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Project • By Maiwei Landscape Architecture Studio • Parks/Gardens
Luxelakes C7 South Golden Bay Model Island
The South Golden Bay, located in Chengdu's Luxelakes District, exemplifies the fusion of ecological restoration, landscape design, and architectural integration. The project embraces the theme "Over the Wilderness", utilizing a light-touch landscape intervention to preserve and enhance the site's natural character.
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The design transitions from open lakes to shoreline wetlands, rolling meadows, scattered buildings, and elevated viewing platforms, creating diverse spatial experiences. The interplay of horizontal and vertical, open and private spaces fosters a sense of exploration and engagement with nature. This carefully curated layout seamlessly combines ecological sustainability with humanist... More
Project • By Surfacedesign, Inc • Residential Landscape
Hacienda Tiburon Landscape
This sculptural garden overlooking the San Francisco Bay reflects the vision of passionate art collectors whose personal artistic vision includes the idea of the landscape being experienced and enhanced through play and exploration. As a result, their whimsical five-acre garden incorporates distinct spaces that weave together architecture and landscape, providing places for reflection, play, and discovery.
At the entrance, a folding deck projects from the house, merging the building with a landscape of magnolias, grasses, and ferns. It also frames an existing stepping-stone installation by artist Topher Delaney, which spells out a Christopher Marlowe love poem in Braille.
The deck’s warping planes create a threshold... More