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Luzhou River Park Masterplan
Chinese Masterplan Competition Win – design by John Thompson & Partners (JTP)
8 Apr 2014
Luzhou River Park Masterplan in China
Design: John Thompson & Partners (JTP) with Gillespies
Location: Luzhou, southeast Sichuan Province, China
John Thompson & Partners (JTP) and Gillespies LLP are delighted to announce that they have won the Daoliu River Park Design Competition in Luzhou, China.
Gillespies LLP are delighted to announce that they have won the Daoliu River Park Design Competition in Luzhou, China.
The competition was run by the Luzhou Longma Tan District Government; the judging panel was made up of the Luzhou city mayor and city officers.
The brief was to design a masterplan for the Daoliu River ecological corridor, a wide river valley site that spans 900 hectares and is approximately 15 – 20 minutes’ drive from Luzhou Old Town. Despite the site’s proximity to the city it remains relatively unspoiled with some small scale farming and rice paddies.
The Vision for the River Park is to create a place which allows city dwellers to experience the best aspects of rural life within the city boundary. The masterplan divides the site into several character parks such as the ‘Sports Park, ‘Arts Park’, and ‘Forest Park’. Each park offers different activities and encourages visitors to participate and learn.
The winning proposal centres the focal point for the new community around ‘a farm village’ with a market hall for farmers to sell their produce and facilities for ‘agri-tourism’ where visitors can learn to grow and pick their own. The masterplan also proposes widening a section of the river to create a lake which could be used for boating, canoeing and sailing.
Luzhou River Park Masterplan images / information from John Thompson & Partners (JTP)
Location: Luzhou, southeast of Sichuan Province, China
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