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Fenghuang Maglev Station City Entrance and Landscape Leisure Trail

Designed by

Yang Ying Design Studio of China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp.,ltd

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Fenghuang Maglev Station City Entrance and Landscape Leisure Trail

Landscape Architecture

Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Yang Ying Design Studio of China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp.,ltd

Photo Credits:

Long Hehui, 2024

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Yang Ying Design Studio, 2024

This project consists of two parts: the City Entrance and the Landscape Leisure Trail connecting the upper Maglev Station and the lower scenic area.

The City Entrance is transformed from a five-story residentials. The design retains the original bricks, tiles and window lattices. The original texture is protected by I-beam external glass, which is coordinated with the newly-added elevator tower. It integrates traditional elements and modern materials, which not only ensures the unity of the city interface, but also forms a transportation hub with local traditional characteristics.

The trail flows with the mountain. The vertical height difference of 80 meters is integrated in sections, which minimizes the height of the elevator and weakens the impact on the city interface. The design creates a free-flowing space through the continuous combination of linear spaces, and lightly flies the trail over the hillside, providing citizens and tourists with multiple paths to view the space from all angles.

The landscape platform and horizontal trails are made of "three-section" material collages. Hollow hot-dip galvanized grid plates are used on both sides of the treads, and metal perforated plates are used in the middle; cable metal railings are set on both sides. The materials are not only in line with the modern maglev station, but also suspended between the mountains and forests in a highly permeable form. Low maintenance cost is also one of its characteristics. While ensuring safety and stability, the trail connects with the ground in a point-like manner, minimizing the damage to the existing vegetation.

The design avoids the investment of resources for demolition and gives buildings new vitality. Architecture and environment are organically integrated, creating a spatial scene with local environmental characteristics where cities, nature, architecture and mountains coexist harmoniously, making a new attempt for the infrastructure design of natural scenic spots.

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