London Design Design Of the Year

2025

Hengchuang Dingyao · Half Hidden

Entrant Company

BLUES

Category

Landscape Design - Residential Landscape

Client's Name

Sichuan Hengchuang Chenyu Real Estate Group Co., Ltd.

Country / Region

China

Rooted in its premium resources and landmark positioning, this project is designed to meet the demands of a high-caliber lifestyle while addressing the spiritual aspirations of its residents. Its goal is to forge a luxury living experience for Luzhou’s elite, redefine the benchmark for high-quality residences, and enhance the value of the land parcel.

The design rejects homogeneity, instead creating a distinctive identity through a sunken water courtyard, a grand atrium, and the infusion of local culture. These elements enrich the landscape with dimensional layering and exploration while ensuring the living experience transcends material comfort and resonates on a spiritual level.

Functional and experiential values are carefully balanced. A custom-designed children’s space supports elite family needs, while cross-disciplinary communication ensures smooth project execution. Materials were meticulously sourced, with repeated visits to quarries, nurseries, and planting sites to achieve harmony between function and presentation.

Aesthetically, the concept of “a boundless, harmonious riverside forest where poetry flows freely” guides the expression. The lower courtyard adopts a “garden-within-a-garden” design, enriching spatial layers and fostering exploration. Imported luxury stone, cultural elements, and riverside forest imagery intertwine, highlighting understated elegance while avoiding ostentation. The result is an atmosphere of comfort and poetic refinement.

Sustainability is a key dimension, shifting from “visual greening” to “functional ecology.” A closed-loop water system includes rain gardens, permeable pavements, ecological basins, and harvesting systems. Biodiversity is supported through native plants, multi-layered greenery, insect hotels, and micro-habitats. Material strategies prioritize renewable, recycled, and local resources, while LED smart lighting and low-maintenance planting reduce energy and costs.

By creating microclimates, outdoor activity spaces, and edible landscapes, the project integrates ecology with resident well-being. Ultimately, it delivers a low-carbon yet vibrant environment that unites luxury living with ecological vitality.

Credits

Chief Designer
Zhang Yong
Chief Designer
Shen Hongbing
Chief Designer
Wang Dian
Chief Designer
Wang Jiahong
Chief Designer
Tang Qin
Chief Designer
Chen Jun
Assistant Designer
Zheng Huili
Assistant Designer
Zhang Xinchuan
Assistant Designer
Peng Haitao
Assistant Designer
Xie Xiaolan
Photographer
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