Sous le ciel noir nous voyons clair
La lampe est pleine de nos yeux
Nous habitons notre vallée
Nos murs nos fleurs notre soleil
Nos couleurs et notre lumière
La capitale du soleil
Est à l’image de nous-même
Et dans l’asile de nos murs
Notre porte est celle des hommes
Paul Eluard
Garden design is a process of becoming, evolving into an arrangement that connects with the world. Drawing from the theory of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, the concept of "becoming-garden" is likened to a rhizome. It deterritorializes the traditional garden and reterritorializes it upon encountering the residential systems of modern architecture, charting its own path along the line of flight to form a new rhizome. This artistic creation, characterized by its rhizomatic nature, does not simply take root but instead accelerates along an abstract line, radiating microscopic particles and becoming molecular artistic arrangements that embody a nomadic spirit. The new creations are both rhizomatic and nomadic, dismantling the connections between layers and roots, and allowing for free expression along the line of flight. Imitation and pedigree are seen as clumsy and boring; without roots, there are no clear beginnings or endings. Rhizome-nomads create their own paths, existing as molecular entities in a state of becoming.
创作一座园林是一种生成(devenir)，生成一个配置(agencement)与外部世界相连。根据法国哲学家德勒兹(Gilles Deleuze)的理论，生成—园林是一处根茎(rhizome)，它对传统古典园林进行了解域(déterritorialiser)后的再结域(reterritorialiser)，园林被解域，与现代住宅系统相遇再重新结域，沿着逃逸线(ligne de fuite)绘制自身的地图(carte)，形成一处新的根茎。根茎式的艺术创作无需扎根，只需沿着抽象线加速穿越(passer entre)，放射出微观的粒子(des particules microscopiques)，生成分子性的艺术配置，进行一种游牧式的创作。新的创作是根茎式的、游牧式的，让层与根产生断裂，沿着逃逸线形成自由的笔触，模仿与谱系是拙劣且无趣的，不需要扎根，没有开端没有终点，根茎游牧民绘制自身的地图，成为处于之间(être-entre) 的分子性的存在。
主园 Main Garden
In the summer of 2016, we designed One Mu Garden in Suzhou (one mu = 666.67m2). The chosen site is inward-focused, as we aimed to develop a garden-residence where the internal ambiance takes precedence over the external surroundings.
2016年的夏天，我们在苏州设计了一亩园。基地选择是意境内向化的，我们想创造一个内在氛围远大于外部环境影响的园林居所。
主厅檐廊 Corridor of the Salon
廊桥 Corridor-Bridge
工作间 Atelier
The site plan illustrates buildings arranged around the perimeter, with gardens at the center. The entrance is situated on the south side with a vegetable yard to the left and a garage to the right. Upon entering, a path appears between two walls, reminiscent of the rosebushes found in the classic Yipu garden. After a turn, we encounter a moon gate that offers a glimpse of the main garden's landscape. To access the garden, we need to first go indoors on the west side, passing through the entrance hall before reaching the main salon.
从整体布局上来说，建筑分布在基地的外围，围合形成庭园。入口设置在南面，左侧是菜圃，右侧是车库。推门进入，折线路径夹在两道墙之间，让人想起艺圃的蔷薇爬藤。经过一道路径的转折后，可在圆洞门前驻足，虽不能进入，却可以先看一眼主园之景。进入的路径仍需要由西侧先进室内，通过前厅来到主厅，抵达庭园。
A polyline-shaped corridor-bridge spans the central area, dividing it into two sections: the main garden to the south, which serves as a public space, and the more private inner garden to the north. The main garden is more open, with an atelier on the east side facing the main salon to the west, while the inner garden expands in a winding manner towards the northeast. The garden's water inspired by Liu Garden, begins at the moon gate at the southernmost point of the main garden, flows beneath the corridor-bridge, meanders inward, and ultimately disappears into a courtyard in the northeast.
一道折线形的廊桥穿过庭园，将其切分为两部分，南部靠外的主园和北部的内园。主园是公共区域，相对开敞，东西两侧有工作间和主厅相对；内园相对私密，空间向东北曲折展开。庭园的水势像留园，从主园南端的圆洞门起始，经廊桥下穿过，向内蜿蜒，其尽头藏于东北端的一处水庭。
主园，看向工作间 Main Garden, Viewing the Atelier
工作间，看向主园 Atelier, Viewing the Main Garden
Study
Water-Courtyard
These corridors create intriguing pathways for strolling, and a series of courtyards are arranged sequentially, blurring the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces while gradually enhancing privacy. Each room among these courtyards offers a unique view, contributing to its own distinct atmosphere. The northwestern and southeastern sections of the buildings are designed as two-story structures, adding a three-dimensional quality to this modern garden-villa with terraces and upper-floor rooms featuring courtyards.
建筑的檐廊作为曲折的廊道系统，形成有趣的游走路径；一系列的天井内院层层叠套，在私密性递增的同时，室内和室外的界限也被进一步模糊。在这些天井之间，各个房间有不同的院景，形成各自的内在氛围。西北和东南的建筑做了局部二层，那些带天井的卧室和露台，增加了这个现代园林的立体之感。
The project site is situated in a villa district in the southern suburbs of Suzhou. The client aimed to demolish the old house and construct a modern garden-villa. Most villa districts exhibit a figure-ground relationship, where the house is positioned at the center, enclosed by boundary walls, resulting in a monotonous area. The house is merely a volume containing its interior, and the yard is just an open space without any spatial permeation between the interior and exterior.
这个项目的基地位于苏州南郊的一个别墅区，业主希望将原有的独栋别墅拆除，重建一栋现代的园墅。大多数独栋别墅区从平面上看会得到院墙围成一圈而房子在中间的图底关系，因此形成房子只是室内而院子只是空地的单调场所，没有任何室内外的空间渗透。
Our design strategies begin by dividing the entire structure into four two-story volumes, creating a central courtyard. Corridors are then positioned along the boundary walls, and pavilions are placed at key junctions as needed. This arrangement forms a main garden in the southeast area of the site, situated between the main building and the corridors. Visitors enter the villa through the northeast entrance, walking along the corridors, passing through the main garden, and arriving at the central courtyard. Alternatively, they can first turn west, enter the central courtyard, and then visit the main garden in the southeast. The interplay between the inner and outer spaces creates an engaging promenade experience and a profound sense of layering. The transparent façade of the main salon in the southern volume intensify visually the permeation between inner and outer spaces.
我们的设计策略首先是将建筑拆分为4个二层的体量，围合出一个中庭院；其次，沿着东南的院墙设置边廊，必要的节点位置设置亭和榭，由此在建筑主体和边廊之间形成东南主庭园。人们从东北的入口进入园墅，沿着廊经过东南的主园游走进入中庭院，或先向西拐入中庭院后游东南的主园，由此内外的空间产生了有趣的游走互动体验以及丰富的层次感。南面透明的一楼主厅更增加了内外空间在视觉上的相互渗透。
Entrance Corridor
Central Courtyard
Another crucial aspect is leveraging the vertical layout of the villa, which consists of two floors and a basement, to create a three-dimensional garden. A series of courtyards and terraces are strategically placed on the second floor, designed to make occupants lose awareness of the floor they are on. Additionally, an "L"-shaped swimming pool, a sunken courtyard, and a duplex space are incorporated, further blurring the sense of being on the basement level. This design approach effectively fuzzifies the concept of "floor," creating the illusion of infinite spatial experiences within the confines of the building.
另一个重要的议题是，如何利用别墅建筑地上两层、地下一层的楼层布局形成立体的园林。我们在二层设置了一系列的天井、内院和露台，让人不觉得置身于楼上；在地下室设置下沉庭园和L型泳池，以及局部的地下通高空间，让人不觉身在地下。通过这样的设计手法，整个建筑的楼层概念被模糊化，在有限的空间中仿佛有了无限的体验。
03 SK Villa（方案 Conceptual Project）
In the fall of 2019, we were commissioned to redesign a 4000m2 old industrial site that included several derelict workshop buildings and warehouses. The owner envisioned constructing a modern garden-villa. The new structure was intended to function as a hotel with approximately 20 rooms, while also accommodating a vacation villa for the owner's family. We decided with the owner to incorporate additional public spaces to transform the project into a cultural and tourist hub that could attract visitors beyond just hotel guests.
2019年秋天，我们受业主委托，对湖州的一个占地6亩的老旧厂房仓储区进行重新设计。业主希望建一个一亩园或者四合园墅的放大版现代园林，设置约20间客房和一栋别墅，在作为民宿酒店对外经营的同时也可度假时自住。项目的总建筑面积约4000m2，业主和我们商定，在其中尽可能多地设置公共空间，成为当地的一个文旅综合体，可以接待一部分的非住宿客人。
The location is bordered by a river to the north, a town road to the west, and an orchard-field to the east. To the south, a tall wall is required to block the neighboring industrial site. The main entrance is located on the north side, featuring a bridge that spans the river, reminiscent of the Canglang Pavilion Garden. Adjacent to the entrance is a linear glass volume that extends over the river, creating a light and transparent appearance. Visitors can sit and enjoy tea there while taking in the views that permeates mutually between the garden and the river. Additionally, the riverbank serves as a public space for local residents. Retail and displaying areas are situated along the street on the west side.
基地北面倚河，西面是城镇道路，东面是一片果林田园，南面有其他厂区需用高墙隔开。主入口在北面，通过一座平桥跨过小河，有如沧浪亭。入口西侧的线形玻璃体量悬挑于水上，轻盈通透，人们坐在其中喝茶观景，园内与小河的景观互相渗透。同时，河岸可以作为公共景观空间服务于本地的居民。西面临街是售卖文创产品的展示空间。
The garden is divided into two sections: a water garden and a gravel courtyard. The courtyard is encircled by the tearoom, displaying area, and a canteen that can accommodate events, creating a neat glass facade that overlooks the courtyard. The guest rooms on the second and third floors retreat slightly to ensure privacy.
园内分为东西两部分，西侧是砂石园，东面是水庭园。砂石园被茶室、展示空间，和南面可以举办小型宴会的餐厅围合，它们共同形成相对规整的玻璃界面，共享砂石庭院景观。位于二层和三层的客房退居其后，保留一定的私密距离。
The water garden features an irregular border, creating diverse surrounding facades similar to the Master of the Nets Garden. The pathways and corridors that encircle the water offer a sense of strolling, relaxation, and observation. A pavilion is situated where two corridors meet, appearing to float gently above the water and concealing the villa located to the north. The first floor of the eastern section houses a small art gallery, which also serves as a craft workshop, with a glass facade that brings in the landscape of the orchard-field to the east of the site, adding visual depth to the entire garden. Eight guest rooms are set on the second and third floors, providing views of the orchard-field.
水庭园的围合界面丰富而多变，好似网师园，围绕水庭的步道檐廊，提供了游走、休憩和观望的游园体验。水庭中两道檐廊的交汇处形成一个亭子，微微漂在水上，北面的别墅被它掩在后面。东面体量的一层是小型艺术馆，也可用作手作工坊，玻璃的立面将东边田园和果林的景色借入，使整个庭园获得视觉纵深。艺术馆的二层和三层共设置8间客房，朝向东面的自然景色。
04 上海熊猫集团办公空楼改造设计（建造中)
Transformation of Sourper & Panda – Groupe Office Building (Under Construction)
The design scope of this project encompasses the 5th and 6th floors, as well as the roof, of a six-story office building located in Qingpu, Shanghai. The main design goal is to create spatial interaction between the two floors and the roof, which currently lack a vertical connection. Our approach involves removing a section of the 6th floor slab and a portion of the adjacent roof to create a double-height hall and a courtyard on the 6th floor. This modification establishes a vertical link between the 5th floor, 6th floor, and the roof, which is intended to be a garden. The courtyard on the 6th floor offers views that can be enjoyed from the hall on the 5th floor, as well as from the corridor and meeting room on the 6th floor.
项目的设计范围是一座6层办公楼的5-6楼以及屋顶，位于上海青浦。如何让没有竖向联系的两个楼层以及屋顶层产生空间互动，是这次改造的设计目标。我们的策略是将一块6楼楼板和相邻的一块屋面拆除，以获得一个两层通高的大厅和位于6楼的天井庭园，由此建立了从5楼大厅-6楼庭园-屋顶花园的立体空间联系。在6楼植入的这个内庭院，在景观视线上可以为5楼大厅、6楼走廊及会议室共享。
The roof garden serves as the focal point of this project. Our aim is to create a garden that transcends everyday life atop this building. It will provide an aesthetic surprise for the entire corporate campus while catering to the relaxation needs of company executives.
屋顶花园是这个项目的设计重点，我们希望在这座办公楼的屋顶呈现一片超日常的庭园，在满足企业高层休憩使用的同时给整个办公园区带来美学上的惊喜。
The roof area is divided into two sections by a courtyard. In each section, we have installed a triangular pavilion constructed from a steel framework, which appears to float gently above the gravel floor. A polyline walkway connects the two pavilions.
整个屋顶区域被庭院的洞口分为两部分。我们在其中各设置了一个三角形的钢结构亭子，和联系它们的折线形步道一起轻轻漂浮在白色的砂石地面上。
White planting boxes are arranged around the edges of the roof, with planting belts creating a separation between the garden's artistic ambiance and the outside world. Triangular stainless-steel planting boxes are interspersed in the center, featuring small trees and shrubs that seem to float within the garden.
屋顶的一圈设置白色种植箱，植物带将花园意境与外部隔开；中间区域点缀一些三角形的不锈钢种植箱，种植小树和灌木，在花园中浮游。
05 上海浦东田园住宅（建成)
Pudong Villa, Shanghai (Built)
As a project of self-built villa in the outskirts of Shanghai, our goal is to establish a garden-atmosphere within certain constraints. Delicate permeation and integration are formed between the indoor and outdoor areas of the villa by inserting courtyards on various levels and interspersing greenery throughout. The striking white volume serves as a container, containing multiple courtyards, forming stable internal ambience centered around these courtyards, allowing us to realize the artistic conception we pursue.
作为一个上海郊外的自建别墅项目，我们希望在有限的条件下，在设计中营造园林的意境。通过在不同的楼层植入内庭院和天井，点缀绿植，建筑的室内外空间产生了微妙的渗透和相融。强烈而明确的白色建筑体块成为了容器，包含着几个内庭院和天井，并以其为内核形成稳定的内在氛围，从而产生所追求的意境。
From One Mu Garden to Pudong Villa, these projects represent a continuous process of creation and practice that is both rhizomatic and nomadic. In various contexts and conditions, we consistently deterritorialize traditional garden concepts and reterritorialize them when interacting with different elements of the modern system. Each time the lines of flight cannot be predicted, leading to diverse outcomes. Attempting to trace our origins is futile, making our creative process akin to drawing an uncertain map to perform a garden nomad.
从一亩园到Pudong Villa，从方案到建造落地，是一系列根茎式的、游牧式的创作实践。在每个项目不同的背景和条件下，我们对园林不断地进行解域，与现代系统中不同的粒子相遇再结域，每次的逃逸线无法预测，会得到不同的结果，无法搜寻和论证谱系，仿佛绘制着一张不确定的地图，进行一场园林游牧。
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