In square meters the amount of residential program is equal to the amount of office program. This means that there are a lot more people working on the island than people living there but theoretically it also means that there are as many buildings occupied at day and at night. This guarantees that the city remains lively 24 hours a day. With this balance between office and residential program there will be a substantial amount of people both living and working on the island therefore reducing the overal need for roads and increasing the amount of pedestrian movement.

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.

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 landings for water taxi’s making it possible to access the Boulevard by boat.