Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes by ZUP China

Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes by ZUP China is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Bronze A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design Competition Category.

BronzeUrban Planning· 2023

Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes

by ZUP China

Client: Zhejiang University Urban-Planning & Design Institute Co,.Ltd.

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Urban Planning Category

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The Design

About Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes

Nanxi National Park is an urban planning and landscape project in Wenzhou, China. The area joins ancient towns, valley scenery and daily life along the Nanxi River, and is on the tentative list of world mixed cultural and natural heritage. The plan protects and revives the landscape and the interaction between local people and nature. Building density was controlled through simulation of ecological, hydrological and geological conditions. A music events park between town and river brings modern activity to traditional space.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

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Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Nanxi River is an organic whole with oriental life scenes in ancient towns on mysterious valley landscapes, which has been included in the Tentative List of World Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Focused on ecological and humanistic care, the design fully protects and revives the aesthetic landscape featured with interaction between local people and the nature. Moreover, a music events park was set up between town and river, to inspire the traditional space with modern actives.
Tags: Landscape pattern, traditional villages, sustainable development, natural conservation, humanistic concern, rural vitalization
Design Challenge: The challenge is to balance conservation with development. The design team emphasized nature conservation and cultural heritage while the local partners have a strong desire to develop. Therefore, the design empowers the ancient town through music. Musical activities will be held in a natural landscape and music training will take place in traditional courtyards. This is how the design enable modern elements to stimulate vitality of traditions.
Research: Located in a world geopark, this project's bottom line is conservation. It controlled the floor area ratio based on the machine simulation that analyzed factors such as ecological sensitivity, hydrological and geological conditions. In addition, in depth social surveys were conducted to preserve traditional residential features and living habits, which is the basis for sustainable development.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by"Linpan landscape" and "Fengshui" whose core philosophy is following the nature.
"Linpan landscape" is a traditional Chinese rural living environment that organically integrates farmyards with surrounding trees, rivers and other natural elements.
Fengshui is an approach often used by traditional villages to select dwelling site based on the topography.
Project Duration: Wenzhou, China
Operation Flow: Focused on ecological and humanistic care, the design fully protects and revives the aesthetic landscape featured with interaction between local people and the nature. Moreover, a music events park was set up between town and river, to inspire the traditional space with modern actives.
Patents: Image Copyright: ZUP
Team Members: Project Leader: Sang Wanchen
Chief Planners: Lei Kang, Wu Xiaochun, Shi Tuo
Planners: Fang Junhang, Jin Liang, Sheng Jianfeng, Ji Yiman, Wu Xiajing, Yang Huiying, Liu Manyun
Image Credits: Image Copyright: ZUP