Flowing History
Landscape Constructuring with Cultural Consciousness Professional Project Site: Beijing, China Collaborate Work Collaborater: Siyu Zhu Instructor: Yufan Zhu Date: Jul. 2014-Sep. 2014
The project is the landscape design for the building of SIPO, State Intellectual Property Office. The main responsibility is to examine patents and organize relevant trainings. The architecture design is enlightened a traditional toy named Luban Lock, which symbolized the intelligence of Chinese people and the huge number of inventions in the past thousands years. However, the location of the building also has a unique history. It is located on ancient Yongding River fan, which formed a special geological feature under the ground. The design exposed a common challenge that designers frequently encounter--how to inherit features from the past and combine with current identity. Accept providing exterior space for the staffs to relax and exercise, the landscape design not only aims to show China's patent history, but also reflects on the geological feature of the site. The combination of history and culture features forms the new identity of the site.
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