https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2052 en-us “In search of organized complexity” is the motto of Beijing-based firm HHD_FUN, and that’s just what founders Zhenfei Wang, Luming Wang, and principal architect Hongyu Li created with this new park for the 2014 International Horticultural Exposition in Qingdao, on China’s eastern coast. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11408 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11408-earthly-pond-service-center Earthly Pond Service Center The Earthly Pond Service Center’s sunken central courtyard encircles a wetland area and lake. Photo © DuoCai Earthly Pond Service Center The buildings and walkways of the Earthly Pond complex are lower in elevation than the surrounding streets. Photo © DuoCai Earthly Pond Service Center A sunken plaza exemplifies changes in elevation on the northern side of the Earthly Pond complex. Photo © Zhenfei Wang Earthly Pond Service Center The wetland landscape surrounds the Earthly Pond complex. Photo ©Zhenfei Wang Earthly Pond Service Center Earthly Pond Service Center masterplan courtesy HHD_Fun Heavenly Water Service Center The Heavenly Water Service Center is a sister complex close to the Earthly Pond complex. Photo © DuoCai Heavenly Water Service Center Storefronts line the Heavenly Water Service Center’s rooftop platform. Photo © DuoCai Heavenly Water Service Center Heavenly Water Service Center masterplan courtesy HHD_Fun