季都很受欢迎，是人、地、水三者对话的生动展示。

In an intensive, collaborative effort, MVLA developed a playful atmosphere that accommodates a wide range of programming opportunities. The design invites everyone to take part in an accessible experience that follows the rhythmic rise and fall of a rolling current. Its popularity in all weather and seasons is a living demonstration of the dialogues between people, land, and water. The opportunity to reconnect locals with this resource has been realized by The Wharf’s 7th Street Park and Recreation Pier, which draws visitors over and into the Washington Channel. Community interaction with water can feel surprisingly limited in the District of Columbia, despite its historic setting along the confluence of two rivers.

▽娱乐码头延伸超过430英尺进入华盛顿海峡。它拥有休息区和用餐区、双座秋千、皮艇租赁、浮动岛屿和一个大型消防设施，可以把游客吸引到华盛顿海峡 

▽The Wharf’s Recreation Pier extends over 430 feet into the Washington Channel. With sitting and dining areas, two-seater swings, kayak rentals, floating islands and a large fire feature, it pulls visitors over and into the Washington Channel.

第七街公园和娱乐码头位于中央入口的水前区。在这个战略位置上，它给第一次到码头的游客留下了标志性的第一印象

7th Street Park and the Recreation Pier sit at the central entry to the water front district. In this strategic location, it makes a landmark first impression upon first-time visitors to The Wharf.

▽项目平面图 Plan

▽项目随着河流的起伏而有节奏地起伏，码头轻轻地下沉到海峡的中点，然后上升到它的终点 The Recreational Pier and Park slopes follow the rhythmic rise and fall of the river’s rolling current with the pier dipping softly down to the channel at its midpoint before rising at its terminus.

▽码头优美的形态 Pier its graceful character

占地10000平方英尺的第七街公园以椭圆形的绿色为特色，标志着从日常的城市生活到水上生活的体验。它的弧形人行道一直延伸到前面的码头。场地雨水收集在富有表现力的生物园内的椭圆池内 

The 10,000-square-foot 7th Street Park features an elliptical green that signals the passage from quotidian urban living to the experience of being on the water. Its arcing walkways extend to the Pier ahead. Site stormwater is collected at the southern point of the ellipse in an expressive bioretention garden.

景观设计师要求从第七街公园延伸出一个公共楼梯井，以提供通往高架露台和希尔顿酒店之间的用餐空间的通道 

The landscape architect pressed for a public stairwell that extends from 7th Street Park to provide access to an elevated terrace and dining space between the Canopy and Hilton Hotels.

游客一年四季都涌向娱乐码头。这是一个散步、玩耍、放松和欣赏海峡对岸东波多马克岛景色的地方。

Visitors flock to the Recreation Pier in all seasons. It is a place to stroll, play, relax, and take in views of East Potomac Island across the Channel.

▽在白天，娱乐码头在繁忙的活动的华盛顿特区提供了一种宁静的感觉 During the day, the Recreation Pier provides a sense of peace amidst the bustling activity of Washington, DC.

在一个交互式喷泉的南面，一个独特的阴影结构呼应了水的涨落。在它下面的休息区和用餐区可以看到漂浮的岛屿，还有机会观看海峡上的活动 

Just south of an interactive fountain, a distinctive shade structure echoes the water’s rise and fall. Sitting and dining areas beneath it offer views of the floating islands and opportunities to watch activity on the channel.

340平方英尺的浮动岛屿缓解了90英寸直径的市政暴雨排水口的速度。植物的根系可以伸入水中3到4英尺，它们可以过滤悬浮沉积物，提高水质 

340 square feet of floating islands dissipate the velocity of the 90” diameter municipal stormwater outfall at the 7th Street bulkhead. With plant roots reaching 3 to 4 feet into the water, they filter suspended sediment to improve water quality and clarity.

秋千的设计巧妙地参考了整个基地在更大尺度上呈现的椭圆主题。宽敞的座位是为朋友和爱人而设计的，共有五个不同的秋千，许多人会在旁边排队等待 

Arcing swing design neatly references the elliptical themes present at larger scales throughout the site. The broad seats are made to be shared among friends and loved ones. The popularity of the five swings prompts people to wait around them to take their turn.

回头看第七街公园，阴影结构将码头锁定在城市环境中。可移动的躺椅提供了异想天开的座位，增加了空间的灵活性 

Looking back toward 7th Street Park, the shade structure locks the Pier into its urban context. Movable lounge chairs offer whimsical seating that adds to the flexibility of the space.

14英尺高的燃气火焰同时也充当了灯塔的角色，当船只缓缓通过华盛顿海峡的无尾迹区时，它向船只致意，并为它们提供照明 

The Torch’s 14-foot gas-powered flame also acts as a light-house, greeting vessels and lighting their way as they slowly pass through a no-wake zone along the Washington Channel. 

码头的灯光与活跃的码头长廊相连，鼓励整个晚上的享受。在一个不像华盛顿其他地方的地方，水在人与自然的持续交流中反映了这座城市 

The Pier lighting ties into the active Wharf promenade, encouraging enjoyment throughout the evening. The water reflects its city in an ongoing exchange between people and nature, in a place unlike any other in DC.

Project name: The Wharf’s 7th Street Park and Recreation Pier

Company name: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, Ltd.

Website:https://www.vergason.net/

Contact e-mail:dpartlan@vergason.net,agriffin@vergason.net

Project location:Washington, DC

Completion Year:2016

Building area (m²): 21,000 square feet (1,950 square meter)

Other participants:

Architect: Perkins Eastman, PLLC 

7th Street Park Structural Engineer: The SK&A Group 

7th Street Park Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC 

7th Street Park Irrigation: Lynch & Associates, Ltd.

Marine Engineer: Moffat & Nichol

Recreation Pier Contractor: Cianbro Corporation, Inc.

Lighting: C.M. Kling + Associates, Inc.

Water Features: Fluidity Design Consultants LLC, Kusser FountainWorks

Sustainable Design Advisor: Heller and Metzger, PC

Floating Wetlands: Biohabitats, Inc.

Swings and Railings: Gutierrez Studios

Fire Sculpture: Fire Features, A Division of Colombo Construction Corporation

Photo credits: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, Ltd., PN Hoffmann, Nic Lehoux