Yan Garden Heritage Park

Landscape Design Design Award Winner.
Awarded for Good Landscape Planning and Garden Design.

Yan Garden Heritage Park
by Vicky Chan

Awarded April 15, 2021
CLIENT: Avoid Obvious Architects
19.803

Yan Garden is a heritage park in Dongguan, China. The park covers 30,873 square meters of open space and greenery. A hotel from 1979 was revitalized to hold art studios, and a preserved mansion from 1996 serves as a community hub with a family exhibition. A new museum was added for educational and leisure programs. Work was carried out in three phases, including wall reinforcement and exterior restoration. Around 150 local plant species increase biodiversity, and rainwater is collected for irrigation. Visits are arranged by reservation to limit the impact on the historic buildings.

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