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Public Access Lagoons: 'Beach life' in All Cities Around The World
由專築網小R，王雪純編譯
200年前，公園融入了城市，而如今，“海灘生活”則不斷觸碰著城市的心。
當下流行的改造方案都具有能夠改變城市生活且具有高度社會影響力的特徵，其中一個絕佳案例就是“瀉湖公共空間（Public Access Lagoons——PAL）”一個由多個國家聯合水域創新公司Crystal Lagoons所設計與開發的概念。這個概念裡，大型海灘生活項目將於城市中央建造，這裡有著白色的沙灘和晶瑩的湖泊，人們可以在這裡游泳或者進行水上運動，其每年的遊客容納能力也很強，使用者可以購買進入這裡的文化娛樂中心和便利設施，也可以在冥想場所進行深思。
在PAL的概念中，建築師們將海洋帶到家門口以改善了人們的生活環境，就好像在200年前城市公園的構成方式。世界上的大多數城市都將公園和綠地結合在一起，同樣的思維方式也應用在瀉湖公共空間之中。人們不需要為了海洋而遠行，在家門口就有一片“大海”。
這種做法在全球範圍內迅速擴大，五大洲共有60多個項目處於規劃與設計之中，這些國家包括西班牙、美國、印度尼西亞、土耳其、迪拜、美國、澳大利亞、泰國。在美國，這些項目分別位於加利福尼亞、德克薩斯、喬治亞、弗羅裡達、匹茲堡、亞利桑那等地，而在美洲中部，18個PAL項目則分別位於薩爾瓦多、瓜地馬拉、哥斯達黎加、多米尼加共和國、洪都拉斯、巴拿馬、尼加拉瓜、伯利茲等地。
這些項目很好地滿足了人們對於在密集的城市之中的親水需求，同時，湖泊沿岸的沙灘地區面向公眾開放，能夠迅速地吸引大批人群，因此這也說明了當地社區曾經未被注意到的需求。
200 years ago, parks were incorporated into cities. Today, 'beach life' can also reach the hearts of cities.
A revolutionary alternative of high social impact that promises to change urban living is gaining ground. Known as Public Access Lagoons (PAL), an innovative concept developed and patented by the multinational water innovation company, Crystal Lagoons, it will bring beach life projects to the heart of large cities, with white sand beaches and monumental crystalline lagoons, in which people can swim and practice water sports in. With the capacity to receive more than one million visits a year, these large bodies of water can incorporate cultural and entertainment centers and amenities, easily accessed via ticketed entry or, alternatively, can be enjoyed free of charge from the contemplation areas.
PALs are changing the lives of millions of people living in urban settings by bringing a portion of the ocean to their doorstep, similar to what happened 200 years ago when urban parks were created. Today, most cities around the world consider parks and green areas as part of their configuration. The same phenomenon is happening with public access lagoons. People will no longer have to travel to the ocean; they’ll find it on their doorstep.
The expansion is palpable, with over 60 projects in different stages of planning and construction in all five continents. Specifically, in Spain, the US, Indonesia, Turkey, Dubai, Central America, Australia, Chile, and Thailand, where the country's first PAL was recently inaugurated. In the US, several projects are spread throughout California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Pittsburgh, and Arizona. In Central America, 18 PALs will be developed in El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Belize.
These projects respond to an unsatisfied need: the absence of bodies of water that allow for bathing within densely populated cities. Furthermore, when similar sandy areas alongside rivers have opened to the public, they have rapidly attracted multitudes of people, despite their precarious infrastructure. This reflects a need within the community that has, until now, gone unnoticed.
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一般的公共海灘常常伴隨著旅行的意味，導致了很少或幾乎沒有的基礎設施但在PAL項目中，人們可以赤足進入，這裡有著各式各樣的文化活動，例如音樂會、表演、電影等等，這裡還有著諸如餐廳、圓形劇場、活動中心、咖啡廳、零售店、俱樂部、水上運動場所等吸引著市民的活動空間，即使下雨了，這些活動空間也能夠通過屋面加以保護。
PAL項目能夠在全球範圍內進行城市變革，同時給城市地區帶來豐富的價值，此類項目的建設規模與成本與公園相類似，但是用水量只有公園的一半，這也說明了此類項目更加節約資源，滿足可持續需求，同時還滿足大批量的使用者。
Public beaches imply traveling by car or plane and, in general, dispose of little or no facilities. PALs, on the other hand, are places that can be accessed by foot, offering a full range of cultural activities such as concerts, shows, and open-air cinemas. They have the capacity to become attractive centers for urban dwellers, with restaurants, amphitheaters, event centers, cafés, retail, beach clubs, water sports and much more. They allow for a wide range of activities, regardless of weather conditions, since they can be shielded, either completely or partially, by domes.
PALs have the capacity to make transformative urban changes within cities around the globe and add significant value to urban areas. Their construction and maintenance costs are on par with those associated to a park of similar dimensions, yet use half the amount of water, meaning they ensure rational and sustainable use of water resources. Furthermore, they can be used intensively by vast numbers of visitors.
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PAL項目有著包容且安全的環境，在這裡，遊客們可以通過諸如娛樂空間、建築、環境氛圍、景觀場所、基礎設施等各個部分來享受城市的水域，另外，例如水池、白色沙灘、瀉湖沿岸、露臺等設施也給他們帶來了不同的體驗與感受，他們可以在其中的林蔭道、野餐區、餐廳、咖啡廳、劇場等空間舉辦音樂會等其他文化活動。
北美水晶瀉湖項目設計工程公司Kimley-Horn 的副總裁兼工程師Chris Falce說： “只要將當地的建築和設計結合起來，PAL項目就能夠快速和諧地和城市公共環境相融合當然，項目也必須符合城市總體規劃需求，例如土地利用和區域規章，同時考慮到經濟、交通、環境影響。”
PALs provide a safe and inclusive environment in which visitors can enjoy an urban body of water, through a carefully created ecosystem that includes entertainment, architecture, atmosphere, landscaping, and amenities. Part of the experience is down to the different resources and entertainment areas, which include crystalline waters, white sand beaches, wooden decks that shape the lagoon shoreline, boulevards, picnic areas, restaurants, cafés, along with amphitheaters for events, concerts and other cultural activities.
'PALs can be harmoniously assimilated into public areas found in cities, so long as they incorporate local urban architecture into their design. They must coincide with the overall urban plan, including land use and zoning codes as well as economic, environmental, and transportation impacts that they may potentially imply,' says the engineer Chris Falce, Vice President of Kimley-Horn, one of the design and engineering companies in the US that is currently contributing to the majority of Crystal Lagoons projects in North America.
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PAL項目發展如此迅速的原因在於高使用率，可以讓投資者快速地回收本金。
一個比較成功的案例是美國的第一個私人瀉湖地產項目，該項目距離弗羅裡達州坦帕大約有40分鐘車程，但是海灘生活仍然滿足了當地人們的需求，該項目常熱門，甚至需要定時開放來控制遊客的數量。
PALs are rapidly expanding due to the fact that they can be intensively used and because they allow investors to rapidly recoup their investment.
One success story is in the US, where the first private real estate project to include a lagoon - despite being located in a suburban area 40 minutes away from Tampa, Florida - opened its doors to the community when it identified a demand for beach living. The result was so remarkable that it has often had to close its doors to the public so as to control the flow of visitors.
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為了充分地利用PAL項目的巨大潛力，Crystal Lagoons公司邀請了相關的市場參與者加入到這種變革之中，並且與開發商、比賽場所、公共公園、購物中心共同合作。
Crystal Lagoons公司給其合作伙伴帶來了許多革命性的全球專利技術，例如水體的施工與維護，相較於傳統游泳池，這些水體所需的化學物質和能量都更少一些。另外，項目團隊還和合作夥伴們分享專利，讓開發人員和建築師都能夠設計開發出更加新穎的項目，這些項目的規模、特徵、密度都符合城市的整體規劃，同時也構成了適應性強的綠化措施，既滿足當地需求，又滿足可持續發展。
To leverage the huge potential PALs have to offer, Crystal Lagoons has invited relevant actors from different markets to take part in this revolution and has formed alliances with important developers, racetracks, public parks, and shopping malls, amongst others.
Crystal Lagoons offers its revolutionary and globally patented technology to its partners, as well as construction and maintenance guidelines for its monumental bodies of crystalline water, which require up to 100 times fewer chemicals and just 2% of the energy needed by conventional swimming pool filtration systems. Additionally, the team collaborates and shares its know-how with their partners, so that developers and architects can create inspiring projects, that are coherent in terms of scale, character, and density with regards to the local environment and the city they are found in. The firm provides design guides and flexible landscaping guidelines that are compatible with native flora as well as being environmentally friendly and sustainable.
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Crystal Lagoons公司的創建者Fernando Fischmann也是一位科學家，他認為，無論是在發展中國家還是發達國家，PAL項目都能夠從社會、經濟方面改善人們的生活。
這個概念有著超前的想法，它能夠改善城市生活，並且和城市相互融合，給人們帶來難忘的體驗，甚至促進時代的發展。
Forward-thinking Fernando Fischmann, the scientist and innovator who founded Crystal Lagoons, adamantly believes that PALs can change city living definitively, on all socioeconomic levels, regardless of if they are found in developing or developed countries.
The concept is a transcendental legacy which will change city living and will continue to be part of the urban evolution, offering a new and memorable urban experience in tune with our times.
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