Chongqing No.1 Courtyard Phase I

Sunoil No. 1 Courtyard, Phase I, in Chongqing is a landscape by eLandscript Yidi Design for Sunac China Southwest Region, set in the southern central Dazhulin district, surrounded by natural parks in a city defined by mountain and water. The project is inspired by David Hockney's decision to retreat to a historic Normandy farmhouse at the onset of the pandemic, painting spring as a quiet, observant act of living; the design pursues that same balance between retreat and openness, between a gated community's privacy and the easy urbanism of a shared residence. The north side holds a forested swimming-pool garden integrated with the undercroft clubhouse, with an extra-long lane that establishes an urban resort lifestyle: adult lanes, children's pool, jacuzzi and sun-lounger deck set among moving tree shadows, so that coming home is itself a holiday. The south side, carved across the terrain, produces a sequence of social spaces at varying elevations, planted for four-season change so that the calm, scenic amplitude of a large park is compressed onto the doorstep. At the highest terrace, a Tree Art Museum floats above water, set with a graceful tallow specimen and a central marble sculpture, treating art as a garden collection. Entry courtyards complement the residential facades, with the undercroft extended as social space that reaches outside. The east side is given over to Lehuo Tongmeng, a children's zone wrapped in timber decks and hedges, finished in earth-toned rubber with curated equipment for all ages. A central axis organizes two nested arrival sequences that move from urban bustle into quiet; the gateway to No. 1 Courtyard is rendered in modern language with carved stone, its proportion, scale and grain treated as sculptural object. Beyond it, a corridor water court leads to the reception hall, its still surfaces catching light at different hours, and then opens onto the central garden, where the modern flowing facade and the central planting form a vast wraparound screen. Six family social pavilions and one community living room are scattered across the lawn, dappled by carefully chosen specimen trees. Phase I was handed over in April, as spring was at its height; the design aims to deliver both open-air exuberance and the quiet pleasure of private gardens, transmitting the energy that landscape gives each person in a particular moment, as Hockney reminded the world from Normandy: spring cannot be cancelled.