Chengdu Tianfu City Landscape
Framed by majestic mountains and rolling hills, the Chengdu basin has been known since ancient times to be a flat haven for settlements. As Chengdu continues to grow, mountains are no longer a remote backdrop, and for the first time, being brought into the city?s bustling foreground. Located at the foothill of the Longquan Mountain Tianfu City is such a new community that couples urban living and scenic mountain settings. The project site offered rich topography with ponds and brooks dotting the ravines. However, due to years of farming and lacking proper forest management, the site was in dire need for landscape and ecology restoration.
Photography by : Holi Photography
Tianfu City leveraged the development opportunity to create an ecological, authentic and immersive landscape. Sasaki was commissioned to lead the design for an ecological, authentic and immersive landscape. ?We enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with a visionary client and strong local design partners to integrate urban development with a strategic landscape restoration?, said Sasaki principal Tao Zhang. The design team drew inspiration from the natural processes, vernacular culture, and local materials. Photography by : Holi Photography
At the launch of the project, Sasaki proposed four overarching goals: 1. create a public park to explore and showcase Chengdu?s mountainous terrain and vernacular landscapes; 2. restore a healthy aquatic ecology by improving existing w...