大潭水塘道休憩處

Tai Tam Reservoir Road Sitting-out Area

大潭水塘道休憩處地處黃泥涌峽區中央，是布力徑終點、港島徑第五段起點和金督馳馬徑的交匯處，與黃泥涌水塘隔著馬路相對，是各條熱門郊遊路線的必經之處。休憩處於1985年啟用時原佔地740平方米，後於1992在場地西側的空地再拓展237平方米。根據地勢，休憩處設計為高差約2.3米的兩級台地，並由體量達闊13.5米乘長度20.5米乘高約6.5米的廊架組合橫跨其上。桁架內不同長度和方向的柱子與橫樑相互交錯，連接構造也盡量簡單直接。位於上層台地結構頂部被深裂葉羊蹄甲包裹，淡粉色的花朵於初夏洶湧綻放成海，新葉與卷枝盤纏隨時間自然斑駁鏽蝕的橫樑，相依相守。大葉欖仁突破位於下層台地的結構的束縛，於樑間自由、立體地流動生長，並伸向上層的構築物。同時為避免茂密的攀緣植物遮蔽光線，構築物中央留有了6米乘9.6米的空窗，引入日光與微風。場地追尋建成環境與自然植物的相互依存，同時揭示不同地勢的斷裂和連續性，力圖展示一個富有力量的平衡和穩定強大的整體。

Tai Tam Reservoir Road Sitting-out Area is located in the middle of Wong Nai Chung Gap area, across the road from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir. Various popular countryside routes passed through the site, such as Black’s Link, Hong Kong Trail Section 5 and Sir Cecil’s Ride. With a size of 740 square metres when it was opened in 1985, the site further expanded southward by 237 square metres in 1992. The sitting-out area is built on two terraces with a height difference of about 2.3 metres, and is covered by a sizeable truss canopy measuring 13.5 metres in width, 20.5 metres in length, and about 6.5 metres in height. Columns and beams of the canopy are connected by simple joints, demonstrating an intrinsic structural beauty. The canopy over the upper terrace is wrapped in Bauhinia corymbosa. In early summer, pale pink flowers bursting into a sea and the new foliage and curling branches entwined with the rusted beams that have naturally patinated over time. Branches of the Terminalia catappa on the lower terrace pass through the gap between canopy beams to reach upward. A 6 m by 9.6 m void is strategically located in the centre of the truss canopy to avoid the dense climbing plants blocking daylight and breezes.

The site presents a balanced and strong whole and traces the interdependence of the built structure and nature.