2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Gold Winner

WUHAN URBAN CONSTRUCTION THE BLOSSOM RIVER

Entrant

Guangzhou GVL International Planning & Design Co.,Ltd.

Category

Landscape Design - Residential Landscape

Client's Name

Wuhan Urban Construction Group

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

Taking "A Timeless Gala·Water Rippling with Blossoms" as its core proposition, the project weaves the surging of the Yangtze River, the warmth of neighborhood life, and the refined luxury of modern metropolises into a "flowing scroll of time." Here, it is not just a collection of buildings but an "urban living room" where nature and humanity coexist—using water as a medium to connect the wind of the Yangtze River, the light of Lifen, and the growth of plants; using architecture to translate the elegance of traditional life and the needs of contemporary socializing, creating a "tranquil realm" in the bustling city, allowing every returnee to touch the city's temperature and their own stories.

Located by the Yangtze River, surrounded by parks, and with Lifen culture as its spiritual backdrop, the project adopts an "inclusive" attitude to blend the "natural sense" by the Yangtze River—the azure waves of the river and the flow of greenery; the lively atmosphere of Lifen—neighborly warmth and courtyard enclosure, with the "refinement" of modern metropolises—(refined materials, light and shadow) to create a "perceptible time garden in the city":

● Spatial Language:

Continuing the courtyard logic of "front courtyard and back garden" in Lifen, it constructs a closed loop of "ritual-privacy-socializing" with a hotel-style entrance, sunken water court, and homecoming corridor;

● Material Dialogue:

The warm white texture of Beige Gold marble, the depth of Versace Black, the starry sparkle of Galaxy Years stone, collide with the vitality of wood and greenery, interpreting "the modernity of old Wuhan, the elegance of new Wuhan";

● Scene Core:

From the forest-style reading in the "Reading Time Library" to the childlike moments in the "Flowery Paradise," from the open-air movies in the "Breeze Theater" to the fitness trail in the "Cedar and Sunny Mist," it translates the "daily life" of Lifen (tea chats, chess games, scenic views) into contemporary high-end social scenes, allowing traditional life arts to be reborn in a modern context.

Credits

Project Director
Qu Xie
Schematic Design Director
Xushuo Luo
Lead Schematic Designer
Song Lai
Landscape Designer
Zhuoyi Xie
Construction Drawing Chief Engineer
Xianli Luo
Landscape Designer
Xinye Wang
Landscape Designer
Zhencong Li
Landscape Designer
Guanwei Wen
Landscape Designer
Chujun Luo
Landscape Designer
Hongda Lai
Landscape Designer
Xiangfu Zeng
Landscape Designer
Bingwei Qiu
Hardscape Detailing Designer
Lin Zhang
Hardscape Detailing Designer
Fan Hu
Hardscape Detailing Designer
Qiong Wu
Hardscape Detailing Designer
Tao Wang
Planting Designer
Xiaojie Zhang
Electrical Designer
Dong Yang
Water Supply & Drainage Designer
Xianxing Li
Landscape Designer
Weifeng Pan
Hardscape Detailing Designer
Qian Zhang
Hardscape Detailing Designer
Heng Deng
Project Manager
Ruibin Cheng
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