GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
can also be transformed into other flexible uses for temporary pop-up stores or stage performances . Due to the attraction of the moon , tides of the earth come and go consistently with the lunar cycle . The design team incorporates the tidal language into the design of the waterfront , activating uses of the outdoor landscape and forming a series of unique theatrical ministages along the waterway . While visitors stroll along the bankside , they are always actively engaged with these pocket mini-stages . Close to the heart of the project , a stepping theater provides informal performance stage along the bankside . Seating steps integrated with planting also become a popular
Stage-Audience Relationship Appreciation of the moon is fundamentally a stage-audience relationship , just like the essence in every successful public realm that encourages interaction and participation in its celebration of public life . Through spatial studies , the design team found an intriguing correlation with theater typology and the commercial public realm , where both seek to celebrate formal and informal interactions through the design of spatial configurations and carefully articulated sightlines and views .
The celebration of public life is built upon ensuring inclusion and diversity , and the design hopes to contribute to that by acknowledging shared experiences of local traditions , while also integrating a series of multi-functional and inter-relational spaces that encourage people to socialize , play , observe , and rest .
Repertoire of the Moon in Theaterism Approach The moon becomes the theme which the design team begins to cultivate onto the canvas . Through spatial abstractions of theater studies , moon-themed typologies are incorporated into appropriate locations suited to the characteristics of the program , weaving unique and culturally relevant inter-relationships together .
The iteration of the moon concept seeks to express a dynamic landscape that appears to be constantly changing , just like the amount of moon that we see over the course of the month during different lunar phases . The changes of lunar phases becomes an integral design of the moon plaza stage , which is the focal theater at the center of the project . The dry fountain is programmed to have multiple scenarios of interaction according to different lunar phases - full moon , crescents , and eclipses create a highly participatory stage that is popular among children and families during weekends . At different times of the month , it recreation area for local residents . There are also a series of other narrow stages along the rest of the waterfront . The tides are articulated into dynamic landscape furnishings with an undulating composition . The spatiality of the composition allows multiplicity of unprescribed opportunities for leaning , sitting , observing , and informal play . Next to the children ’ s activity center , there is also a designated area for child activities . The design takes advantage of the grading change to create topographical mounds for staged play , where children can climb , run , slide , and interact freely within the integrated playscape .
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