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Typically, the Winter and Summer
seasons are the longest, punctuated by
short, but much-anticipated, Spring and
Fall. Gardens for each season are designed
to take advantage of the planting’s
seasonality, bringing unique identities
to each space. The Winter Garden is a
garden contained within a traditional
garden wall that is punctuated with
minimally expressed windows and gates.
Planted only with evergreens, the garden
will remain green through the gray and
frigid Beijing winter.
The entry of the Winter Garden,
shrouded by evergreens, peers into
the man-made deciduous forest, with
a meandering path guiding the way.
The Winter Garden doubles as a small
multifunctional space for parties, events,
or tea ceremonies. The space is occupied
by sculptural pines, which appear to
dance together in the space. During the
winter season, the austere garden comes
to life when snow periodically blankets
the space, making the pines appear even
more expressive than usual.

Luxury in landscape - Measured in time
A garden cannot be constructed in
a day. It must be allowed to grow, and
landscapes must be maintained, cared
for, and cultivated. When one looks at a
masterful or luxurious landscape, one
can see time itself in its years of growth,
years of maintenance, and seasonal
progressions. Unlike architectural fields
that depend upon rare or expensive
materials to express luxury, a landscape
can only truly achieve luxurious
expression measured in years or decades.
BAM’s idea is to establish a grander sense
of time by planting the foundations of a
landscape that will grow and continue to
mature for generations. dw

Technical sheet
• Project: MAHA Xiaoyun Road
Beijing
• Location: 8 Xiaoyun Road, Beijing,
China
• Design Period: 2018-ongoing
• Construction Period: 2019-ongoing
• Planning Area: 115,000m2
• Landscape Design Area: 64,755m2
• Scope: Masterplanning, Landscape
Architecture
• Photographers: Jonathan
Leijonhufvud, Amey Kandalgaonkar,
LIN Banye, WU Qingshan

www.bam-land.com

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