Ground Floor - Kowloon Garden

Designing a space that would as the the main entrance for 191 Thomas St in Haymarket, Kowloon Garden exemplifies spatial agency principles. By transforming the ground floor into a recreational and garden space for not only the building but for the entire Haymarket area, this project fulfils the exclusive niche role in social landscape.

Located on the ground floor, the garden is not only the first floor but acts as the entrance for the entire building. With this mindset and careful consideration of traditional Chinese customs and garden design, Kowloon garden draws upon the key elements to create two zones which exemplifies the characteristics of a Chinese Garden. By splitting the floor into two main zones to highlight circulation and Feng shui, one side provides a manicured selection of both local and traditional Asian flora while the other side is a recreational multipurpose modular area.

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Why Garden?

What do traditional Chinese gardens look like?

Screens

The Moon gate and gourd-shaped gates make the viewer pause

for a transition before moving into a new space. Paths in Chinese

gardens often zigzag, which represent the passages of a human life.

Water

The yin energy of water offsets and interacts with the yang energy

of stones. It also symbolizes both life and the feminine principle of

the universe.

Architecture

Chinese classical garden architecture showcase the lifestyle, aesthetic concepts, and philosophical thoughts of ancient Chinese society.

Rock

A deep appreciation for rocks stemmed from ancient religious attitudes toward nature, which included the veneration of mountains.

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Plants

Chinese gardens favor plants and trees that tradition and history

have imbued with symbolism.

Guidance

The covered walkways guide visitors from the entrance to several

garden rooms.

Our Plan

Our Design

Renders

Modular Design

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