Changshu Qinhu town demonstration area

Together with yiyayuanjing, China Merchants real estate has built a poetic and livable place at the foot of Yushan Mountain and beside Qinhu Lake in Changshu, which is a famous historical and cultural city. In such unique place to create a residential landscape that continues the local context, showing our pursuit of a better life. Yushan Qin school was bred in Yushan Qinhu area, which has the style of “pure and indifferent, broad and peaceful”and always been respected by the history of Qin. The design team changed the “clear, micro, light and far” of Guqin performance into the design style and technique of space, path guidance and viewing experience of landscape design. As the first image display surface of demonstration area that surrounded by Qinhu lake, the entrance "string sound" node combines "string" and "sound", and integrates the strings into the pavement of the entrance in an abstract way, forming a poetic picture like a musical note jumping on the music score. The entrance door is in the form of a representative style, and echoes with the demonstration area. Seeking change in unity is like a different rhythm of a piano. The decoration of the “wind chime” in the porch is also the form of taking the strings. The wind blows, making a pleasant “jingling” sound, and playing the prelude of the music together with the fountain on the water of the entrance welcome mirror. The strings are melodious! As an interesting point, the artistic sculpture on the mirror surface and water drop enriches the landscape at the entrance and focuses on the line of sight, which is the finishing touch. Deep in the forest, the heart is still; through the entrance path, the fir forest path, green and dripping, the breeze and the fragrance of flowers blow away the inner restlessness. The stream makes a detour, the wind and the water are in harmony, and it’s light. From time to time, you can hear birds chirping and frogs chirping. The natural sound becomes the accompaniment of the landscape. Seen from the air, the Metasequoia forest has a unique aesthetic feeling, and will show different colors with the changes of the four seasons. The Metasequoia forest can block people's sight firstly, and then show the best part of scene gradually which creates a special space experience The powerful path design reminds tourists of the strength and Qi of Yushan performer touching the strings. Following this path, the "Biyi" sculpture gradually came into view, followed by a calm and open Qinhu lake. The water drop design on the Bank of Qinhu Lake connects "human" and "nature" through ingenious height difference. As the sound of stream fade away, the melody of the waterfall steals into our head. The climax of piano music is full of splendor with the agitation of waterfall songs. The chord of the landscape and building have jointly completed the “tune in” (the overall shape of the building is fully considered during the landscape design, and corresponding to it). As the landscape develops from vision to five senses experience, the physical and mental experience brought by multiple senses can resonate more The sinking design and the change of height difference make the waterfall more suitable for the site and create a more rich space for experience. “Canyon” also echoed the tune of the piano music of the design theme, that is to say, reached the wonderful “climax” part. Steps and waterfalls, white and black, deduce the beauty of movement and stillness between high and low. From the club building to the top, enjoy the excitement of waterfall songs; from the Metasequoia forest to the bottom, listen to the cadence of fountains. In the second floor roof garden of the club building, you can sit on the wooden platform to see the whole Qinhu lake. The scenery is pleasant. Entering the second floor hall of the building, you can have a panoramic view of the outdoor open lawn and Qinhu Lake through the large floor windows Open lake and lawn make people relaxed and happy. Standing face to face, let the water in the air cool their cheeks. This may be a good interpretation of the poetic residence. The unique charm of "borrowing scenery" lies in the use of existing landscapes to enrich the spatial experience and create emotional resonance. Qinhu lake is the unique natural resource of the project, so on the basis of the scenery of Qinhu lake, the project integrates Qinhu lake into the landscape design to close the relationship among landscape, nature and human. Walking along the lake, the pace slows down naturally. The beauty of Lake rhyme needs to be sniffed, listened to and observed. Finally, the artistic conception of the vast Qinhu Lake brings us introspection and contemplation. Our pursuit of living space has changed from “shelter” to “comfortable and livable”. The landscape of Qinhu town not only shows the high quality of material space, but also shows the spiritual pursuit that is consistent with the history. Yushan Qin school in Changshu, Suzhou, summed up the musical characteristics of “clear, micro, light and far”, which can also be translated into the aesthetic pursuit of the landscape design of the project in design team, that is, “not over design, not publicity”. In terms of space construction, wind chimes are used to guide people into the garden, Metasequoia forest is used to cover people’s vision, and “double wings” sculpture is used to suppress first and then lift, and the cascading waterfalls surrounding the building are used to shake people’s hearts. Finally, the architecture and landscape are integrated, facing the Qinhu lake, paying homage to the nature and praising the green water and green mountains.