Silver Landscape Planning and Garden Design · 2024
Yichang Riverside Park Public Spaces
by Jiangsu Architetural Landscape Design
- A' Design Award 2024 Silver Winner in Landscape Planning and Garden Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: Jiangsu Architetural Landscape Design Institute Co.,Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 62,814
- Verification code EEFFCA3912 · Verify this award
About Yichang Riverside Park Public Spaces
Yichang is a riverside park in Hubei, China, upgraded into a public recreational space along the Yangtze River. The design extends the riverfront road system and the view corridors, and adds seating areas that face the water. Vegetation was rearranged to open the river views and to form lawns and open spaces with public facilities. The park contains an ecological and humanistic area, a dock area and a family play area. Traces of the former dock, including a gantry crane, are kept and given new uses. Blue tones and sculptures refer to the river and to ecological protection.
This distinguished landscape intervention represents a significant achievement in contemporary waterfront design, demonstrating the sophisticated integration of recreational programming with ecological sensitivity and visual poetry that characterizes the most accomplished public space projects of our era. The designers have orchestrated a masterful composition that responds to the monumental scale of the river while creating intimate zones of human activity and contemplation, the curvilinear pathway system appearing to have emerged organically from observations of natural water patterns rather than imposed geometries. The circular pavilion structures, with their distinctive white spiral frameworks, introduce vertical architectural elements that mediate between the horizontal expanse of water and land while providing sheltered gathering spaces and visual landmarks for wayfinding throughout the extensive site. Particularly noteworthy appears the integration of topographically modeled play landscapes whose undulating forms suggest dunes or gentle hillocks, offering both active recreational opportunities and passive sculptural interest when viewed from the elevated vantage point of this documentation. The planting strategy evidences careful consideration of seasonal interest and ecological function, with deciduous specimens providing shade and seasonal color variation while evergreen elements ensure year-round structure and visual continuity. The material palette demonstrates restraint and sophistication, the warm terracotta and cream tones of hardscape surfaces harmonizing with natural riverbank substrates while providing durable surfaces for intensive public use. The sculptural blue elements dispersed throughout the composition create visual resonance with the dominant waterway, establishing a chromatic dialogue that unifies the designed landscape with its hydrological context. One might observe how the transition zones between program areas have been handled with particular sensitivity, avoiding abrupt boundaries in favor of gradual spatial modulations that encourage exploration and discovery. This work invites contemplation of how contemporary landscape architecture might honor natural systems while providing generous amenities for human flourishing along valued waterfronts.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The landscape upgrading project aims to build the Yichang Riverside Park in Hubei into an urban recreational space that integrates nature with fun and interaction. The design team employed the concept of hyperlinks to expand the riverfront road system and view corridors with comfortable sitting areas where citizens can relish the river view. Furthermore, the team infused diverse businesses into the park while rejuvenating the dock using the scene creation method in a trendy industrial style.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- At the same time, the design team retained the traces of the dock in the park, integrated the gantry crane with the memory of the site into the landscape design. Child-friendly is another theme of this reconstruction. Parent-child sand, non-power water facilities, special pumps for extreme sports, etc., are all adopted.
- Tags
- Park Landscape Upgrade, Scene Creation, Hyperlinks, Diverse Businesses, Ecological Protection
- Production Technology
- Basic materials: granite stone, maroon bamboo, asphalt materials, decorative/translucent concrete, fibreglass mesh, permeable flexible anti-cracking material, shock absorbing and antislip coloured EPDM rubber topping, wear resistant and plastic washed stone material, Yichang native Three Gorges Stone.
Supporting buildings: stilt building structure or earthing roof treatment, floodlight treatment, anodised aluminium panels, curved hollow laminated glass. - Design Challenge
- The challenge lies in balancing the ecosystem, traffic, functionality, and cultural innovation. Connecting the Yangtze River ecosystem, urban mountains, and green areas, the design aims to integrate the entire trail system with urban commuter paths, park greenways, riverfront trails, and waterside trails to ensure convenient traffic flow. The dock traces and trendy industrial style coexist harmoniously with the urban space, thereby unleashing the charm of the blend of old and new cultures.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November 2021 in Yichang, Hubei Province, and finished in June 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The design team reconfigured the vegetation along the riverfront to enhance unobstructed river views for public enjoyment, enabling the establishment of numerous open spaces and lawns complemented by public recreational facilities. The park thus serves as a communal space for relaxation and refreshment. The park features an ecological and humanistic area, a dock area, a family play area, and other service spaces, offering diverse cultural and recreational options to individuals of all ages.
- Research
- Riverside Park is a crucial urban public leisure space for the local community. However, owing to its construction timeline, the park is in dire need of renovation. Presently, the mixed architectural styles, industrial relics, and view obstructions of the park, which disrupt the continuity of the green corridor along the river, warrant attention. Consequently, this project endeavours to create a participatory riverside park via various design techniques to balance ecology and urban development.
- Inspiration
- The Yichang Riverside Park by the Yangtze River has the beauty of the waterside. Inspired by the river view, the design team has incorporated blue, symbolic of hydrology, into the colour of the landscape. This integrates the park with the surroundings, generating a harmonious aesthetic. Moreover, the Lipotes vexillifer theme park and gantry crane are both adorned with dynamic Lipotes vexillifer sculptures. These sculptures not only add fun but also advocate for the protection of the ecology.
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