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Rizhao Bailuwan Cherry Blossom Town

The client proposed to bring a natural but artistic atmosphere to the site. The project respects the original natural mountain atmosphere and the essence of the courtyard. It features three elements: The design of a pure cherry courtyard, elevated in the sky. A base of emerging curved textured walls made from local granite boulders form a strong image and blur the boundary of vertical wall and horizontal path. Winding roads covered in cherry blossom petals complete the impression of the forest valley.

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Times Mansion

When the designers first arrived at the site, they were enchanted by the goldenrain tree and camphor preserved there. They planned to reconstruct the site on the basis of preserving the original ecology. The overall design, such as space layout and flow line, kept away from the original trees; highlighted their values and gave them new lives. They strived to intervene in the site in a "humble" way and adapt to local conditions. They used trees to create a forest theater under the urban reinforced concrete.

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Nine Court Mansion

The Nine-Court Mansion, a high-end eco-residence project in Chongqing, is meant to create a new life style of Oriental implication by incorporating the stable spirit of Oriental tradition, exploiting the modern Oriental artistic expression and upgrading the function of residential areas. By reference to the spatial layout method from the Imperial Palace, nine spaces are constructed and grouped into three steps of the home-returning ceremony which are Entering the Gate to Behold the Mansion, Enjoying the Scenery in the Courtyard and Resting the Soul at Home respectively.

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Landscape Design for Shaoxing

Inspired by an ancient verse that portrays the picturesque scenery of Shaoxing, the project takes "green mountain and clear water" as design concept. Instead of simply combining or simulating traditional symbols in Shaoxing, it draws on traditional Chinese landscaping and literary techniques such as "borrowing", "metaphorizing" and "analogy", to respond to local historical context and environment through abstract expressions. By incorporating local features and scenery of nearby Fushan Mountain, the project presents a picturesque, poetic landscape scene that echoes local mountains and water.

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City Gather

Upholding the harmony of natural ecology and urban life, the designer takes urban forest as the theme with ecology, vitality and pleasure as the keywords in this forest-style community park. Vegetation, light and shadow, deer, winding paths, landscape installations give people sensory enjoyment. Parent-child interaction, fun play and daily social contact are integrated, and facilities such as the deer house slide, the colorful runway, the seesaw and fitness equipment become artistic media linking nature, the community and the outside. Here, beautiful experiences and emotions constantly erupt.

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Dahua Pan An Lake

Dahua Pan An Lake is located at an ancient city of China.The designers intended to fuse the ancient Chinese culture and modern lives. With the intent of creating an artistic tone throughout the project, the design team introduced a series of outdoor rooms and used a water system to harmoniously connect the outdoor spaces.

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