Hangzhou · Poly · and Song Chunfeng

Poly Hesong Chunfengli is a residential community landscape located in Gongshu District, Hangzhou, only 1.4 kilometres from the Grand Canal. The design, by L&A Design's Shanghai Second Institute Project Six Group for client Poly Development, takes the canal as a master brand IP, weaving modern art into the water-town idiom to compose a living picture of land and water coexisting and urban fabric continuing. At the entry, a monolithic natural-stone feature wall, flanked by sculpted Chinese pines and delicate flower borders, immediately stages the misty, restrained imagery of the Jiangnan region. Drawing on the movement of canal water, the designers interlock hard paving, water features and shrub planting so that blue and green permeate the road network, drainage and greenery of the scheme. Undulating hedges, leaping jets and bubbling fountains cross one another, and on the vertical plane they reproduce the lively, rhythmic posture of canal waves. The central water feature is made playable through shallow pools, natural boulders and interactive jets that children discover and return to again and again; it is conceived as a future generator of community life. Rest places along stone benches, timber decking and under the tree canopy are layered with refined planting, creating a quiet, fresh atmosphere. A matching monolithic stone wall closes the view at the sales pavilion exit, echoing the entry wall, while flower borders and natural boulders sustain the Jiangnan mood. Planting follows classical-garden colour discipline, emphasising leaf texture over flower, varied shades of green kept elegant and sober. The team travelled to several cities to select the feature stones and stayed on site through consecutive nights to guide construction. The project covers 3,000 square metres of residential landscape.