Kunshan Shimao Butterfly Bay
Project Client: Kunshan Huading Property Co., Ltd.
Project Scale: 430,000㎡
Project Location: Kunshan, Jiangsu
The Butterfly Bay is a large scale international community in Kunshan, invested and constructed by Shanghai Shimao Group. The name originates from the butterfly shape of a 100,000-square-meter ecological lake which is located in the center of the site. The project is a complex community of multiple functions including residence, club and hotel, etc. The Butterfly Bay is focus on an international community with adaptability, and complies with residents’ needs of inner heart and modes of actions internationally.
L&A Design Group adopted a new, ecological, environmental and sustainable idea that absorbs design elements from the nature and integrates the modern design and planning with culture, history, nature and fashion. It strived for shaping an international harmonious community so that different groups of people could relax and enjoy life within it. According to the principles of ecology and environmental protection, the green system, water system and road system are arranged to minimize people’s impacts on environment and reduce the damages. When adopting the natural energy-saving method, the landscape elements are also the function elements that reduce the impacts of environment on the community. Currently, the project has been selected by United Nations and listed on "International Ecological Safety Demonstration Community".
Through a profound analysis on the space layers and quality, the simple, generous and exciting landscape design for pubic space was proposed, and the playful private space for leisure was created. On the basis of analysis and study, the transport system was integrated with classified categories of roads revealing different characters that form a distinct landscape characteristic. In order to meet the requirements of ecology and modernity, the community's design dealed with water system and aquatic plants based on an ecological method, and the natural circulation was adopted to reduce harm on environment. A rainwater collection system was utilized to absorb rainwater and provide water for landscape and irrigation after initial treatment.
Project Overview
Project Client: Kunshan Huading Property Co., Ltd.
Project Scale: 430,000㎡
Project Location: Kunshan, Jiangsu
The Butterfly Bay is a large scale international community in Kunshan, invested and constructed by Shanghai Shimao Group. The name originates from the butterfly shape of a 100,000-square-meter ecological lake which is located in the center of the site. The project is a complex community of multiple functions including residence, club and hotel, etc. The Butterfly Bay is focus on an international community with adaptability, and complies with residents’ needs of inner heart and modes of actions internationally.
L&A Design Group adopted a new, ecological, environmental and sustainable idea that absorbs design elements from the nature and integrates the modern design and planning with culture, history, nature and fashion. It strived for shaping an international harmonious community so that different groups of people could relax and enjoy life within it. According to the principles of ecology and environmental protection, the green system, water system and road system are arranged to minimize people’s impacts on environment and reduce the damages. When adopting the natural energy-saving method, the landscape elements are also the function elements that reduce the impacts of environment on the community. Currently, the project has been selected by United Nations and listed on "International Ecological Safety Demonstration Community".
Through a profound analysis on the space layers and quality, the simple, generous and exciting landscape design for pubic space was proposed, and the playful private space for leisure was created. On the basis of analysis and study, the transport system was integrated with classified categories of roads revealing different characters that form a distinct landscape characteristic. In order to meet the requirements of ecology and modernity, the community's design dealed with water system and aquatic plants based on an ecological method, and the natural circulation was adopted to reduce harm on environment. A rainwater collection system was utilized to absorb rainwater and provide water for landscape and irrigation after initial treatment.
