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Yinlu Guandi, the residential landscape by Sichuan Ledao Landscape with construction by Sichuan Luohan, is situated in Meishan, Sichuan, directly facing the historic Yuanjing Tower across a water gap, with urban residential neighbourhood behind and a cultural-ecological district ahead. The site sits precisely on the boundary between two city conditions; the design's move is to treat the limited landscape strip as a "third space" that mediates between humanistic nature and domestic life. The narrative is organised as a crossing of overlapping times: the modern dwelling and the ancient Yuanjing Tower read as parallel universes, and the landscape opens a portal through which the two mix into a new way of living. A white-marble entry wall is the main membrane between inside and outside, its clean line setting a dignified tone; perforated grilles let light transition through the threshold, layering the boundary and letting the outside world fall away. Beyond, a natural green island emerges through dense foliage, its branches woven with the inner-court structure to show the living tension of plants. A central water feature mirrors everything, and zigzag elements thread the whole garden, spawning multiple geometric green islands around the water, lifted into three dimensions so the plan gains rhythm. On the green island, an art pergola in the same zigzag language is raised as a double-level, semi-open structure, and a spiral stair climbs to a viewing platform that opens the whole garden. On the water side, sunken seating cuts into the pool edge so that moving and still water offer different experiences, layered streams and shallow play shallows turning the water into an interactive element. Along the forest boundary, tall jacaranda and hackberry trees create an under-canopy, with layered perennials that soften the right angles of the plan and give a strong sense of natural belonging. The project is presented as a connector between parallel times, a secret garden where feeling speaks to the inner self and function shapes experience.
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