China Resources Land • Foshan Shunde Runfu

China Resources Land Shunde Runfu first-phase demonstration zone in Foshan is set within a Lingnan water town where sky, earth, rivers, tall pergolas and open space create a waterside living atmosphere. The design is transparent, light and a poetic initiation into nature. The boat art corridor is a new experiment exploring relationships among space, nature and form, redefining grass, woodland and river in undulating, meandering movement. The park's plan flows horizontally across the site like water, while its elevation pushes ground and green masses in wave-like layers that create a three-dimensional park screening the road from walkers. Functions are inserted naturally into this three-dimensional park, using different landscape languages to create visual hierarchy: central axis pergola, rain garden, mirror water. The tallow tree pure forest turns yellow in autumn, contrasting with clean, flowing lawn. Restraint is a key strategy: one garden path, one tree species, one water feature, one lawn, expressing less is more. Sunken and raised walkways and lawns shift sightlines as people move, creating dialogue with surrounding buildings and distant hills. The boat pergola floats above the earth among treetops, its minimal structure shaping light and seasonal scenes. The site sits at a T-junction and links naturally to the Chengcun River greenway, creating a life theater that allows quiet solitude while supporting daily social interaction.