Jiulongwan project of Ningbo Jiulong Lake Area

There are several famous lakes in Ningbo city, JiuLong Lake is the smallest one among those. Walking by the lake, the skyline is no longer an endless lake, but rolling hills can be seen. People are surrounded by nature here, and the nearby lakes and mountains are more intimate. The site is located on the shores of Jiulong Lake, and the depth into nature makes this project unique. During the progress, we have experienced the four seasons, the mountain mudflat, the bayberry forest of hundred years, the rising sunrise and the sunset afterglow, which makes us more in awe of this land. There are many tourist destinations around the site. During our many visits, we found that the ancient village ruins, slate ditches, old temple trees, dwellings and buildings in the scenic area all grow naturally in various mountains and forests. Here people learn how to draw from nature without destroying the original beauty and mystery. As a scenic spot for people to travel, there is a lack of public facilities here, so appropriate development is necessary. So we hope that while the meeting the development needs, the overall design maintains a sense of reverence for the site, intervenes in the land with the lowest intervention, balances the traces of manual intervention, and preserves the natural integrity. In the current situation of rapid urban development, we can still keep it as a shelter for the peace, and leave it to lakes and mountains. The landscape architects involved at the beginning of the planning. Through discussions with the architects, we proposed the vision of a "complete village organism growing here". We tried to split the buildings into free communities in groups of three or five, and break up the original layout, while establishing multiple small town scenic lines on the natural structure of the original mountains flowing to the lake, and decomposing the construction indicators and placing them in such a primitive mountain forest. Since then, the future life map created by the project has also been part of the supporting facilities of the Jiulong Lake Scenic Area. We hope that such a newly developed "living town" can be accepted by this land, and also expect that the town should have its own "square", "market", "canteen", "dock", "station" Visitors from outside or local residents can also use this series of freely dispersed public places as a transit point to unfold the life on the island and bay area. Under the concept of the overall village organism, the "Forest Canteen" located in north bay area came into being. As a part of the living facilities in the future bay area, the canteen is completely external, and becomes the epitome of the entire village, and has the first area to open the future life of the bay area. As the first stop in the town, the "canteen" will not only satisfy the appetite, but also become the starting point or reception place for visitors. It connects the path of the mountains and forests of North Island and the path leading to the shore of south bay area, and even works as a public station in the entire Jiulong Lake scenic area, and presents the life atmosphere first. In the first demonstration of the streamline and layout of the "Forest Canteen", the form of the early large-scale buildings was denied many times, because this lake bay does not need a large reinforced concrete box. In the design stage, the functions were separated into multiple small-scale structures as much as possible, and the building height was kept as low as possible to integrate into the original lake view. Although the buildings in the site are scattered, through the smooth tour route, multiple independent structures are effectively connected in series, and the design of different elevations is used to make each corner rich in its own spatial characteristics, while providing a complete natural village roaming experience. Borrowing the municipal opening of the future planned road to form one of the entrances of the village, which can be permanently reserved for future use, the design strives to retain and utilize the original growth of the large camphor forest, and a small platform overlooking the lower village is built here, and introduced into the forest from the east side to complete the functions and scales required by the entrance with minimal influence. Walking down the floating steps and entering the grove in the lower part, it forms a strong contrast with the upper space, and the change of elevation brings about the transformation of scene and mood. The sequence of the interior of the village unfolds from this, and the line of sight is wider. The sight passes through the artificially replanted woods on one side, and the sparkling light of the lake in the distance can be seen, and the original wildness is still preserved. There is a natural gully running down the hill, and the water volume changes seasonally. Water is an important element in landscape culture, but the creeks here present great challenges. The sedimentation and purification measures of stream water need to be presented in a more natural and native way. We simulate the rolling state of natural stones. From the small stones at the bottom of the pool to the large stones with stable terrain and soil on both sides, the most characteristic landscape here is formed. At the same time, crossing the ditch also implies entering the "territory" of the village. In order to make the vegetation more vigorously attached to the stone wall, designers and the local construction team innovatively searched for a local moss to be used in the joints of the large stone retaining wall. The original camphor in the site were preserved and given a new mission in the design, becoming the most characteristic and spiritual symbol of the site. The small woods gradually recovered after a winter, and grew together with the moss in the shade to form a picture of natural blending. The moss gradually covered this rocky beach under the infiltration of water vapor in the rainy season in March and April, allowing the stones from far away found belongs. When the original vitality covers this rocky beach again, a village that has grown. Before entering the village, in addition to crossing a stone creek, we hope that the buildings will not appear so directly at the moment, and it is better if the scenery in front will be missed. The reason is the first glimpse of the bushes in the scene: the distant mountains are reflected in the scenery of the lake, and the lake "rises" the sunset. This coincidental dialogue with nature made us decide to place a scene with a story on the side of the stream. You need to take enough steps to cross it, and keep the eaves as low as possible, the line of sight is compressed and elongated to the limit, and the mind will be calm and focus on the distant scenery. The lake scene becomes the final forest scene here, and the original bushes make the most beautiful misunderstanding, all of which make the space full of vitality. When people are walking, the stone wall on the other side from high to low becomes variable that controls the light and the view. Before the building appears in our views, we are just experience the scenery. Although we use a traditional narrative method, it constitutes a very important spatial sequence in the design. The face of the village is also slowly presented during the walk. The central courtyard behind the corridor is cut by a high retaining wall, and we hope that the spirit of nature and mountains will continue here. Therefore, following the extension direction of the big mountain, several topographic hills carefully placed at the core courtyard seem to be scattered into several islands by the current. From a certain angle or from a high altitude in the distance, the scenery in the courtyard can even continue the state of the distant mountains flowing down. There is a slender artificial water system in the courtyard, which turns from the front of the main building volume to the core courtyard. In the process, the connection between several buildings is deliberately cut and disappears into the water tray of the courtyard. There is a water collection hole in the water tray, and the overflow is completed at a specific water level. We hope it can convey another idea: the circulation and flow of water nourishes this virgin forest. In front of the courtyard, the design recedes the space of the one-story building to the landscape. Looking past the picture frame on the first floor of the building, the lakeside grass outside is the best place we leave to the villagers to get close to nature. A large area of white space presents the best scenery. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter or the four seasons, this distant mountain and lake view is always the only protagonist here. ▼“”， The "white space" on the first floor of the building is like a picture frame, which can collect lake and mountain scenery