Qinhuangdao Coastal Landscape Belt
2009-09-23
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Project Information
- Project Location：
- China Qinghuangdao, Hebei
- Project Scale：
- 60 Square Kilometers
- Design Time：
- August 2006
- Build Time：
- 2008
- Client：
- Landscape Bureau, Qinghuang Dao City, Hebei Province, China
- Award List：
- 2010 ASLA Honor Award, 2009 Annual Honor Award for Excellence on the Waterfront
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Project Profile
1. Project Statement
The site of the Golden Beach is located at the mouth of a small stream on the beach of the city Qinghuangdao, a famously scenic city in Northern China.
2. Objective and Challenge
The design must accommodate the various and sometimes conflicting demands for this site, including wetland protection, bird watching, and the recreational use of the beach.
3. Design Strategy
The natural process of the tides, which had created interesting wetland affects on the shallow beach, inspired the overall landscape design. A bird arboretum was also included in the program, thereby integrating education and actual bird watching on the beach and in the wetland.The architectural design strives to catch the summer breeze from the ocean, and was formally inspired by the fishing boats anchoring on the beach.
