Xi'an Central Park

A single stone striking a thousand layers of waves, like dropping a stone into still water whose changing colors invite the passerby to pause before restrained beauty. Xi'an, a sixteen-dynasty capital deepened by time, carries three thousand years of human stories visible in the plants, bricks, and tiles of its ancient walls. Drawing on Xi'an's humanistic heritage, the design collides traditional culture with modern landscape through stone-and-wave scenes to create a quiet, light, culturally resonant space. The first act traces past and present, extracting Tang pagoda elements and presenting a ritual order with pagodas, cascading water, and flowers. The second act sets stones as the eye, using radial folded lines to cut the central mirror pool, with stainless steel geometric sculptures arranged like mountains, resembling brilliant islands floating in a sea from above. The third act strolls a Zen courtyard, where weathered stones and contrasting paving compose a restrained humanistic space, using earth as canvas, gravel as frame, and pines and stones as brush. The fourth act faces the wave shore, where sculpture is the protagonist, appearing like a dancer in motion and rippling elegant light. The fifth act turns through garden scenes, where water, stone, and pine combine with Tang symbols to create a simple grand corner. The sixth act returns to the secret valley, where a nature-themed play area with vivid forms encourages children's exploration. The 60,849-square-meter project, with an 11,615-square-meter demonstration area, offers a quiet return to the heart in the city of Chang'an.