LOCATION
Homeland in Memories Park
Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
STATUS
Completed
YEAR
2023-2025
SIZE
71,000sqm
INTRODUCTION
The Homeland in Memories Park Renovation project, situated in a zonal area, features a traditional dwelling museum that evokes emotions of nostalgia and a sense of homeland in memory. Under urban development, it had to promote functions to satisfy recreation, culture, and multifunctional needs, achieving an all-age-friendly, sustainable citizen Park. The renovation preserves the well-established vegetation and reuses the existing landscape materials. The loop runway connects the functional areas, including the square, fair, playground, and museum, and welcomes the citizens’ participation and socialization. During the design period, the team conducts an extensive investigation of residents near the park, fostering positive conversations with citizens to encourage public involvement.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Clients: Kangbashi District Urban Management Bureau of Ordos
Clients project team: Liu Junwei, Wang Zhanxiong, Zhu Zixi, Jiri Gala, Zhai He
Architects: PLAT ASIA
Design team: Zhang Xiaozhan, Wang Xiaochun, Ding Xu, Ji Lei (Interiors), Liu Mei, Hao Qiang
Construction design (Landscape): PLAT ASIA
Construction design (Architecture): HUACHENGBOYUAN Engineering Technology Group
Construction contractor: Zhongtou Tengyu Construction Co., Ltd
Construction supervision: Inner Mongolia HongSha Engineering Management Co., Ltd
Lighting company: Guizhou Tongshengyuan Lighting Design Co., Ltd
Photo: Zhang Xiaozhan
Use: Citizen Park
Design scope: Landscape, Architecture, Interiors
Type: Renovation
Functions: museum, fair, runway, playground, square, service station
Site area: 71,000sqm
Renovated Building area: 355sqm
Landscape materials: permeable concrete, asphalt, PU mold rubber, aggregate stones (Mongolia Black), stone slab, landscape stone, Terrazzo, Plastic weave, Caragana, local sands, Chinese style tile, mud paint, cogongrass, bionics stump, hybrid plastic
Reused materials: Bluestone slab, old stone slab, red stone slab, pieced slate, millstone, Roller, Landscape stone, Cobblestone, Curbs, Shrivelled stump
New plant lists: Pinus tabuliformis, Fraxinus L., Acer rubrum L., Acer negundo cv. Aurea, Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’, Acer pictum subsp. mono, Acer truncatum, Salix matsudana Koidz., Salix babylonica, Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala, Prunus virginiana, Malus baccata, Ulmus pumila L. Pendula, Prunus davidiana, Prunus sibirica, Elaeagnus angustifolia L., Malus cv. Radiant, Crataegus pinnatifida, Prunus persica ‘Duplex’, Malus × micromalus, Syringa reticulata subsp. amurensis, Malus ‘Ruby’, Malus pumila ‘Golden-red apple’, Xanthoceras sorbifolium; Prunus triloba, Acer truncatum Ball, Ulmus pumila ‘Jinye’ Ball, Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’ Ball, Forsythia suspensa Ball; Hemerocallis fulva, lawn
Preserved plant lists: Picea asperata, Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, Pinus tabuliformis, Ulmus pumila, Styphnolobium japonicum, Populus przewalskii, Tamarix chinensis Lour., Salix matsudana Koidz., Prunus davidiana, Prunus sibirica; Juniperus sabina L.
Design period: 7/2023-1/2024
Construction period: 9/2024-8/2025
Completed: 9/2025