Lacime Architects

"Tianqing", a label of Song style art, reflects the pursuit of elegance and aesthetic taste by literati and scholars.

This case is located in Chang'an, a city with a rich history. The design is aimed at revitalizing the city with a cultural heritage and creating a new Eastern context. Despite the rapid changes and the passage of thousands of years, the style and charm of Xi'an have not changed. It is a natural landscape hidden behind the prosperity of the ancient capital of Chang'an.

Different from the solemnity of traditional northern royal gardens, the beauty of traditional Jiangnan forests. Tianqing Yunlu hopes to find a sense of elegance on the fertile land of Guanzhong. Like the majestic and majestic Qinling Mountains on the outside, one can also discover the beauty and beauty of the mountains through winding and rugged mountain roads...

The Xi'an Tianqing Yunlu Demonstration Zone creates a serene and warm immersive experience for residents through a spatial sequence of "Songyin Mountain Gate – Xunjianli Pond – Songshi Stacked Waterfall – Qinchuan Hill Wilderness – Accompanying Mountains and Forests", covering multi-dimensional spatial scenes such as reception, park tours, clubs, private banquets, and returning home.

01 Matsuoying Mountain Gate [First sight]

"Opening the door leads to officialdom, closing the door leads to seclusion" is not so much an imitation of the leisure and leisure of ancient literati and scholars, but rather a contemplation of the current noisy life. Before entering the interior of the venue, it is necessary to pass through a porch that is about 40 meters long to complete the sedimentation of inner emotions. On both sides of the porch, about 10 meters high Chinese pine trees are selected to blend with the central courtyard pine forest, forming the first interface of urban nature.

The faint light emitted through the curtain adds a touch of subtlety to the sequence of porch interfaces.

The simple stone reflects the swaying light and shadow, making the sequence of colonnade rituals not require solemnity.

The water surface breaks through the inner and outer boundaries, infiltrating into the corridor from the outside, and the undulating terrain is reflected in the water with stones, forming a long scroll of mountains and rivers.

The end of the metal colonnade in the sequence is a natural stone wall built with Baipo yellow stone from Shaanxi, seeking exquisite balance in rough and rough conditions.

02 Xunjian Carp Pond [Exploration]

Through the ceremonial closed entrance porch, the open koi fish pond comes into view, and the fish shuttle between the eyes of the stone spring, adding a touch of relaxation and agility to the literati.

Moving forward by the light, turning from the small entrance of the sky into the hanging corridor.

A pond of fish relaxes the spatial rhythm of the sequence. Flying stones hang on the water surface, and fish hide under the stones.

At the end of the koi pond, a suspension bridge is hidden between floating islands, connecting birth and seclusion.

03 Pine stone cascading waterfall [into painting]

Under the cover of the pine forest, amidst the interplay of strange stones, flowers and plants, and the cascading waterfalls of the pound foundation, the urban body, which has been trapped in a cage for a long time, is constructed into a square shape.

Sitting by the spring, listening to the spring under the pine tree, people in the painting...

Crossing the suspension bridge and moving forward, the raised terrain on both sides sways the branches and leaves above the head. The winding path is like walking between the woods.

At the end of the path, the imposing net of deep cloth slanted downwards, and the water beat against the stones at the bottom of the pool, like a mountain flowing and surging. The placement of rocks on mountain peaks breaks through the stable water surface. The spatial rhythm reaches its climax here.

Climbing up the steps, walking between the pine and hidden rocks, the steps made of ancient and clumsy stone slabs blend in with the natural touch of heaven and earth.

During the transformation of the stone steps, the majestic waterfall transformed into an extremely calm scene, with the reflection of the pine forest in the water, presenting a graceful and pure freehand painting.

In the grass and flowers, in the mountains and rocks, in the streams, every scene embodies a refined and elegant atmosphere...

04 Qinchuan Qiuye [Memories]

Outside the threshold, the Qinling Mountains are low, while the windows are small and slippery. For eight hundred miles, the Qinchuan River guards a piece of land and pursues the grandeur and nature of the mountains in a courtyard. Through the undulating terrain, the site interprets the continuous artistic conception of the Qinling Mountains and searches for memories of Guanzhong.

The terrain covered with moss is like undulating ridges.

05 Accompanied by mountains and forests 【Retreat】

The clear stream is deep and unfathomable, hidden only by solitary clouds. On the pine horizon, there is a faint moon, and the clear light still shines like a ruler.

From the bustling gate pavilion. Go to the secluded forest to ask about the valley, from the pound pine forest to cultivate waterfalls, to the valley's remaining sound decoration. The spatial emotions are completely relaxed here. Asking from the woods in the miscellaneous wood. Listen to the flow of water. Or seeking medicinal herbs in the mountains, or playing the qin in the valleys, hiding among the herbs in the mountains and forests.

The Stone Path in Green Valley.

Green is placed inside the treasure, wrapped in green spirit.

The murmuring water in the valleys.

All things are silent, smoke and waves curl up.

06 All things are silent, smoke and waves curl up

The wisdom of Eastern gardens exists between every stone and every plant and tree. Since ancient times, the aesthetic taste of craftsmen has determined the character and atmosphere of gardens.

For this project, text and renderings are just a big guiding framework. From the beginning of construction, during the process of selecting stones, selecting pine, placing stones, planting trees, to stacking terrain, we constantly invade the inspiration and ideas of a moment. Two hundred Shanxi black stones were selected in the project, each with its unique personality. An unexpected strong pine will make us more space for its exhibition. Short construction period, large amount of non-standard materials, and overlapping construction interfaces make every stage of construction exciting.

Simple materials and the emotions of craftsmen blend together into the elegant and anti rustic Eastern realm.

Epilogue

I don't speak,

When you come into this space, you will resonate,

I don't know where resonance comes from,

This is Eastern culture moving people's hearts...

Project Information

Project Name
Xi'an Investment Promotion · Tianqing Yunlu
Project Location
Intersection of Chengzhang Road and Xinghong Second Road in Chang'an District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province
Owner Unit
Investment Promotion Shekou Xi'an Company
Landscape Design
Shanghai Lacime Landscape Design Co., Ltd
Architectural Design
Changxia Anji Engineering Design Co., Ltd
Interior Design
Jiai Interior Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Landscape construction
Shaanxi Bijinghui Ecological Greening Engineering Co., Ltd
Landscape area
5500m²
Completion time
April 2024