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Nanhua Glimmer Public Landscape

Nanhua Glimmer

Nanhua Glimmer is a public landscape park in Pingtung, Taiwan. A decommissioned school campus was transformed into an open park for the community and for elderly visitors. The former campus wall was removed, so the new planting and lighting connect with the surrounding streets. Curved concrete retaining walls, finished in terrazzo, echo the patterns of the pineapple fields and the folds of the mountain ridges. A mist facility with fine nozzles waters the plants and recreates the mountain mist. Embedded light strips spread even light at night.

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Rizhao Bailuwan Cherry Blossom Town Art and Cultural Space

Rizhao Bailuwan Cherry Blossom Town

Rizhao Bailuwan Cherry Blossom Town is a park landscape design in Rizhao, China. The design respects the natural mountain setting and the character of the existing orchard. Three elements define the site. A pure cherry orchard is elevated above the ground. Curved textured walls, built from local granite boulders found on the site, blur the boundary between vertical wall and horizontal path. Winding roads covered with cherry blossom petals complete the impression of a forest valley. Local craftsmen shaped the stone with traditional techniques.

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Yunyang in Huanan Exhibition Center

Yunyang in Huanan

The water line has been turned on and shifts through the whole site plan, shifts the emphasis the water history culture of Dan yang from commercial to social connecting to the nature. The mirror water courtyard accessible public open space to variability of activities.The results to encourage visitors to have memorable through the enjoyment of the diverse community. Art sculptures light up the communal atmosphere. The experience of the integration of tradition and modernity, is shuttle in nature, a journey chasing the light.

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West Suburban Elegance Display Center

West Suburban Elegance

West Suburban Elegance is a display center in Sijing Town, Shanghai, China. Sijing has a history of more than a thousand years, and the design follows the local settlement form to create a rich sequence of spaces. Small scattered volumes echo the surrounding residential texture, while flat and sloped roofs are combined to vary the ceiling height. Corridors, courtyards, water, stone and planting are arranged with traditional garden techniques and a modern architectural language. The building covers a floor area of 600 square meters on a site of 3,300 square meters.

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International Islands Tourism Conference Multifunctional Area

International Islands Tourism Conference

International Islands is a conference center located in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. The Maritime Silk Road is the main theme of the design. The building form derives from Tang and Song traditions and adopts the classic ratio and pattern of the roof and wall of the Tang Dynasty. Slightly inclined walls follow the traditional method of thick lower pillars and thin upper pillars. White stone at the base contrasts with the natural-color cornice. The spanning form links the mountains with the sea, and an open landscape corridor brings greenery to the city.

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Cruise City Demonstration Area

Cruise City

Merchants International Cruise City is a permanent landscape design for a demonstration area in Zhanjiang City, China. The landscape area covers 10783 square meters. The design refers to the nearby sea areas and uses waves and boats as recurring themes. Water features and undulating corridors recall mountains and water. The corridors are made of perforated aluminium plates in wave grey, with carved hollow patterns that are lit at night. Visitors move through a valley, a canyon, a shaded forest and a plank road to the waterfront.

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