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Benjakitti Forest Park

Benjakitti

Benjakitti Park is located on the site of a disused tobacco factory in central Bangkok. The park's design incorporates wetland and forest ecosystems that deliver services including urban flood management, purification of polluted canal waters, and habitat for native plants and wildlife. The boardwalks and skywalks that crisscross the park are designed to immerse visitors in nature and to encourage them to reflect upon how humans and nature might live in harmony. The designers’ ambition is for the park to demonstrate the potential for nature-based approaches to urban sustainability.

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Feng Qi Wu Tong  Landscape

Feng Qi Wu Tong

Feng Qi Wu Tong is a landscape design for a residential quarter in Jiangsu, China, covering 3200 square meters. The layout follows the form of one axis and three courtyards, symmetrical along a central line, giving a formal order outside and a calm artistic mood inside. Suzhou and Tang Dynasty architectural styles are combined with modern design methods and construction techniques. Curved paths, a winding corridor, small courtyards and a rock garden support daily recreation. A rainwater garden formed by plant clusters filters pollutants from surface water.

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Yunxi Mansion Landscape Design

Yunxi Mansion

Yunxi Mansion is a landscape design for a residential community in Nantong, China. The design draws on the Shuihui Garden, known for water flowing around the whole site, and brings a calm literati atmosphere to the property. Song Dynasty cloud patterns appear in the paving, the lamps and the column bases. A wind and rain corridor of 60 meters marks the entrance and offers a sheltered walk in the garden. Ecological permeable bricks and underground storage modules collect and reuse rainwater. Local plants help improve the microclimate.

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Kukuk Box Mobile Playground

Kukuk Box

Brought by truck, unfolded, swung and set up - the new playground is ready! KuKuk Box is a new category of extraordinary public playgrounds for children. Made of shipping containers, natural wood and stainless steel, it creates a magical space that invites children to climb, swing, jump and balance. The new look is a perfect combination of industrial design and traditional craftsmanship that brings fun and joy to a new generation, mobile and trendy.

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Scenic Path Landscape Recovery

Scenic Path

Scenic Path Along Guixeres is a pedestrian and cycle path built on former gypsum mines in Igualada, Spain. The path forms part of a green ring planned around the city. The completed section is 800 metres long and covers 5,600 square metres. Three parallel strips shape the route. The central track of granitic sand, three metres wide, ensures continuity. The outer concrete track, 1.2 metres wide, uses luminescent aggregate for evening visibility and forms a lookout with rest areas. The inner plant ditch channels runoff and retains minor landslips.

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Yong Quan  Public Park

Yong Quan

Yong Quan is a public park created on the site of a former sugar factory. The park covers 22672 square meters and keeps the traces of the old factory railway. A circular trail surrounds a central lake that follows the route of the former main railway line. An observation deck extends from Fuxing Road Bridge toward the lake, and an elevated wooden deck reaches an island. A wide square beside the main factory building can hold a large crowd. Springs and gravel layers feed the lake, which supports aquatic plants and water birds.

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