海湾公园位于厦门市西港和筼筜湖之间，它的北部是住宅区，南部是污水处理厂，西边是辽阔的大海，东面是筼筜湖。这里原来是一处农贸市场，由于地理位置十分重要，厦门市政府决定在此建造一座公园，并于2000年举办了公园的设计竞赛，随后开始了公园的施工准备，拆除农贸市场，平整土地，并考虑到公园建设的需要，提前运入了大量的土方，在公园的南北两侧临时堆放。但由于种种原因，项目不久陷入停滞。作为临时措施，在场地上铺上草坪，种植了一些树木，并放置了几件雕塑。

Bay Park lies between Xiamen West Harbor and Yuandang Lake. The site was originally occupied by a farmers market, with a residential area in the north and a wastewater treatment plant in the south. Because of its important location, city authority decided to build a park in this place. In 2000, a design competition was held, and soon, the construction started. The farmers market was pulled down, the ground was leveled, and large amount of dirt was transported into and temporarily piled up in south and north of the site. However, due to some reasons, the construction was stopped suddenly. As an interim measure, lawn and a few trees were planted and a few sculptures were placed.

2003年，海湾公园项目再次启动。经历了3年的变迁，大家发现原有的方案并不是很理想，希望能有更好的实施方案。多义景观于此时受到委托，在保留原有方案中的联系西港和筼筜湖的中轴的前提下，重新设计海湾公园，并考虑兼作雕塑公园的功能。

In 2003, the project restarted. However, the original design scheme was reviewed and considered not very ideal. Thus, Atelier DYJG got the commission to redesign the park, but was asked to keep the central promenade in the original scheme and add one function for sculptures exhibition. 

当时的现场非常简单，一块20ha的平地上有几件雕塑和一些稀疏的树木，在地块的南北两侧各有一个大土堆。现场没有多少遗存，但周边的环境却非常吸引人，西望是辽阔的海域、远山和海沧大桥，东望是尺度相对稍小的筼筜湖。我们希望将公园与大海、筼筜湖以及周边的环境建立起密切的联系。我们首先用一条贯穿南北的之字形道路将公园分为东西两部分。东部由不同高度、修剪和不修剪的植物划分出大大小小，开敞或封闭的空间，这些空间的尺度与筼筜湖的尺度相协调；西部是一个开阔的大草地，市民可以在上面活动，开阔的草地与公园西侧大海的尺度相协调。

At that time, the existing conditions were quite simple, only a flat ground, two piles of dirt and several sculptures and trees. There were no remains on the site, but the attractive surrounding environment. The sea, distant mountains and Haicang Bridge are to the west of the site, and Yuandang Lake is to the east. We expect to establish close visual connection between the sea, the Lake and the surrounding environment through the park construction. In our design, the park is separated into east part and west part by a zigzag line. With different plants planted, clipped or unclipped, the east part is divided into many different spaces and coordinates with Yuandang Lake in spatial scale. The west part is designed to be an open lawn, matching with the vast sea. 

五条东西向的步道将筼筜湖和大海相连，中间的轴线广场又将公园分为南北两个部分。在北部，利用原有的土堆塑造了系列的螺旋形的土丘山，将公园和北侧的居住区分离，名为“山园”；在南部，利用原有的土堆塑造出多面椎体的地形，并利用公园南侧的污水处理厂的水源，在地形之间设计了一个水花园，通过不同高度的水生植物，将水面划分出不同的空间，称为“水园”。

Yuandang Lake and the sea are connected visually by five east-west footpaths. The central promenade divides the park into south part and north part. In the north, the hillock piled up before is reshaped into a spiral hill, separating the park from the residential area, named “Hills Garden”. In the south, the previous hillock is modeled into a series of pyramid landforms. An aquatic garden, which water comes from the southern wastewater treatment plant, is separated into many small spaces with aquatic plants of different heights, named “Water Garden”.

海湾公园的结构非常清晰。由植物和地形塑造的空间形式强烈并且变化丰富，充满艺术感，并且与外围环境统一在一起。公园的林荫中有许多活动和休息的设施，沿海滨还布置了茶室、咖啡和酒吧。现在，海湾公园已是最受厦门市民喜爱的城市公园。

The structure of the Bay Park is very clear. Its spatial changes present strong visual impact and artistic sense, but are harmonized with the external environment. There are many squares and facilities interspersed in the woodlands, and tea houses, café and bars arranged along the seashore. Now, the Bay Park becomes the most popular urban park in Xiamen.