The Endless One Multifunctional Landscape by Gang Wu |
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| DESIGN NAME: The Endless One PRIMARY FUNCTION: Multifunctional Landscape INSPIRATION: Adopting the concept of nothingness could make the design of Xixi more natural and smooth. The general planning and landscape design of this project is aimed to return to nature and its ancient forms and by planning, constructing and landscape designing, to adjust the relation with nature and restore China traditional construction, passing on the quality of harmony, peace, silence and quiescence of Chinese culture as well as traditional views upon neighborhood, life, ideal and mindset. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Traditional structure of pavilion and corridor is adopted in defining entire construction, space and function, making such construction a pavilion in the wetland and landscape connected by corridors and showcasing charm of China tradition; box like structure with no pillars in the middle adds a sense of modernity to construction, combining both traditional and modern forms. As for coloring, the designing embodies respects for the southern characteristics, using white walls and gray windows. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Spaces of pavilion and corridor enable construction to better fit in nature and time, and have different forms in each season: when it snows, the yard could provide a warm place for watching the snow falling; when it rains, people could stay in rooms to watch beautiful raindrops in the yard; in spring and autumn, the corridor furnishes itself in different forms for people to enjoy; even in a day, changes could take place from daylight to night. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Designed/Completed in: 2008/2016 |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: As to the planning of Xixi Art Village, the project team discussed a lot in earlier stage and in hope to protect the wetland in a more ecological manner, showcasing its original forms while preserving native landscapes. At last, the strategy of respect wetland with minimum intervention was adopted in general planning and design, which includes strict control over the size of constructions and roads, utilization of existing road system and more walks complemented with few electrical vehicles. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Occupied Area: 710,000 square meters Construction Area: 5,642 square meters Designer insists on adopting the style of normal constructions, hoping that such constructions could fit into the landscape, takes great care upon the size of construction, fitness of nature and the protection of original ecology. Hangzhou represents the most of China southern tradition and Xixi Wetland thus attracts most of southern men of letters. Here, the constructions should represent more of its culture and natural landscape. TAGS: Xixi, Wetland, Planning, Landscape, Hangzhou RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The Project locates at Hangzhou Xixi Wetland, where the ancients used to seclude from the outside as it enjoys both cultural elegance as well as the unique landscape of the south, representing both natural scenery and human affections for waters. Designer believes that only by adopting the concept of nothingness could make the design of Xixi more natural and smooth. CHALLENGE: Designer insists on adopting the style of normal constructions, hoping that such constructions could fit into the landscape, and takes great care upon the size of construction, fitness of nature and the protection of original ecology. Hangzhou represents the most of China southern tradition and Xixi Wetland thus attracts most of southern men of letters. Here, the constructions should represent more of its culture and natural landscape. ADDED DATE: 2019-02-25 16:54:45 TEAM MEMBERS (11) : The Endless Garden (Wu Gang/WSP Architects), Tulou (Liu Jiakun), Ink-painted Xixi (Li Xiaodong), The Disappearing Building (Wang Yun/Atelier Fronti), Xijulin Yard (Wang Lu/in + of architecture), Plan Y (Zhang Lei), Overlapped Shadow of Trees (Qi Xin), Vivid Frame View (Wang Weiren/Wang Weiren Architecture), Plot A & B (Studio Zhu-Pei); Plot C (Xu Tiantian), Plot D (URBANUS) and Plot E (Atelier Deshaus) IMAGE CREDITS: Liu Lei |
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NAME: WSP ARCHITECTS PROFILE: WSP is an international innovation-oriented creative architectural design institute with Class A architectural design qualification. It is also one of top 10 international architectural design institutes in China and the first-class brand in the architectural design in China. Founded in 1996 in Munich, WSP has accomplished over 300 high-quality buildings across 40 major cities in China. In these years, WSP accumulated rich experience in large project operation and acquires numerous clients and strategic partners. WSP provides service in the urban commercial complex, modern quality residence, industrial real estate and headquarters of hi-tech enterprises, urban design, Hospitality, healthcare and rehabilitation and other fields. It sets up a standard and an example for design of enterprise headquarters in China. Its professional advantages, excellent creativity and pioneering design concept are widely recognized among the society and the industry. It has won over 100 national and international renowned awards. The design concepts of 'Walkable City©', 'Four-dimensional Architecture©' and 'Five Elements Park©' developed by WSP have obtained the certificate of the National Copyright Administration of China. Under the guidance of four international building experts – Wu Gang, Zhang Ying, Chen Ling and Knud Rossen, WSP has professional teams of over 100 members in Munich, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Hefei. It has always maintained its leading status in terms of creative design capability. It creates the sustainable operation process of “global design principal team + process-based design management + enterprise operation”, based on a platform for whole-industry-chain resource integration platform and active participation by experts in different fields, which can precisely master the customer demands, and guarantee the high quality and innovation in each project. |
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The Endless One Multifunctional Landscape by Gang Wu is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Landscape Planning and Garden Design Category, 2018 - 2019.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Gang Wu. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Gang Wu. |
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