Beautifying the Cityscape Wufu and Wine Chimes Pedestrian Path 高雄造街運動時代來臨 五福步道與城市風鈴步道
Kaohsiung is spending a good deal of effort beautifying the cityscape, after successfully installing of 'Urban Spotlight' and 'Great Plaza for Civic Art'; the city has changed from a lost space to a new recreational and artistic space. Wufu Road, in front of its Junior High School and Mingchuan Road around Kaohsiung Commercial and Vocational High aim to catch your eye.
These two places were designed to watch the people having a good time, with shuttling back and forth, which breaks down the alienation of closure and extends the field of vision in and out of the school. The ball field has also become one with the street to combine both into a 'street－sports complex'.
In Response to 'Great Plaza' for Civic Art
Part of Wufu Junior High School is programmed with a parent's pick-up area. Meanwhile, a program was been designed by our English, Music, and Chinese teachers from the school, kind of an ecological classroom with a name card for the trees with their characteristics, an electric screen for teaching everyday English is provided, and a 'street broadcasting station' is run by the Music teachers and a student committee. Also 'the poem at the underpass entrance' has replaced the transparent light boxes, and an overlay of poetry on the glass walls. After remodeling, the part of Wufu Jonior High and the Great Plaza for Civic Art opposite takes shape into contrasting ideas but interactive with the scenery of the pedestrian path.
'Sound Scenery' concept first seen in Kaohsiung!
Sound Scenery' concept can be seen and heard and heard along Mingchuan Road. At the 'chime closure', the 'Wind Chimes Pedestrian Path' dances in the wind, which brings a lovely sound. This fantastic sound is a part of the impression on the street; it also delivers 'a scenery heart' of happiness to people.
The other core of Wind Chimes Pedestrian Path is a 'play lane'. The dancing water in the pool entrance covers the water pipes with intensified glass light boxes. The lights and shadows are of various hues. The 'Dancing light' upon Sheaman Street blends with the variety of the floor lights, which creates a picture of children chasing lights and shadows. At the same time, the Design department, teachers and students of Kaohsiung Commercial and Vocational High also join the program to give residents along Mingchuan Road a suitable space for playing and relaxing. The main point is to create a place for children to play safely and in their search for street space, find a better life.
Creating a more friendly urban space
In fact, beautifying the streetscape in Kaohsiung is not only to improve the living environment, but also via serving and sharing the communities to find an ideal quality of urban street space. This is to place pedestrians first, and enable them to take a rest when they are tired and to enjoy the cool air when it is hot. It will not be so hard for us to walk in this city anymore, it is going to be a pleasant and happy experience.
Gradually, people discover that it is a pleasant to live and work in Kaohsiung, and the relationship between people and urban space are not like strangers but a communication with space, which is like to carry the graceful atmosphere away with you anytime. This is going to be a friendly urban place.
高雄市正進行著一項美麗的「造街運動」，繼「城市光廊」、「市民藝術大道」像被魔杖點過一般、從都市遺落的空間轉變成為新興的休憩與藝文空間之後，五福國中前之五福路以及鄰近高雄高級商業職業學校的民權路段，也 有了令人眼睛為之一亮的變化。
這兩個路段以穿透性的設計手法，打破圍牆所造成的疏離感，使得學校內外視野得以延伸，運動場的活動也與街道連成一體，形成「街道運動場」。
與藝術大道相呼應
五福國中段以「就學步道」為主軸，規劃有家長接送區，並且由五福國中的自然、英文、音樂、國文老師，分別設計了介紹高雄市主要行道樹葉片特性的「樹的名片」生態教室、提供每日一句英語教學的LED字幕、由音樂老師與學生社團製作經營的「街頭電台」，而「詩的地下道入口」則是將現有人行地下道出入口改為透明燈箱，並在玻璃牆面上鑲刻著詩句，改造後的五福國中段與對面的市民藝術大道正好形成對比又各具特色的景觀步道、相互呼應。
「音景」概念高雄首見
而民權路段則有著高雄首見的「音景」(sound scape)概念，「風鈴圍牆」上，風一吹來，步道風鈴便隨之舞動，傳出陣陣悅耳鈴聲，而這美妙聲音將成為街頭印象的一部份，為經過的人們帶來愉悅的「心景」。
風鈴步道的另一主軸為「遊戲巷」，游泳池入口的「水之舞」，以強化玻璃光盒包覆水道，在水底燈光的照射下，形成光波與光影舞動變幻；廈門街口的「光之舞」，則是透過地板嵌燈的變化，讓兒童與光影盡情奔跑追逐；同時雄商設計科的師生也共同參與，帶給民權路段附近居民一個帶狀的遊戲、休憩空間，一如以往孩子們總能放心地在巷弄中遊戲一般，找回「以人為本」的街道空間與品質；而另一個附加價值是，走在步道上的人們，可以從漏空的牆柱間愉悅地看著高雄高級商業職業學校操場上快樂奔跑的人群。
創造更人性化的都市空間
事實上，高雄市的「造街運動」不僅是改造環境，更透過民眾的參與，共同尋回理想的都市街道空間品質，以行人優先來重新思考，讓每個行人走累了就可以休息、天氣熱了可以乘涼；行走於這個都市間，不再是件苦差事，而是賞心悅目的愉快經驗。
漸漸地人們將發現，每一次行走在高雄街頭，都是一段開心的旅程，而人們與都市空間的關係，將不再是匆匆走過的漠然，而是與空間進行對話，更將空間傳達的美好氣氛隨身帶走，這是一個更人性化的都市空間。