Adding to the visual pull, a long , narrow canal descends from the high poing, dropping trays of water that gradually increase from serene and barely moving to boisterous nearest the street.Allusions to a mountain stream cascading down a sloping hillside are evident but not cloyingly“natural-istic”as the bed of the watercourse is filled with pieces of tumbled,recycled glass arranded in an intensely colored,serpentine pattern.
The canal is crossed by three low footbriges leading from the lobby of the office tower.The bridges align with two door that was added.A long,subtly curving walkway with a 5 percent slope starts at the entrance to the residential tower at the corner of the block,slides through the plaza across the canal,and lands at the entrance to the office tower.The vertical and horizontal composition serves to create a strong,clear sense of movement.“We wanted to stitch the older office tower with the new residential tower and the plaza in between,”says Joe Fry,ASLA,of PFS,“in a way that seems like they were always cojoined.”In fact, the office tower looks fresher than it has in years; its structural bays now relate to the ground plane.
No gate or fencing discourages entry. Indeed, anyone seems welcome to use the space, even into the evening and on weekends, It is possible to enjoy the space even if one dose not enter it. Passersby get pleasure from the sound and sight of water cascading over dark stone walls. Entering and walking through the space is like discovering a small, quiet “secret garden” hidden in plain view among the towering buildings surrounding it.
But make no mistake---although open to the public, this is a privately owned space. A guard is stationed within the glass lobby of the office tower, and there are several small video cameras.
While the rooftop space does not employ ”green” technology per se, efforts were made to consider long-term environmental effects. Native trees were planted. Colored concrete pavers were used instead of stone, with its high transportation costs (although granite from Minnesota was used in the fountain area). The irrigation system uses 100 percent nonpotable water; rainfall is captured and stored in a cistern below the plaza. Locally recycled glass was used as a design feature, and lighting was kept to a minimum. Fry also notes the value of ”social sustainability” by replacing a place for vehicles with a place for people. One corner of the space was wired to allow concerts and performances for nearby employees and residences.
这个是关于景观，园林设计方面的，请高手帮忙翻译下，后再追加100分。
用软件在线翻译的就别来凑热闹啦。
谢谢第一个回答的朋友给我指正拼写错误，一下我检查了一下其中拼写错误：
第一行倒数第三个词应为point
第四行第二个词应该为naturalistic
其余的没有找出来，不过估计也不能有几个了，也没有时间找，如果在翻译过程中发现有错误的词请帮忙指正。
一二三楼，你们别凑热闹了，不会就知趣点，像你们那样用软件翻译的，小学生都会。