New environmental landscapes in urban Chinese parks | News | Architonic

‘Leading the movement of a new consciousness within the Chinese development industry,’ say landscape architects ASPECT Studios, ‘Hyperlane understands that long-term social, environmental and economic success isn’t achieved by short-term commercial gains, but with attention to socially and environmentally orientated systems.’ In the first of a multi-stage development, Hyperlane’s Urban Gallery is a community of circular-themed public spaces including a pedestrian promenade, shallow water ‘carpet’, shaded seating crescents, connective stepped seating areas and dotted plant life, all coming together to encourage students and faculty members of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music University to take the scenic route between accommodation and campus.

On a formally derelict site, ‘the vision for the project was to bring nature and natural systems into the heart of the design, encouraging insects, birds and wildlife into an urban corridor.’ states ASPECT. With all stages complete, the project will form a multi-storey, barrier-free 2.4km-long sky park, cultural space and community pathway.