Vanke Taihu development is located in a suburban district of Beijing. Similar to BAM’s stellar Daxing Park, this is another important transport hub of Beijing. The area surrounding the project is planned as a new town with a high speed rail station on the Beijing South-Tianjin Line.
BAM was invited in to the architectural planning process and worked closely with client to develop an initial landscape planning concept for 11 of the plots, and then contracted for landscape design of the six key plots. Two out of these plots are constructed according to the original design vision of the project.
A major design challenge in this project was the lack of a good connection between the plots. Existing architecture left minimal space for landscaping and therefore challenged BAM to come up with high-impact designs for the hardscapes guiding the city dwellers across the plots to the green and activity zones.
BAM’s landscape planning for first phase of the Vanke Taihu Landscape unleashes the full potential of the existing plots that surround the project location. Catchy and colorful urban landscapes interlink the isolated plots into a cohesive district with at its heart a cozy, green pocket park. Local residents and visitors to the shopping and office areas can relax in the shade of this green oasis or have fun in the colorful play zones.
For Vanke Taihu landscape BAM uses patterns, to shape the landscape between the buildings, scaling the large polots and open spaces to human-centered places for various community activities and play environments. Colorful highlights in paving, installations and play elements help navigate the spaces between the buildings creating unique sceneries and bringing the otherwise dull urban jungle to life with a bang.