Article by Charles Ware
Lakeside Garden, a network of community gathering spaces, offers contemplative venues to relish sublime views across revered Qiandao Lake, with its pristine water, many exotic islands, and lush forested hillsides.
The garden renders relationships among people, nature, and history, using landscape design and art to tell stories of this special place. The lake’s history, including the submersion of villages and cities is part of this story.
Treasured lakeside open space is drawn into the community as a centerpiece. Site planning focuses on the role of commercial and residential uses in framing exterior public spaces. Together with terrain sculpting, a dramatic spatial sequence establishes a
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