Bishan Park is one of Singapore's most popular local park located in the heartlands of Singapore. The project was part of the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters Program, which is a "long term initiative to transform the country’s water bodies beyond their functions of drainage and water supply, into vibrant, new spaces for community bonding and recreation."
A part of Bishan Park consist of a 2.7km straight concrete drainage channel. Although it started as a grey infrastructure, it has transformed from a concrete channel into a 3.2km of naturalised river, creating a new urban river park. The park space as been redesigned to mimic the dynamic process of a river system which accommodate the dynamic process of a river system including the fluctuating water levels.
I have a friend who's working at National Park, Singapore as a Landscape Architecture. I remember she told me a funny story how a local resident called in to complain about how the water in the canal irritated her skin. So it made me question the reliability on the plant filtration or the local resident just have sensitive skin.
I've been to Singapore a couple of times and I truly believe that they are working very hard to become a garden city. Despite being one of the smallest countries and a highly urbanised in such a dense population, it has successfully created such a beautiful green belt across the city as illustrated above. When a city planning prioritise the green environment, it really makes a place more attractive to live in.
Reference
http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2012/06/kallang-river-at-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park-by-atelier-dreiseitl/
http://blogs.gsd.harvard.edu/loeb-fellows/files/2012/11/AD-Ref_Singapore_Bishan-Park.pdf
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