位于Barra da Tijuca, RJ的奥林匹克公园是2016年奥运会的主会场。在奥运会期间，公园内提供了各种体育设施，如：网球中心、Cariocas竞技场，以及直播场所，所有这些都围绕奥林匹克大道而建，这条奥林匹克大道连接了场地一端到另一端的宽阔行人通道，并规划有一系列花园露台。无论是道路还是花园露台的设计都是为了容纳人群，满足公众的需求。
▼视频，video© Rafael Salim
The Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, RJ, was the main venue for the 2016 Olympic Games. At the time of the games, the Park’s project included various sports facilities, such as the Tennis Center, the Cariocas Arenas, and the Live Site, all built around the Olympic Way, a wide pedestrian thoroughfare connecting one end of the site to the other, along with its Garden Terraces. Both were designed to accommodate crowds and meet the high demand for public attendance.
▼顶视图，top view© Rafael Salim
项目的初衷旨在于奥运会结束后为所有遗留下来的基础设施赋予新的用途。改造奥林匹克遗产的主要策略是将奥林匹克大道、生活场地和花园露台转变为一座拥有更多绿地、增加植被覆盖率，并创造出活动空间的公共公园。
▼总平面图，master plan©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
The initial project concept for the Legacy anticipated adapting all this infrastructure for new uses after the end of the Olympics. The main proposal for transformation into the Olympic Legacy was the conversion of the Olympic Way, Live Site, and Garden Terraces into a Public Park with more green areas, increased vegetation coverage, and the creation of active spaces.
▼鸟瞰，aerial view© Rafael Salim
▼局部顶视图，top view of one part© Rafael Salim
该奥林匹克公园改造项目于2022年由里约热内卢市政厅招标，后来更名为Rita Lee公园，以纪念这位艺术家。中标的Ecomimesis事务所随后负责了奥林匹克大道及其周边地区的再开发，规划面积总计14万平方米，设计旨在展现里约生活和文化的初始条件，重视里约热内卢的自然景观，并将该空间转变为城市的标志性休闲目的地。
The development of this new project for the Olympic Park, later renamed Parque Rita Lee in honor of the artist, was tendered by the Rio de Janeiro City Hall in 2022. Ecomimesis, the company that won the bid, was then responsible for the redevelopment of the Olympic Way and its immediate surroundings, totaling 140,000 square meters of planned area, considering the initial premises of celebrating Rio’s life and culture, valuing the natural landscape of Rio de Janeiro, and transforming the space into a landmark leisure destination for the city.
▼彩色地面与树池的结合，combination of the colorful ground and the planters© Rafael Salim
这家总部位于里约的事务所提议将空间划分为两种不同特征的公园类型，分别为线性公园和城市公园。线性公园的设计方案考虑了奥林匹克大道的线性延伸，通过Avenida Abelardo Bueno将公园入口连接到Jacarepaguá Lagoon泻湖岸边的活动场地。城市公园则涉及了与道路相邻的区域，并将项目连接到体育竞技场和邻近的地块。
▼分析图，analysis diagram©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
The Rio-based firm proposes dividing the space into two park typologies with different characteristics that intermingle along the way, called Linear Park and Urban Park. The first considers the linear extension of the Olympic Way, connecting the park entrance via Avenida Abelardo Bueno to the Live Site on the banks of Jacarepaguá Lagoon. The second includes the areas adjacent to the way and connects the project to the arenas and neighboring lands.
▼局部顶视图，top view of one part© Rafael Salim
▼阶梯式休息区，terraced seating area© Rafael Salim
项目的重点在于对公园的诠释，两种公园在不同功能与形式上的互补是非常必要的：
A) 线性公园：该公园是一条宽60米、长1.2公里的大型线性大道，道路流畅连续，为游客们提供了阴凉区域、公共厕所、休息和社交空间。这条连接公园入口和泻湖的路径，通过在现有的地面上增加新的绿色空间，种植原生大西洋森林树木，创造带有城市家具的休息区，以及带有活动场地的会议空间，重新定义了奥林匹克大道的空间组织与景观序列。
▼分析图，analysis diagram©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
The project focuses on the understanding that within the park, two distinct and complementary uses and occupations are possible and necessary:
a) Linear Park: a large, linear avenue 60 meters wide and 1.2 kilometers long with a smooth and continuous path, offering shaded areas, public restrooms, and spaces for rest and socializing. This path, connecting the park entrance to the Lagoon, involves a process of redefining and readapting the space for the benefit of users through the creation of new vegetated beds over the already constructed flooring structure with the planting of native Atlantic Forest trees, creation of rest areas with urban furniture, and meeting spaces with the Live Site.
▼户外家具，outdoor urban furniture© Rafael Salim
B) 城市公园：独特而创新，设有娱乐休闲区、城市家具、户外设备和俏皮的彩色运动场地，旨在吸引人们进入这样一个城市中现代而不寻常的空间。与城市中的其他公园相比，该城市公园具有强烈而独特的地方特色。通过不同的色彩设计，场地被赋予了不同的用途，包括：1、为不同年龄的孩子提供游客设施的儿童区；2、带有城市户外家具的休息区和会议区，以及家庭野餐区；3、鼓励如futmesa，乒乓球，篮球，攀岩等运动的运动区；4、设有各种障碍物与地形的滑板公园。
▼分析图，analysis diagrams©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
b) Urban Park: unique and innovative, with recreation and leisure areas, furniture, equipment, and playful colorful flooring, aiming to attract users to a modern and unusual space in the city. The urban park has a strong and unique local identity compared to other parks in the city. Its flooring design sectors the spaces and uses of the area, divided into: 1. Children’s area with toys for kids of different ages, 2. Sitting and meeting area with furniture and a picnic area for families, 3. Sports area encouraging sports like futmesa, table tennis, basketball, and climbing, and 4. Skate park with a variety of obstacles allowing the practice of the sport.
▼儿童游乐区，playground for children© Rafael Salim
▼篮球场地，basketball field© Rafael Salim
▼篮球场局部，closer aerial view of the basketball view© Rafael Salim
▼儿童水上乐园，children’s water park© Rafael Salim
总体来说，项目共包含了两个多功能运动场、两个3×3篮球场、活动区，设有各种户外玩具的儿童区，儿童水上游乐区、游戏区（设有乒乓球台和futmesa场地）、野餐区、高级健身区，攀岩墙、滑板公园、自行车架、座位区、休息区，以及公共厕所。此外，项目中还包括了一系列城市家具、800多平方米的大西洋树种树林、1100棵新的原生树苗，以及在整个公园增加的8000多平方米可渗透绿地。
Overall, the proposed program includes two multi-sport courts, two 3×3 basketball courts, an event area, a children’s area with various toys, a children’s aquatic area, a game area (table tennis and futmesa), a picnic area, a senior fitness area, a climbing wall, a skate park, bike racks, seating areas, rest areas, and public restrooms. The program also includes urban furniture, the creation of more than 800 square meters of Atlantic Forest grove, tree planting with 1,100 new native tree seedlings, and the addition of more than 8,000 square meters of permeable green area throughout the park.
▼乒乓球台，table tennis area© Rafael Salim
▼滑板公园，skateboard park© Rafael Salim
▼游乐区，playing area© Rafael Salim
▼攀岩墙，climbing wall© Rafael Salim
▼公共厕所，public toiles© Rafael Salim
该项目是城市绿色和蓝色空间网络的一部分，旨在修复自1969年以来大规模城市化造成的生态破坏。目标是重新连接破碎的景观，重建当地动植物之间正向生态系统的相互作用。该项目中基于自然的解决方案，也促进了当地的效益，并使居民与自然重新联系起来，鼓励人们认识到自然-生物多样性-社会之间的紧密关系，特别是惠及了与生态系统有关的产品和服务。
This project is part of a municipal network of green and blue spaces, aimed at repairing ecological damage inflicted by extensive urbanization since 1969. The goal is to reconnect fragmented landscapes and reestablish meaningful ecosystem interactions between local fauna and flora. The project also uses Nature-Based Solutions to promote local-scale benefits and reconnect residents with nature, encouraging awareness of the nature-biodiversity-society relationship, particularly regarding ecosystem goods and services.
▼凉廊，covered resting area© Rafael Salim
▼近景，closer view© Rafael Salim
里约热内卢周围的大西洋森林是地球上生态多样性最丰富的地区之一，其25,000多种物种中有40%至50%都是当地特有的，里约热内卢市的目标是将森林重新引入城市空间。Rita Lee公园作为这一进程的一部分，重新定义了城市空间的范本，通过独特的休闲区与自然更好地融合，改善公共福祉，同时也缓解了气候变化的问题。
The Atlantic Forest surrounding Rio de Janeiro is among the most ecologically diverse locations on the planet – 40 to 50% of its more than 25,000 species are endemic, and the City of Rio de Janeiro aims to reintroduce forests into urban spaces. Parque Rita Lee is part of this process, serving as a model for redefining urban spaces for greater integration with nature and improving public well-being through exceptional recreational areas, while also addressing climate change mitigation.
▼湖畔景观区，top view of the waterfront© Rafael Salim
▼适应当地气候的原生植物，native plants adapted to local climate© Rafael Salim
园区以各具特色的活动区域，为游客们提供了丰富的体验。通过在高度城市化的地区引入本地植物并扩大绿地，本项目彰显出对当地生态系统的重视，也拉近了人与自然之间的距离。同时，创新且现代的设计，以活泼的色彩和有趣的户外设施吸引了大量游客。
The park is developed in sectors with distinct characteristics, allowing a variety of user experiences. The proposal strengthens the relationship between humans and nature through initiatives that value the local ecosystem by using native plants and expanding green areas in a highly urbanized region. At the same time, it presents an innovative and modern design, using colors and playful equipment to attract visitors.
▼效果图，rendering image©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
▼场景效果图，rendering images©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
▼部分地形平面图与剖面图，plan and section of the terrain©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
▼装置分析图，analysis diagram©Ecomimesis Soluções Ecológicas
