Nina Park

Nina Park is an urban park housing Asia’s largest collection of wood fossils, weaves a rich tapestry of nature, art and science, presenting over 100 museum-grade wood fossils as part of an innovative “edutainment” experience. This is a place where history spans millions of years, inviting explorers from every walk of life to embark on a timeless adventure. Moreover, Nina Park actively demonstrates how environmental responsibility and sustainability objectives can be fulfilled through landscape design.

Native plants are used to define different landscaped areas, for ornamental purposes and, most importantly, to preserve local vegetation. Their use further provides an ideal habitat for local fauna, to improve biodiversity at the site. It creates green linkage attracting native wildlife species from the surrounding existing park system. The design also maintains respect for the site’s water resources by incorporating rainwater recycling and management; this in turn meets the water demands for landscape irrigation, as well as on-site water features and water play area. Responding to the rising climate change and increased frequency of drought and flood, Nina Park adopted an experimental sponge park concept as a part of its sustainable design.

By taking the whole development into consideration, we ensured the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the project. Nina Park serves as an attractive urban green area as well as a community space that engages users in active and passive recreation, in response to the green concept of healthy living.

There are huge water tanks under the park not only to serve as the “sponges” to soak away excessive precipitation but also to provide water for irrigation so that the park can become self-sufficient and achieve zero water. In addition, landscape feature with Water Plays educates children about water recycling and micro-ecosystems through play.

The overall planting palette is strategically selected to provide seasonal interest with considerations of colour, forms and contrasts of foliage. Evergreen, deciduous and flowering trees, together with shrubs and groundcovers, are carefully arranged to create a positive impression of the park as a green heart within an urban environment.