丹德农市民广场综合了“城市公园”和“市民广场”的功能，为墨尔本带来了一种新的生活体验空间。该广场的一部分被高大的松树遮蔽，周围由倾斜的草坪环绕，既可作为人们日常的休闲空间，又能够为各种不同规模的活动提供场地。

The public square establishes a new type of space for Melbourne, creating a studied mix of the ‘urban park’ and ‘civic square’ typologies. In part shaded by a tall grove of advanced Cook Pines, and surrounded by inclined grass planes, the space is intended to work in many modes, creating spaces that work day-to-day for individuals, and which are capable of being programmed in many ways for events of many different sizes.

▼项目概览，aerial view  ©Chris Erskine

▼鸟瞰图，aerial view showing paving pattern  ©Chris Erskine

▼高大的松树以及倾斜的草坪，a tall grove of advanced Cook Pines and inclined grass planes  ©Michael Wright

主广场的周围有约十个不同尺度的空间，每个空间都有多种多样的功能，旨在满足人们不同的日常使用和活动举办的需求。广场中心宽敞且开放，夏天时会支起19把红色大型雨伞为人们带来阴凉。

There are about ten spaces of differing scale edging the main square, each with subtle, diverse character and detailing designed to sustain different forms of day to day use and for events. The ecumenical centre is left unencumbered, but able to shade by a grid of 19 large scale red umbrellas for summer.

▼广场中心宽敞无遮蔽，Dandenong Civic Square  ©Michael Wright

▼广场设有红色坐椅，Dandenong Civic Square seating  ©Michael Wright

▼广场周边的遮阳篷，vibrant seating providing areas for large groups to gather  ©Michael Wright

▼红色大型雨伞，umbrellas providing shade for outdoor events  ©Michael Wright

该项目通过选用持久、能耗低且无需过多维护的材料来实现可持续发展。广场的主体铺设花岗岩路面，其他材料的选择也具有经久耐用的特点，包括青石路面、多种拼接方式的铺砖以及少量的现浇混凝土。广场设有由再生木材制成的长椅供人们休息。

Sustainability is focused on long‐life, low energy material which don’t need a lot of maintenance. The main body of the square is paved in granite, designed to stand the test of time. Other materials are also designed for longevity, including bluestone, inlays of patterned brick, and limited use of insitu concrete. Recycled timber is used where people sit, and to create the large scale seating platform edging the smaller plaza space addressing Lonsdale Street.

▼路面由青石及多种砖块拼接而成，paving with bluestone and inlays of patterned brick  ©Michael Wright

▼材料选择，mixed use of materials  ©Michael Wright

▼广场边设有由再生木材制成的长椅，recycled timber was used for various seating areas  ©Chris Erskine

松树的树池底座可收集雨水以供浇灌树木，确保它们在人工建造的土地上也可以茁壮生长。场地上的其他植物具有较强的抗旱性，可以适应当地的气候。

The main square drains to water the Cook Pines, which are planted in large tree pits designed to collect stormwater and to promote and prolong tree growth in this wholly artificial former building site. Other plantings are chosen for resilience and for drought tolerance.

▼树池的底座可收集雨水， large tree pits are designed to collect stormwater  ©Chris Erskine

▼草坪，open lawn providing areas for relaxing  ©Michael Wright

该项目的可持续设计还满足了人们的社交需求。广场提供了大量的座位和其他活动场地，很快就融入到当地居民和社区群体的生活中。各种大型社交活动在这里举办，让来到丹德农的不同文化背景的人感受到家乡般的热情。可持续设计通常关注的是技术层面的策略，而该广场则侧重研究其社会价值，展现丹德农对文化多样性的包容以及热情的精神，这也是澳大利亚公共生活的象征。丹德农市民广场打造了一个充满活力又丰富多彩的体验中心，邀请每一位居民的热情参与。

The social life of the square is the primary driver of sustainable design for this community. The square offers a great many seating and other opportunities for active inhabitation. This seems to have been accepted almost immediately with local people and serves the many cultures al-ready using the square, who value the opportunity to sit in larger groups, and to socialize in truly urban ways which reflect the origins of ancient cultures of many lands who have come to Dandenong. Sustainable design often focusses on raw technical criteria, but here the square functions to evidence Dandenong’s commitment to cultural diversity and a welcoming spirit that is the hallmark of Australian public life. Here everyone can have a fair go, and the square creates a unique civic tableau that has already become a vibrant and colourful heart at the centre of the Dandenong community experience.

▼广场可供举办各种大型社交活动，place for people to gather during festivals  ©Michael Wright

▼平面图，floor plan   ©Rush Wright Associates

Project name: Dandenong Civic Square

Architect’ Firm: Rush Wright Associates Pty Ltd

Lead Architects: Rush Wright Associates Pty Ltd

Project location: Walker Street (between Thomas and Lonsdale Street), Dandenong

Completion Year: 2013

Gross Built Area (square meters or square foot): 2270.0 sqm

Photo credits: Michael Wright/ Chris Erskine/Peter Bennetts

Other participants

Client: City of Greater Dandenong

Lead Consultant and Architect: Lyons

Builder: Watpac

Civil and Structural Engineer: Bonacci Group

Services, ESD and Lighting: AECOM

Environmental Graphics: Material Thinking – Paul Carter, Edmund Carter

Building Surveyor: PLP Building Surveyors & Consultants

Quantity Surveyor: Slattery Australia

Key client project directors: Bruce Rendall, Darren Rogers

Landscape contractor: Living Landscapes

Trees: Trees Impact

Videos (youtube or vimeo links):

https://youtu.be/M8VqlzI85Bg