Xi 'an Longhu · Jinglin Jiuforeword

Longfor Jinglin Jiu Xu in Xi'an is a residential landscape designed by DAOYUAN Chengdu's Four-Leaf division for Longfor Group's West-Zheng Company and its R&D Landscape Centre. The project seeks to create a forest-breathing ecological space within the city, taking long-term urban dwellers away from the noise to a quiet appointment with nature. Four realms set the tone, drawn in spare strokes as an artistic picture of coexistence with nature, layered into a courtyard sequence where architecture and landscape permeate one another. The Valley realm is enclosed by dense planting, two feature walls standing like the gate of a secret valley; an angel sculpture veiled in mist appears at night under starlight, and sunlight filters through scattered leaves onto the wall, composing an artful natural room where cloud shadows drift. The Forest realm opens into a grove of Chinese tallow trees, their dappled shadows falling over rolling mounds dotted with small flower borders and refined feature stones, a place where body and mind fully relax in dialogue with nature. The Clear realm opens onto a broad still water where ripples gather in a fresh breeze; the pool is wrapped in graceful white metal, with a series of cascades above and a sun lawn behind that invites daydreaming. The Secluded realm is a small, refined back garden that prefigures future residential living, a low-walled under-tree space of lush green where the mood fully unwinds. As night falls, light filters through and the cascading pools on both sides glow to welcome guests. The design emphasises material texture and sheen, uses curved compositions and detailed ornament, and pairs soft, bright colours with metallic tones to produce a spare, fashionable visual impression.