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Hangzhou West Lake International Golf and Country Club
Project Creator
Project Overview
This project is a landscape renovation of a golf course to be used as a golf venue for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. The client expected the designer to combine the original Jack Nicklaus’ design with modern aesthetics to create a new look and enhance the environmental value of the course. During the evaluation process, the design team found that the fairways were divided mainly by black pine, sequoia, and balsam fir, which cleverly sorted the extensive course into two areas: yin and yang. The design team purposely preserved the initial context of the course, hoping to continue the essence of the golf culture through its unique aesthetic texture.
Team
ZHANG JIAYUAN, ZHAO YANG, CHENG ZHI
Project Brief
During the evaluation process, the design team found that the fairways were divided mainly by black pine, sequoia, and balsam fir, which cleverly sorted the extensive course into two areas: yin and yang. The design team purposely preserved the initial context of the course, hoping to continue the essence of the golf culture through its unique aesthetic texture. The overall space is dominated by a large green grass area, using challenging materials such as rock, volcanic rock, pineapple lumber, and red brick as the structure, and planting ornamental plants such as small-leafed mango, spotted mango, bunny rabbit wolf tail, golden red wolf tail, bison grass and grandma grass to add greenery and create a natural atmosphere. The use of creeping bentgrass is the first time in the South to be used as a lawn in the orchard, which is very meaningful.
Project Innovation/Need
After many conversations between the designers and the owner and researching the course membership, it was discovered that the course was meant for people to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, get close to nature, and experience a quiet and restful time of golf. The design team used the original natural environment as the basis, relocated thousands of trees, and added some small trees and ornamental plants so that the environment could be properly returned to nature and, at the same time, construct a new look for the venue.
Design Challenge
Since the course is in a green area surrounded by mountains, with many native plants and animals, the design team has deliberately set aside more space to give the ecology a free-growing environment, hoping that through the power of nature, the course and the ecological environment can coexist harmoniously. The design team also adopts a fading technique to break up and reorganize the unique texture and wild beauty of the course to create the first native golf course in China.
Sustainability
Due to the emphasis on land waste and destruction of natural resources in China in recent years, as well as the national policy of encouraging new construction and even renovation of site landscapes, the design team took the opportunity of this site renewal design to transform and reshape the site to be functional and at the same time seamlessly in tune with nature. Also, the designers realize the goal of sustainable development.
Landscape Design - International
This award celebrates creativity and innovation in the use of practical, aesthetic, horticultural, and environmentally sustainability components, taking into account climate, site and orientation, site drainage and irrigation, human and vehicular access, furnishings and lighting.
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