Zhejiang Sanmen Heng Port & Jin Lin Lake Grant Theater

Project Profile

Sanmen, named from the island.
Floating islands, look forward the future of Sanmen from the memory
Heng Port & Jin Lin Lake in the east of Sanmen County is a natural tidal flat and wetland area formed concurrently by the tide of Haiyou Port and Qimen Port, which will be the largest waterfront open space within the Costal New Town. It has been through the historical changes in urban construction of the coastal new town and has witnessed the rise and fall of the agriculture, fisheries by the Haiyou Port in Sanmen; is also about to witness Sanmen’s change from a small valley town toward a prosperous new coastal city.
The name of “Sanmne” originate from the archipelago in the Sanmen Bay, so the landscape design program of Heng Port & Jin Lin Lake use "floating islands" as the concept and to was intended to convey the unique geographical historical information. At the same time, an integrated spatial approach with "floating islands" as the concept can also solve the problems faced by the site, giving the coastal new town the driving force for sustainable development, making it a beacon toward ecological civilization.
Adhering to the design concepts of ecology and humanity, based on a homogeneous landscape of tidal flat and reclamation aquaculture, the design programme reasonably protecte and transform the integral green matrix, on which create a convenient and abundant recreational experience network, linking a series of cultural, functional nodes. Together, they are presenting the past, present and future of Sanmen.
The program provide comprehensive solution to the problems faced by the site such as the homogeneousness of coastal wetlands habitats, soil salinity, local heritage protection and utilization and the display and inheritance of history and culture, making Samen coastal new town a multi-functional waterfront public green space.