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The lightness of the bulk and the smoothness of space form the core of the entire logic of design. The sequential connection between marble and the bulk gives rise to the visual sense of suspension for the swimming pool. Ascending along the stairs beside the pool, you can fully appreciate the dark blue shadow and enjoy the leisure time of comfort. This is the Phase-II demonstration area of Canglongdajing Project. It is right next to the underground sales office, where you can find a gradually elevating space after going out of the door. Considering the set-back garden on every level of the construction, designers came up with the concept of hanging garden with flowing water: they hope the swimming pool will look like a small blue boat slightly touching upon the stairs of the submerging space. With an altitude difference of nearly 8m, the entire site is divided into five major stairs. But the width of the facade is only 18m, so it doesn’t look like a gigantic and cumbersome puddle. We experimented different with possibilities of vertical space combination in design. Eventually, based on comprehensive consideration to functional line, visual line, cost, management and other relevant factors, we chose to set adult swimming pools on the second stair and children swimming pools on the fourth stair. Throughthe vertical variations of water, we strove to extend the boundary of waterspace and weaken the general space. We also used the whirling lines andprofiles with fuzzy boundaries to “blank out” the mandatory quotas required byspecifications and functions. In addition to respecting the altitudedifferences of the site, we also created overlapping visual experience byvarying heights of views, thereby inducing the feeling of visual freshness inthe existing context. The lightness of the bulk and the smoothness of space form the core of the entire logic of design. The sequential connection between marble and the bulk gives rise to the visual sense of suspension for the swimming pool. Ascending along the stairs beside the pool, you can fully appreciate the dark blue shadow and enjoy the leisure time of comfort. Children swimming pools and adult swimming pools are separated by two-layered corridor frames. The lower layer is the water bar, and the upper layer is the zone for parents to take a rest and care for children. This design not only gives consideration to functional security, but also make the best use of narrow space. At sunset, if you walk along the swimming pools, you will feel relaxed under the quiet night with sparkling lights like stars. The water surface, starlight, platform, tree shadow, water bar and sofa provide proprietors with fantastic imagination of nature.