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China Overseas Yongding Jiuli Residential Display Area

China Overseas Yongding Jiuli

China Overseas Yongding Jiuli is a residential display garden in Beijing, China. The landscape covers 7,237 square meters and follows the terraced landform of the site. A three dimensional garden path links the entry footpath, the sunken courtyard and several themed areas. A rainbow shaped corridor bridge, a high wall with a cascading waterfall and a forest spring form the main views. Layers of woodland spread out around the buildings. The design offers a resort setting inspired by classical Chinese landscape painting.

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Fushan Ecology Greenway Design

Fushan Ecology

Fushan Ecological is a greenway structure placed on the south side of Fushan Mountain, where the site has a height difference of 21 meters. The form is inspired by the pinecones found on the mountain, and each level is a twisted hexagon that becomes smaller toward the top. A concrete foundation supports a steel grid structure with inner and outer cylinders. The path surface is made of anti-corrosion wood or imitation wood. Inner steps allow quick passage, and outer ramps suit slow walking. Both paths meet at a viewing platform at the top.

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Agile View World Residential Exhibition Area

Agile View World

Agile View World is a residential exhibition area located at the foot of Gaoligong Mountain in Tengchong, Yunnan, China. The site covers 16,860.7 square meters and is surrounded by water on three sides and by mountains. The existing forest belts are healthy and are used as landscape resources. The design applies local materials, plants and techniques to support a simple and quiet lifestyle. A low intervention strategy and a resilient approach protect the original site. The result expresses respect for the surrounding mountains and plains.

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Benjakitti Forest Park

Benjakitti

Benjakitti Park is located on the site of a disused tobacco factory in central Bangkok. The park's design incorporates wetland and forest ecosystems that deliver services including urban flood management, purification of polluted canal waters, and habitat for native plants and wildlife. The boardwalks and skywalks that crisscross the park are designed to immerse visitors in nature and to encourage them to reflect upon how humans and nature might live in harmony. The designers’ ambition is for the park to demonstrate the potential for nature-based approaches to urban sustainability.

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River Cloud Outdoor Landscape

River Cloud

River Cloud is a large outdoor art installation created for a landscape setting in Yubei, Chongqing, China. The installation is 8 meters high and 30 meters wide, and it stands on a rooftop at the top of a cliff facing a river. More than 50,000 polygonal metal frames of different sizes are connected to form a curved cloud shape. Openings in the surface allow views of the mountain and the river below. A shallow pool and a smoke device are placed around the work. Numerically controlled light sources give the cloud form changing color and texture at night.

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Longking Pro Environmental Campus Industrial Public Landscape

Longking Pro Environmental Campus

Longking Pro Environmental Campus is a landscape design for an industrial site in Longyan, Fujian, China. The campus covers 54,000 square meters of former agricultural land in a mountain valley. Factories are arranged around a central quad structured by a six meter grid of camphor trees. A water channel runs through the quad and gathers spring water, roof runoff and treated sewage, which is cleaned further by a biofiltration wetland. Recreational and social spaces, including a basketball court, are placed among the filtration systems for staff use.

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Hong Kong Pavilion Exposition Garden

Hong Kong Pavilion

Hong Kong Pavilion is an exposition garden created for an international horticultural exposition in Chengdu, China. The site covers about 1,500 square meters. The pavilion structure is made of engineered bamboo, a low-carbon material sourced in Sichuan, and is shaped with traditional Hong Kong bamboo scaffolding techniques. The form recalls the ridges of Lion Rock, while a shallow pool and boat sculptures refer to Victoria Harbour. Themed planting areas, including butterfly, edible and wetland gardens, line the meandering pathways and reflect local habitats.

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Nine Court Mansion Residential Landscape

Nine Court Mansion

Nine Court Mansion is a residential landscape design located in Chongqing, China. The project covers 11952.75 square meters and includes hard pavement, green areas and water features. The spatial layout is inspired by the structure of the Forbidden City. A central axis links three groups of spaces that guide residents from the entrance to the home. Traditional elements such as pitched roofs and dragon scales are simplified in shape and material, and carving is used instead of printing. Plant communities create a green microclimate for daily life.

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Lilanz Creative Park Landscape

Lilanz Creative Park

Lilanz Creative Park is a landscape design for a corporate creative park in Quanzhou, China. The park covers 40000 square meters and was completed in 2021. Silk is used as a guiding element, expressed through curved paving that connects the different functional areas. Sculptures and a stacked spring waterscape add scenes of daily life to the streets and lanes. Ecological permeable bricks cover the large paved areas and work with underground storage modules to collect and reuse rainwater for irrigation. Local plant varieties are used to keep maintenance low.

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Terra Urla Hotel Garden Landscape

Terra Urla

Terra Urla is a hotel garden landscape located in Urla, Izmir. The design blends ancient local building traditions with contemporary sustainability. Site-sourced stones are assembled with dry-stack methods to form breathable surfaces that support biodiversity. Planting is based on endemic flora, including Olea europaea, Pistacia lentiscus and Laurus nobilis, with drought-tolerant aromatic species in lower layers. Smart irrigation and xeriscaping target water savings of fifty percent. A restaurant, a spa, sensory gardens, walking paths and a vineyard observation deck form the visitor route.

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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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Tangshan Guomaofu Residential Demonstration

Tangshan Guomaofu

Guomaofu is a landscape design for a residential development in Tangshan, Hebei, China. The project covers 7650 square meters, of which 5050 square meters are landscaped. The design draws on the imperial gardens of the Ming and Qing dynasties and on the natural gardening methods of Jiangnan gardens. A central axis paved with white marble is lined with two rows of trees set in pools of water. Winding paths follow the water, and outdoor tables and chairs are placed at the waterside for residents to rest. The path home is arranged in five spatial levels.

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