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Overview Haikou, the island city with the most natural and cultural charm, is rich in tropical resources and has romantic and comfortable seaside scenery. The Mixc Haikou is located in the core area of the international trade circle in Longhua CBD. It is the first urban landmark complex project in Hainan that integrates top commercial, high-end residential and business offices. GM· GMX team combines local natural elements and futurism aesthetics, blurs the boundaries between urban environment and commercial space, public and private fields, and makes it seamlessly connected with the unique island culture, subtropical natural landscape and the original urban street texture in this city. Through the polishing and deliberation of details, materials and planting design, the low-key and elegant properties of the site can be demonstrated. Strategy To achieve the balance between the romantic island scenery and the extravagant project positioning, we propose the design method of Integrating Art Into Nature, extract the natural texture of the island, reduce complexity to simplicity, summarize to the extreme, connect and activate the narrow and long site interface. It not only leads the fashion as a luxury experience destination, but also successfully integrates into the natural context of Haikou and complements each other in the sense of hierarchy through the landscape with obvious regional symbols. Connecting Architecture and City The narrow commercial street is our primary challenge. The goal of the design is not only to create a commercial atmosphere for visitors, provide a more transparent display interface for luxury stores in the future, but also to provide a humanized walking experience. With the concerted efforts of the government, developers and designers, the planting space is extended to the municipal boundary, and the municipal sidewalk is integrated with the commercial pedestrian street, the corridor bridge links the commercial space on both sides, so as to accurately depict the high integration of the building business interface and the urban space. At the same time, it will be isolated from the surrounding urban roads to create a public social space away from the noise. The pavement texture like the vein of banana leaves creates a wonderful tour for visitors. The widened planter banding connects the whole street, and the banana leaf-like seat is integrated with it to increase the walking interest. The multi-level plant landscape and transparent window glass complement each other. The carefully arranged flag lamps and flower pots create order and break the dreariness. Visitors linger here. The artistry of natural elements The design of the entrance square has laid the tone of the elegant atmosphere of the whole site. The reef shaped water feature floats on the pavement of banana leaves, establishing empathy with the island culture. We try to find the balance between art and landscape of the water feature detail. For example, the undulating sea gently touches the rocks on the shore to realize the soft transition between the falling water and the pool wall. The copper bar like the vein is the same as it. When the night comes, the affectionate spring echoes the light of the commercial facade, and integrates the warmth and dream of the city with the fishing fire on the sea. We have infinitely derived and changed the curling shape of banana leaves, and the streamline relationship can be traced around the whole site. From the water feature and copper bar lamp of the entrance square to the art seat of the south commercial street, from the residential entrance wall of the North Street to the VIP drop-off area, it is like a story line connecting the space. This consistent design method is also a response to the narrow linear space of the site. Precise re-molding, precise process and precise landing. All wonderful detail presentations come from the requirements for quality, the polishing of details and the research of technology. Planting System Delivers Site Experience Architecture function affects planting design. Through diversified plant design, it can enrich the space experience and stimulate the vitality and vitality of the site. The carefully arranged flower border and blue diamond water feature in the entrance square create the imagination of the island. The relatively free floating green island in the east and west streets is rich in walking experience. You can feel the sea breeze coming from your face when walking through the preserved coconut trees. The vigorous and thin natural plant community at the entrance of the residence creates a warm homecoming experience. Combine the low-key and exquisite logo wall to convey the internal strength of the space. Landscape Activation The Mixc Haikou has built a luxurious commercial space in a low-key and restrained way, while improving the image of the city block, highlighting the unique charm of the island, and more imaginative scenes have brought infinite beauty to the city. In the future, it will lead the comprehensive renewal of Haikou's high-quality consumption and social lifestyle, meet more needs of citizens and tourists, fulfill the extraordinary imagination of a better life, and become a new card of Haikou's commercial culture and tourism.