The fountain is surrounded by sweeping line of Gingko trees that provide a striking elevated canopy throughout the year and shade for people to gather under as a retreat from the summer heat. In the Autumn months the striking foliage colour provides a connection to the idea of fire and flames. Mimicking the notation of the Phoenix in flight, the ground plane provides dynamic and fluid language across the entire project, each gesture tailored to create connection and conversation from one space and node to another.

A series of ‘’social edges’’ sculptured from local stone, guide visitor’s movement and encourage social exchange. Each edge was studied to bring people physically closer together, encouraging social interaction and to unplug from the digital world to engage with each other and their surroundings. Landscape design: ASPECT Studios Landscape Design Director: Stephen Buckle Landscape Design team: Penny Ren. Sam Xu FangYu Lee, Cameron Archie, Architecture design:

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Photography: Arch-Exist Year: 2018 Credits: - ASPECT Studios - Ningyin Xu - ASPECT Studios - Fangyu Li - ASPECT Studios - Landscape Design Director - Stephen Buckle - ASPECT Studios - Peihan Ren - ASPECT Studios - Cameron Archie