Beijing Xingfa Cement Plant Quarry, founded in early 1990s, an exposed scar of rocks locates between the Great Wall and Yanqi Lake, is being reconsidered into an ecological and picturesque rural park in relationship with the adjacent regenerating cement plant. Established around the contextural culture, research, and technology oriented position, the design focuses on bringing in potentiality of hosting acceptable scale of outdoor culture and art events. With a sunken water space and an elevated rock space, the park stretches itself between silence of meditation and excitement of otherworldness. Carefully considered cliff stabilization, rock reuse, industrial acessory reuse, water collection, and planting species strategies allow the park to become an incubator of ecology, culture, and art, inversing a history of negative intervention towards landscape to a rebirth and return of liveness towards land and its belonged culture in general.
As the initial phase of the project, a hiking trail with the associated driveways was first constructed to establish initial image of the project. Reused quarry rocks and carefully considered natural water management methods portrayed a highly ecological integrated landscape. A top hill pavilion introduces phenomenal views, setting a solidity of industrial memory with corten steels, and strengthened design languages.
Irvine Great Park Framework
One of the world’s largest municipal parks, the 1,200-acre Great Park in Irvine, California is now under development under a conceptual framework that encompasses redesign and implementation of near- and longer-term uses, with the intent to “put the park back into the park.” The vast site, which was once the Marine Corps’ El Toro Air Station, was first reimagi...
Dongguan Central Park Area
This new 32-hectare park is envisioned as a “livability magnet” in the ongoing renewal of the Dongguan’s Central Business District, intended to attract new talent to the reputed “world’s factory.” SWA conceptualized the park as a living system, inspired by the durable, growing roots of a banyan tree. The design leverages thoughtful soil, water, and planting st...
Bicentennial Park Renovation
After nearly 15 years of being closed to the public, Bicentennial Park will soon provide a lively setting for neighborhood recreation. The City of Hawthorne has been home to many creative people throughout history: a legendary athlete and Olympian, Jim Thorpe; a world-famous movie star, Marilyn Monroe; and one of the most beloved American rock bands, The Beach...
Buffalo Bend Park
Buffalo Bend Park is a conversion of waterfront industrial land into an urban wetlands demonstration project. The project diverts urban runoff into a series of connected wetlands before returning the flow to the bayou, removing bacteria, nutrients, and toxic materials from the flow on the way. The plan includes parking, trails (including a segment of the regio...