ArchShowcase Archive for the ‘Garden’ CategoryCrystal Gardens in Melbourne, Australia by CK DesignworksTuesday, May 17th, 2011Crystal Gardens to set new world sustainability standards Australian international architecture firm CK Designworks has designed a ground breaking 35-storey residential and commercial mixed use building for Melbourne’s CBD that will contain landscaped community gardens on every sixth floor equivalent to about double the area of the site with trees up to 10m tall.  Looking At North
Shanghai Houtan Park in Shanghai, China by Turenscape ArchitectSunday, May 15th, 2011Built on a brownfield of a former industrial site, Houtan Park is a regenerative living landscape on Shanghai’s Huangpu riverfront. The park’s constructed wetland, ecological flood control, reclaimed industrial structures and materials, and urban agriculture are integral components of an overall restorative design strategy to treat polluted river water and recover the degraded waterfront in an aesthetically pleasing way.
 Shanghai Houtan Park
Wellesley Road Park Lane in Croydon, London by OKRA Landscape ArchitectsThursday, May 5th, 2011The team guided by OKRA landscape architects including Urhahn Urban Design (UUD), Peter Brett Associates (PBA), Karakusevic Carson Architects (KCA) and Soundings has won the appealing `Wellesley Road Park Lane International Urban Design Competition´ in London.  Wellesley Road Park Lane
Cutty Sark Gardens in Greenwich, England by OKRATuesday, May 3rd, 2011Cutty Sark Gardens is a place of international allure, where you can experience a part of history. This space desserves to be treated with intrigue with it’s prominent position along the Thames, adjacent to the Old Royal Naval College Grounds and nearby the historic towncentre of Greenwich, this place deserves to be treated with allure.  Cutty Sark Gardens
Rose Garden Apartments in Ljubljana, Slovenia by Ofis arhitektiTuesday, April 26th, 2011ROSE GARDEN ISLANDS Ljubljana, Slovenia apartments This project is located in the most attractive area of Ljubljana, near the city center and surrounded by natural areas and plants. The main goal was to develop 100 quality housing units for people who wish to reside in a natural environment with their own garden. The project concept is based on the principle of garden cities reflected in the villas terraces. The buildings are growing in 3 «islands» of homes connected together so as to open up to the surrounding natural areas, gardens and patios.  Exterior View
Japanese Garden in Budapest, Hungary by Atelier Peter Kis ArchitectThursday, March 3rd, 2011The hill of the Japanese Garden was created from the debris of the Zoo and its surroundings after World War II. Initially there was an open air stage here, which however was unutilised for major parts of the year occupying this otherwise rather narrow area. The Japanese Garden was developed in its place and a park library was also in the plans, although it only operated for a few years. The Zoo made the decision to create a Japanese Garden in 1958. During the almost ten years of the preparatory work the former stage hill was covered by grass, the topography of the area was established and the roads renovated.  Japanese Garden
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