麦肯齐瀑布峡谷小径

麦肯齐瀑布峡谷小径
MacKenzie Falls Gorge Trail

汉森合作伙伴关系：维多利亚公园公司聘请我们为麦肯齐瀑布制定概念规划。2012年初，洪水摧毁了一座重要的人行桥。我们与维多利亚公园的工作人员密切合作，了解保护区内瀑布瀑布附近的自然环境。鉴于地理位置偏远且缺乏常规数据，创新是分析和设计过程的组成部分。无障碍是一项重大挑战。该地点距离墨尔本3.5小时车程，再步行半小时穿越陡峭的地形。没有高质量的航空摄影和测量信息；因此，在现场收集信息至关重要。我们使用了替代技术，如现场视觉测绘和照片评估，以提供特定于现场的报告，包括新的路线方案和详细说明典型施工细节的“零件套件”文件。通过草图设计和现场绘图，使用钢笔和纸张对每个岩石表面、景观元素和自然特征进行检查和记录。
hansen partnership: We were engaged by Parks Victoria to prepare a concept plan for the MacKenzie Falls. Precinct under their flood recovery program after floods caused the destruction of a key footbridge in early 2012. We worked closely with Parks Victoria staff to gain an appreciation of the natural setting close to the cascading waterfall within the reserve. Innovation was integral to the analysis and design process given the remote location and lack of conventional data. Accessibility was a major challenge. The site is 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne and a further half hour on foot across steep terrain. Quality aerial photography and survey information was unavailable; so gathering information on site was crucial. We used alternate techniques such as on-site visual mapping and photo assessment to deliver a site-specific report including new trail alignment options and a ‘kit of parts’ document detailing typical details construction. Every rock face, landscape element and natural feature were inspected and documented through sketch design and on-site mapping using pen and paper.

MacKenzie Falls Gorge Trail

峡谷的原始美景激发了我们设计中对自然的强调。人工基础设施仅用于在自然因素不足以满足的情况下辅助无障碍性。虽然基础设施通过形状和纹理形成对比，但它的设计是为了在颜色和形式上与景观融为一体。建筑元素故意模仿眼前的景观。高架人行道就是一个例子：形状参差不齐，位于相邻悬崖墙的手臂长度范围内，提供与自然的进一步联系。视觉上占主导地位的人造元素与背景形成对比，同时与自然材料构成的元素随着景观的退去，让自然继续占据主导地位。最后的小径路线为游客提供了一次穿越麦肯齐瀑布峡谷的更亲密的旅程。先前的小道路线将游客带上了山脊线，这剥夺了他们对下瀑布的视野和亲密体验。小径的一小段现在修复了与下游历史悠久的祖姆斯坦野餐区的断绝连接。
The gorge’s pristine beauty inspired a natural emphasis in our design. Manmade infrastructure was only used to assist accessibility where natural elements would not suffice. While the infrastructure contrasts through shape and texture, it was designed to blend with the landscape in colour and form. The constructed elements purposefully mimic the immediate landscape. An example is the elevated walkway: jagged in form and positioned within arm’s length of the adjacent escarpment wall to offer further connection with nature. The visually dominant manmade elements contrast yet compliment the setting whilst the elements built with natural materials recede with the landscape, allowing the continued dominance of nature. The final trail alignment provides visitors with a more intimate journey through the MacKenzie Falls Gorge. The previous trail alignment led visitors up a ridge line, which deprived them of views and an intimate experience of the lower falls. The small section of trail now mends the severed link to the Historic Zumsteins Picnic Area further downstream.

Data

Landscape Architecture: hansen partnership
Location: Northern Grampians Rd, Zumsteins VIC 3401
Year completed: 2013
Photography credits: Andrew Lloyd

-人民选择奖-澳大利亚景观建筑师学会（AILA）维多利亚，2014年
Awards:
-Finalist – World Architecture News (WAN) –
Landscape Category
-Best in Category Award for Architectural Design –
Urban Design & Public Spaces, Good Design Awards, 2015
-Design Award – Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Victoria, 2014
-People’s Choice Award – Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Victoria, 2014