Boulevard

Around the Southern and Eastern edges of Waterfront City's edges runs a ring road that deflects not bound for the island around it. This road is lined by high rise office and residential building overlooking the water towards the island. These high rises can be accessed from a secondary road known as the boulevard road. Driving along the boulevard road offers a dynamic view onto three sides of the island. Between the road and the waterfront is Waterfront City's largest public park; the Boulevard Park.

Image courtesy of the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)

With its organic lines and landscape the Boulevard Park offers a contrast to the rest of Waterfronts City's rational, man made design. Everywhere else in Waterfront City the edges to the water are hard quay walls but in the Boulevard the water edge is soft with the Landscape sliding into the water. The design for the Boulevard Park exploits the possibilities of this soft transition from land to water; at times there is a beach, at times there are mangroves and on several occasions a pier reaches out over the water. Along these piers are various buildings that are surrounded by water on all sides. The piers also make moorings for water taxis making it possible to access the Boulevard by boat.

Although the Boulevard Park is public there are private plots inside of it. These plots find themselves in the unique condition of being surrounded on all sides by park and having a view towards the water and the island.

The Boulevard provides a mix of different use and density. It ranges from office, residential, and hotel towers to mid-rise culture, retail, and civic amenities to low-rise retail and restaurants. Additionally, the Boulevard contains a large plot that can be used to build stadium or a large cultural institution.