Qingdao Yingdu No. 1 Demonstration Area Renovation Design

Qingdao, as a beautiful coastal city and one of the birthplaces of modern Chinese movies, has the dream of “the capital of film and television”. Project is located in the key position of “Eastern Movie Capital”, which is the inspiration of the project name. From Qingdao Liuting Airport to Yingdu No.1 Project, people can deeply feel the atmosphere of Qingdao’s livable mountain and sea urban space.

The first impression of the site is not ideal, which looks like a traditional municipal park. The project is located in the middle of the park and the site property is about 7000 square meters. As a renovation project, it is unfortunate that there are no directly usable landscape elements (waterscapes, structures, materials, big trees, etc.) on-site. Therefore, the project design is a balance between the site inventory and transformation. The overall design process is more like a precise surgical operation, which requires a rigorous and detailed design to sew.

The main entrance space of the old park is relatively messy, which requires a systematic reorganization. We have carefully designed the topography of the main entrance, which naturally connects the adjacent terrain. By integrating tree planting and topography, the 150-meter-long natural landscape space is reshaped. The current wooden boardwalk and dry creek connect the main entrance to the key landscape (rockery). The curbed path is innovatively designed under the original circulation framework. Inspired by the wave pattern, the pavement, grass steps, and planting are organically integrated, naturally involving the spatial boundaries inside and outside the property. The simple design and exquisite details make the waterscape present a good landscape effect in all seasons.

The end of the winding path is the focal point rockery of the site inventory. It has a massive volume but a rigid effect. Through the overall vertical design of the site, we took advantage of the topography to simply and effectively “demolish” the rockery. The design transforms the current “resources” (rockery, greenery, dry creek) into natural landscape elements. The rolling hills, the tortuous water, and the energetic pine create a contemporary picture of a natural pine pond.