Shanghai red room, the life of him

The 2,000-square-meter minimalist garden at Honglu Yasong in Shanghai, titled Wan's Life, is a private villa landscape designed by Zhu Weiguo (Mark Zhu). The detached villa is wrapped on all four sides by generous courtyard space, with excellent natural conditions except for aircraft noise from a nearby flight path, which the design addresses through planting and spatial arrangement. The garden is divided into six zones: lounge, lawn, sports, entertainment, front courtyard, and vegetable garden. Because residents are most often at home in the late afternoon and early evening, the main lounge is placed on the west side, so that when sitting in the lounge one looks east, avoiding direct sun. On the south side, beyond the garden, lies a large public landscape, and the second-floor terrace has been significantly enlarged so that views extend beyond the courtyard and open up. The east side of the lawn holds the sports zone, softly divided from the rest by water features and flower borders; surrounding paths are flat and non-slip for walking and exercise. The water feature uses simple colors and structures, with simulated water-ripple detailing so that the view works whether the feature is on or off. The owners have two children and wanted more play space in which to interact with them, so a large basketball court was placed in a key position. Making a basketball court look good is challenging because its rubber surface and bright colors are inherently decorative, and the design resolves that tension carefully. Beside the court, a small custom lounge platform gives family and friends a place to rest and watch games. A custom tree house, built from Indonesian meranti with a steel structure, is durable and robust. The western zone handles parking, with wide roads and generous spaces, a carport, a large equipment room, and kennels, a chicken coop, and a small farm. Evening lighting is carefully considered at every path junction, lounge area, and step. Project details are limited in the source material.