From plan to ground, Zone A landscape and waterway merge seamlessly, shaped by thoughtful on-site
BSD Green Pathway transforms a 12-hectare engineered canal in BSD City into an ecological green spine. Guided by water-sensitive design, it introduces wetlands, soft edges, and civic zones that reconnect neighborhoods, enhance biodiversity, and create a resilient public realm where infrastructure performs as both stormwater system and daily landscape.
Location
Tangerang, Indonesia
Size
121,400 sqm
Status
Construction
Year
2023
Sectors
Services
Landscape Architecture
Collaborators
Arkonin Engineering
Infrastructure & Hydrology
Saraswati
Landscape Contractor
TBM
Hardscape Contractor
Once a strictly engineered drainage channel, the BSD Green Pathway spans over 12 hectares of linear open space in BSD
Once designed only for drainage, it is reimagined as an ecological corridor and civic landscape, connecting neighborhoods and commercial districts. The vision is to shift from hard infrastructure toward a resilient public realm shaped by water and biodiversity.
While the site provided sound technical and drainage infrastructure, it presented an ecological challenge
The canal’s rigid engineering created functional drainage but little ecological or social value. Hard concrete edges restricted biodiversity and limited access for residents. Water quality, affected by upstream flows, posed additional constraints on planting and habitat potential. The challenge was to maintain hydraulic efficiency while reconfiguring the waterway into a more porous, adaptive system that could host public life, ecological renewal, and flood resilience simultaneously.
Straight, constructed canal with fixed geometry turned into dynamic waterway with wetlands.
Reimagined as a performative green corridor, where water infrastructure, public space, and ecology are designed to work in sync
Rather than treating the canal as a hidden utility, the design embraces it as the spine of a new linear park. Guided by water-sensitive design, the plan introduces riparian buffers, wetlands, and soft planting edges to filter flows and expand habitat. Four key zones anchor the corridor with distinct identities and functions. Pathways, decks, and shaded gathering spaces invite people to engage with the water, while layered planting ensures resilience across seasonal changes.
Different intervention as strategy to re-naturalization
Interventions are staged at different intensities. From minimal enhancements to full ecological restructuring. Making the design flexible to budget, phasing, and technical demands. Together, these moves turn a utilitarian canal into a civic landscape that performs as both stormwater infrastructure and a daily public space.
