[Taohua Yuan]
Taohua Yuan comes from a Chinese legend. It is a isolated village where people live an unworldly, carefree life. Chinese classical garden is the represention of Taohua Yuan in modern Chinese people's mind.
Taohua Yuan in the Sky
The design of a roof garden in Chinese classical way Time: Nov. 2013 Type: Academic | Individual Advisor: Chunmei Li
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SITE STUDY
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SITE The site is located in center area of Hangzhou city. It is the roof of a four-story building with two eleven-story office buildings adjoining its west and south side.
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Busy Traffic
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3 4 Plants reduce noise from streets
Plants block unpleasent view
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LEGEND
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Jingxin Pavilion Yiran Pond Bicui Hill Linglong Stone
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Xiu Bridge Stalagmite Wangshui Pavilion Linbo Platform
Entrance
[Contrast]
The contrast between Chinese classical garden and modern buildings intrigues people's imagination of Taohua Yuan, and hence feel a feeling of carefree and leisure life.
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LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS Chinese classical garden is the miniature of natural world. The most important elements are water, stone, plant and architecture. They represent some natural landscape like artificial hills are image of mountains and water pond are image of lake, stream or river.
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Stone Plant Architecture Circulation
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Pavilion
Grove
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Rock Work Stream&Stalagmite
stalagmites symbolize bamboo shoots , creating a feeling that spring is coming.
Lake
Stone bank imitates the form of natural banks.
Natural rocks with unique shape are used in the garden as decoration.
Artificial Hills minimize the shape of real mountains.
Pavilion
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