旭辉内心宁静社区丨中国丨L&A Design

Firm： L&A Design

Type： Landscape + Planning › Private Garden

STATUS： Built

YEAR： 2021

SIZE： 300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft

BUDGET： $1M - 5M

CIFI INNER PEACE COMMUNITY is located in Luzhi, an Chinese water town with more than 2,500 years history. Through landscape design, functional layout and event operation, the project enhances residents' sense of belonging, filling this area with the softness and warmth of Jiangnan towns.

Surrounded by high-rises on both sides, a rectangular central landscape belt (270m x 40m) is the main interactive communication space. Designers get inspiration from the abundant water system of Luzhi Ancient Town and adopt a landscaping method of using natural meandering curves. The method is reflected in various ways such as interactive waterscape, planting layout, outdoor furniture, etc., softening the boundary between physical interface, rigid pavement and landscape space. Also, several sub-landscape activity spaces be created, such as water-playing plaza, central lawn and elderly fitness venue.

As a child-friendly community, it has an open space to stimulate their exploration interests from three dimensions. 1) Sensory dimension: stimulate children's senses of hearing, sight, touch, taste and smell, allowing them to unconsciously develop sensory potentials while playing. 2) Activity dimension: The multi-functional facilities stimulate children to run, jump, roll, slide, hang and sit, so that they can liberate their nature while exercising. 3) Time dimension: Children can stay close to nature, observing, recording, thinking, growing with four seasons scenery.

The project is a practices of “Jungle+” plan: the understory is supposed to be an activity space rich in species, include all relevant elements such as sandpit, pergola, wooden platform, seats. Rain garden is an important part of the "Jungle+" plan. It adopts natural concave treatment method and uses herbaceous plants, aquatic plants and perennial flower border plants for plant cluster matching. It not only enhances the landscape effect of the residential garden, but also facilitates the drainage of the building and the rainwater collection in surrounding green space.