Pesquisador doutor arquiteto e urbanista em governança, planejamento e projeto da paisagem
Os usos os rios nas cidades estão se transformando. Precisamos participar deste processo de transição
We are glad to share with everyone our Silver award Entry for HKILA 2021-23 Excellence in Public Development Rivers in the City - Jordan Nullah Landscape Improvement Works Project Client : Drainage Services Department Completion : 2022 Jordan Valley Channel is a revitalisation project initiated by Drainage Services Department, which is also the first urban channel with riverbed landscape enhancement in Hong Kong. The Site is located at Ngau Tau Kok which was an aged concrete nullah, which conveys water from the area near Fei Ngo Shan and Lung Wo Village and flows into Kai Tak Approach Channel. The project was started in March 2020 and was completed and opened to public on 25 April 2022. The entire revitalisation work is about 330 m long and is divided into 3 major zones, including upstream ecological channel, downstream green river, and water friendly open spaces (viewing platform). The project coheres with the concept of "Rivers in the City" proposed by HKSAR in 2021 Policy Address, with the aim of enhancing the connectivity of the riverbanks and promoting the waterphilic culture. A series of strategies have been studied and adopted in the revitalisation work to enhance ecology which was started by creating microhabitats by slowing down the water flow at upstream with stone deflectors, having rip-rap based shoals and wood logs to create tiny spaces for the growth of micro-organisms and algae. At downstream, the water flow is relatively slower, which is ideal for planting. Gabion stones are located between upstream and downstream to serve as a stronger planting base for hydro-seeding plants, and the gaps between stones are perfect habitats for shrimps and fish. Curvilinear landscapes and islands were created downstream to mimic natural rivJordan Valley Channel is a revitalisation project initiated by Drainage Services Department, which is also the first urban channel with riverbed landscape enhancement in Hong Kong. The Site is located at Ngau Tau Kok which was an aged concrete nullah, which conveys water from the area near Fei Ngo Shan and Lung Wo Village and flows into Kai Tak Approach Channel. #HKILA #HKILAAwards #SILVERaward #Landscapearchitect #landscapedesign #trees #communication #registeredpractice #hongkong #landscapeconsultant
