Dongguan Zhonghai · Source environment

CNOO Yuanjing (Yuanke Yuanmei) in Nancheng, Dongguan, is a 3,846-square-metre residential demonstration landscape that translates two locally distinctive materials, Dongguan incense (guanxiang) and Dongguan grass (guancao), into an immersive cultural sequence. Borrowing the layout of Dongguan's Keyuan Garden and other local traditions, the scheme re-stages the historic Yuanmei idiom in six realms of search. The prelude of three incense rites unfolds the humanist memory of Nancheng Yuanmei, fusing a Zen landscape into the local character. The realm of guanxiang flow lets visitors encounter the intangible cultural heritage of incense, interweaving tradition with modern life in layered, refined detail. Past and present cloud over each other as traditional elements meet modern materials, connecting future and past in an immersive art experience. Water and stone make the scenery: a slow path leads through mountain and stream, following the rhythm of birdsong and running water. A flying waterfall suddenly appears, revealing rocky cliffs and the sound of falling water, and the secluded life rises before the visitor. An incense path through an elegant gallery carries fragrance from step to step. Around the pool, water and moon respond to each other, staging an immersive scene of a winding pool reflecting moonlight and projecting a vision of future living. The designers describe repeated refinement, careful material selection and precise on-site control, balancing environmental responsibility, quality and beauty at every detail. The result is a site renewed, fused with nature and in symbiosis with human culture. Project details are limited in the source material.