GUANGMING SPORTS FOREST PARK
Location: Shenzhen, China
Collaboration: LOLA Landscape Architects, TALLER Architects
Scale: 600 ha
Client: Guangming District Government, Shenzhen OCT
Awards: 2020WLA Best Landscape Design
The Guang Ming Town Forest & Sports Park is part of the world’s most innovative Delta.
The Pearl River Delta has its origins in dynamic nature, with a stunning biodiversity. The rapid urbanization required a strong policy on nature preservation. The Shenzhen green network is a good example of this. However, protection is not enough. We need to reinvent the relationship between city and nature.
Guang Ming Town is a showcase of the various new ways in which city and nature can build a fruitful relationship. The Sports & Forest Park is an important link in the green network of the city.
In this park, both forest and sports life will show itself in its most dynamic and innovative way. The park will keep on developing over time, continuously enriching both biodiversity and possibilities for active leisure and sports. With Shenzhen being the cradle of new ideas and technologies, the forest and sports park will be the cradle of new nature and new sports.
The base of the Forest & sports park is defined by a network of paths and trails. Around the lake a loop is laid out for all velocities, connecting all main programs. An electric bus stops at all important destinations, facilitating access for all user groups.
The loop is the starting point of a network of paths and trails. An elevated path links the forest park to the central city park and the rest of the mountain forest. It is a scenic route, that goes through different atmospheres and passes by multiple points of interest. It also functions like a pedestrian highway, with rhythmic exits and no steep slopes.
The construction of the park contains two phases. The first phase has been opened, including the red path, entrance plaza, forest area and a temporary loop at Bihu area. The second phase will be built later, including five innovative sports multifields, a nursery loop, a botanical R&D center and a sports R&D center.
GUANGMING SPORTS FOREST PARK
Location: Shenzhen, China
Collaboration: LOLA Landscape Architects, TALLER Architects
Scale: 600 ha
Client: Guangming District Government, Shenzhen OCT
The Guang Ming Town Forest & Sports Park is part of the world’s most innovative Delta.
The Pearl River Delta has its origins in dynamic nature, with a stunning biodiversity. The rapid urbanization required a strong policy on nature preservation. The Shenzhen green network is a good example of this. However, protection is not enough. We need to reinvent the relationship between city and nature.
Guang Ming Town is a showcase of the various new ways in which city and nature can build a fruitful relationship. The Sports & Forest Park is an important link in the green network of the city.
In this park, both forest and sports life will show itself in its most dynamic and innovative way. The park will keep on developing over time, continuously enriching both biodiversity and possibilities for active leisure and sports. With Shenzhen being the cradle of new ideas and technologies, the forest and sports park will be the cradle of new nature and new sports.
The base of the Forest & sports park is defined by a network of paths and trails. Around the lake a loop is laid out for all velocities, connecting all main programs. An electric bus stops at all important destinations, facilitating access for all user groups.
The loop is the starting point of a network of paths and trails. An elevated path links the forest park to the central city park and the rest of the mountain forest. It is a scenic route, that goes through different atmospheres and passes by multiple points of interest. It also functions like a pedestrian highway, with rhythmic exits and no steep slopes.
The construction of the park contains two phases. The first phase has been opened, including the red path, entrance plaza, forest area and a temporary loop at Bihu area. The second phase will be built later, including five innovative sports multifields, a nursery loop, a botanical R&D center and a sports R&D center.