Zhao Zhou 社区公园 by Xie Weiqiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 景观规划与园林设计 Competition Category.

铜景观设计· 2022

Zhao Zhou 社区公园

by Xie Weiqiang

Client: Xie Weiqiang

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 景观设计 Category

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The Design

About Zhao Zhou 社区公园

兆州公园是位于中国南通市海门区的一处社区公园。该公园兼具两重角色：既服务于社区日常生活，也是纪念中国音乐家沈兆洲的纪念性绿地。设计以音乐为主题，通过十处景致串联，引导游人游赏全园。核心区采用斐波那契螺旋线构图，艺术中心居于中心，由一系列内向庭院围合而成。园路南北贯通，两侧列植植物，整齐有序。原有沟渠被改造为生态旱溪，用以收集雨水。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Zhao Zhou 社区公园是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Zhao Zhou 社区公园将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Zhao Zhou 社区公园出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Following the urban texture of Haimen District, the roads in this park are in north-south direction, complemented with orderly arrays of plants. The project applies Fibonacci spiral in the composition of its core area, and takes music as the theme to create ten sceneries. In the center of the park, the Art Center is linked and enclosed by a series of inner courtyards, creating a simple and lively spatial order.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tpye: Park
Site area: 4.6 ha.
Tags: Landmark, Theme park, Public landscape, Shen Zhaozhou, Garden City
Production Technology: The project has transformed the existing ditches into an ecological dry stream, and adopted the Fibonacci spiral composition to change the flat terrain into a site that is apt to collect rainwater, giving full play to the multiple functions of"sponge city".
Design Challenge: How to integrate the dual functions of the park:"community service"and"commemorative green space" is a challenge of the project. Following to the urban texture of Haimen District, the design has created a public theme park in honor of Chinese musician and Pipa player Shen Zhaozhou (1858-1929).
Research: Equal attention has placed on the ecological preservation and landscape design. A variety of plants are flexibly used for landscaping. The project also gives full play to the multiple functions of the "sponge city" and leverages landscaping approaches to achieve seepage, stagnation, storage, purification, use and drainage of rainwater. Besides, the application of new materials and technologies enable us to achieve an economical and environmental-friendly solutions.
Inspiration: The project is a public green space located in Haimen District, Nantong City. As an a public green space serving the community, it also contributes to shaping the urban culture image. The key issues and challenges of this project are:how to integrate the dual functions of the park"community service"and"commemorative green space", how to incorporate music elements into the park, and how to deal with the relationship between ecology and the garden.
Project Duration: Location: Haimen District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China
Start: 2019
Completed: 2020
Operation Flow: The project is a commemorative landscape space promoting the Jianghai culture of Haimen and showcasing the city's cultural identity, which makes it a modern community park with dual attributes.
Following to the urban texture, the design has created a public theme park in honor of Chinese musician Shen Zhaozhou (1858-1929). It applies Fibonacci spiral in the composition of the core area, and takes music as the theme to create ten scenes, together with which offering the visitors a music journey.
Team Members: Designers: Xie Weiqiang, Li Xuesong, Wang Guiping, Pan Wei, Li Jiafeng, Zhou Qinghe, Chen Li, He Zhongqi, Liu Zimeng, Yuan Bo, Duan Haiyan
Company: Shanghai Pudong Architecture Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Image Credits: Lu Bing