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他们面临的挑战是提出创新的想法，以保护被飓风“桑迪”摧毁的纽约市洛克威群岛的海岸线。不像传统堤坝或洪水墙造成硬障碍，水闸是一个“软”的基础设施解决方案，以防止日益强大的风暴潮和洪水。

Their challenge was to present innovative ideas to protect the coastline area of the Rockaways in New York City, which had been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Unlike traditional dykes or flood walls that create hard barriers, the Water Dyke is a “soft” infrastructure solution to protect against increasingly powerful storm surges and flooding.

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传统的方法挡住了人们的视野和通道，严重破坏了脆弱的生态系统，这些生态系统有着巨大的地基和无法逾越的墙。另一方面，水草具有相同的功能，但并不能将人们从吸引他们进入滨水的东西中分离出来。同样，水堤也支持自然环境，允许野生动物自由通行，尽管是一个微创的结构系统。水堤在恢复和保护滨水环境的同时，防止了对城市基础设施的破坏。

Traditional methods block views and access for people and cause major disruption to delicate ecosystems with large in-ground foundations and impassable walls. The Water Dkye, on the other hand, performs the same function but does not cut people off from the very thing that attracts them to the water front.  Similarly, the Water Dyke supports the natural environment by allowing free passage for wildlife and though a minimally invasive structural system.The Water Dyke prevents damage to urban infrastructure while restoring and protecting waterfront environments.

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当水上升到危险的水平时，装有单向阀的木板下面的织物气泡就会捕捉到汹涌的水，并开始充满水。随着泡沫的膨胀，铰链状的木板通道被提起，形成了一堵由膨胀的气泡支撑的墙，这些泡沫利用了风暴潮本身的力量。

When water rises to dangerous levels, fabric bubbles underneath the boardwalk equipped with one-way valves capture the surging water and begin to fill up. As the bubbles inflate, the hinged boardwalk is lifted, creating a wall supported by the inflated bubbles that has harnessed the power of the storm surge itself.

作为保护脆弱沿海地区不受风暴潮和洪水影响的无害环境的基础设施解决方案，水闸采用了一种最低限度的侵入性办法，对保持和提高我们滨水社区的生活质量和享受生活质量仍然十分敏感。

The Water Dyke, as an environmentally friendly infrastructure solution to protect vulnerable coastal areas from damaging storm surges and flooding, employs a minimally invasive approach that remains sensitive to retaining and enhancing quality of life and enjoyment for our waterfront communities.

建筑师Sorg建筑位置Rockaway，纽约，美国类别城市设计团队Suman Sorg，Craig Edwards，Matthew Davitt，Sehee Kim Project，2013

Architects Sorg Architects Location Rockaway, New York, United States Category Urban Design Team Suman Sorg, Craig Edwards, Matthew Davitt, Sehee Kim Project Year 2013