ABOUT PARK NETWORK
Dragon Creek Park is located on the end of the central green corridor of Jianghai New Tech District, Jiangmen, Guangdong. It is abut the dragon creak lake and connects to the green corridor. It is the first landscape node, playing an important role for future residential areas, office areas and the city's entire ecosystem park network.
ABOUT CULTURE CONTEXT
Bird's Paradise in Jiangmen is a well-known prose written by Chinese author Mr Ba Jin, it introduces an island that is dominated by one huge banyan tree. The island is well protected and becomes habitats for more than 40 species of birds. Inspired by Bird’s Paradise, landscape design captures the flying movement of birds, creating a new paradise for citizens.
ABOUT PROGRAM
The project is divided into three functional zones and connected by the greenway network. The western Ecological Zone includes celebration party lawn, rain garden, and resting area. The central Energize Zone includes fitness area, chess court, and a huge children play. On the east side is the Citizens' Zone. This zone includes center axis, zen garden, and wedding lawn. The entire project is a 24-hour open public park.
The elements of Jiangmen context and the theme of bird's paradise run through the landscape: the wedding pavilion, the fan palm pavilion, the sculptures of birds, the bird's cage slides, etc. The renovation was completed at the end of 2017. On weekends, the park is very popular and surrounding carpark is hard to find.
ABOUT ECOLOGY
The park constructs a sponge base, uses a series of rain gardens and an ecological drainage system to conserve water. All stormwater runoff toward the Lake passes through dry pebble beds, rain gardens, and prefabricated modular storage facilities. The ecology ideas is to reserve water when dry, and drain when flooded.