Infinite Garden

“Put a spring poem into a 6*6 sqm garden. ” Located in the French concession in Shanghai, the project “infinity garden” is a hidden gem surrounded by green behind a Spanish heritage building, as well as the first home for “To summer”, a high-end fragrance brand specializing in eastern botanical scents. Inspired by the essence of the brand – the scent, the concept of the garden is to create a boundless garden as the world of smell - A garden with infinitive imaginations, a garden contains the full spring. ⊙ A view to the garden As one of the technique in Chinese painting “white void “, which intentionally leaves background empty in a painting for imaginations, the garden design maximizes the reservation of the existing greens, to create “green void” in the garden. The reserved green becomes a natural background for the garden, and create picturesque settings to the space. The osmanthus at the entrance, the wintersweet beside the wall, and the wisteria in the corner, are carefully preserved. The camellia, maple, and bamboo palm are protected and transplanted. We wish with careful reservation of the existing plants, the memories of the garden can be kept and continue to grow and thrive. Beside the plants, an old well is also well kept in the garden. As a symbol of history of the garden, the well is redesigned into a reflective art installation. With the preserved well and a new reflective stainless steel surface to mimic the water, the well is given a new meaning to the garden: a well to link memories of the space, a well to reflect the nature and time. In addition to preservation and renovation of the greens and the well, a mirror wall is added in the garden. Through reflection from the mirror wall, limited space can be extended and the greens can be multiplied. The reflections and the real silhouette of the plants create a dreamy world - a fantasy world of infinite nature, a hidden universe full of colors and textures. The garden also integrates a fog installation. When the fog gently rises, the boundary of the ground is blurred and the edges are blended. The fluxion of fog mimicking the scent reflects the core of the brand: the scent. The fog device can also be used for daily irrigation. The garden is also a large flora installation. A few movable glass tubes are installed in the garden as containers for flower arrangement. With different events, the garden can be transformed and decorated with different flowers. A garden becomes not only a garden, but an infinitive device can be changeable and adaptable.