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Design You Trust

Design You Trust featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Lixian Future Community of Quzhou

Lixian Future Community is an urban design plan for a mixed use district in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The plan places a platform above the traditional transportation level, where garden landscapes are arranged. Community groups are set in small blocks of low density with abundant planting, creating a pleasant spatial scale. A neighborhood center is combined with a bus terminal to form a transit oriented system that connects all nodes. The architecture joins traditional and futuristic elements and supports active street life.

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Sanjiao Eco Island

Sanjiao Eco Island is a resort master plan for an uninhabited island in southern China. The plan covers a site of 90 hectares and a total building area of 100,000 square meters. Eight themed zones are arranged around the island, each shaped by the existing terrain and linked by a shared ecological theme. Planned facilities include a water park, a sailing school, a nature preserve and several hotels. Stone and planting are the main materials, recalling the former stone quarry on the site. Only green vehicles are permitted, and the development is planned in phases.

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Zhonghai Tianyu Garden

Zhonghai Tianyu Garden is a residential landscape in the Hunnan District of Shenyang, China. The garden is arranged as a series of outdoor rooms that serve as gathering spaces for residents. Straight lines define an entrance gallery and a quiet central courtyard. Screen walls, water features and ballet inspired sculptures connect interior and exterior areas. A shallow reflecting pool can be drained in winter to reveal granite paving for further activity. Local trees such as Chinese ash, Siberian apricot, ginkgo and maple suit the cold climate.

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Shinsun Majestic Mansion

Shinsun Majestic Mansion is a residential landscape design located in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. The project covers an area of 3,197 square meters. The design aims to build a living space that supports varied activities and social contact. Natural, ecological and cultural elements are combined in a modern and simple style. A matte glass scenery wall at the entrance expands the sense of spatial scale. Matte glass and glass bricks shape shifting light and shadow. Contrasting materials and black, white and gray tones give the gardens a calm and refined character.

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Surfland

Surfland is a resort and surf park located in Garopaba, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The main attraction is an artificial wave pool that allows surfing throughout the year, for beginners and experienced surfers alike. The site covers 400,000 square meters, of which 233,000 square meters are kept as an environmental preservation area. Buildings occupy only open ground, so existing vegetation is not cut. Natural stone, wood, concrete, steel, sand and native plants are used. The landscape follows the fluid forms of water.

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Mercury

Mercury is a hotel garden designed for the entrance area of a hotel on the coral coast of Kish Island, beside the Persian Gulf. The garden covers 1200 square meters. The forms are taken from the underwater world, in particular the corals and fish seen along the coast. Different lighting is applied on each side and angle to create contrast. At night, the illuminated coral garden recalls the bioluminescent coastal creatures of the Persian Gulf. The aim is to bring a sense of sea calm into the space of the hotel.

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