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Luxelakes Boracay in Chengdu, Sichuan, China is a multi-tower luxury residential precinct that gently blends nature and contemporary design. Consisting of eight multi-residential towers ranging from 24 to 39 storeys in height, two distinctive gatehouses, integrated retail spaces, and a series of themed elliptical courtyards. The Luxe Lakes precinct is over 4,227 acres, set in Chengdu’s sub-tropical climate on a prominent urban wetland.
The design of the towers is inspired by the concept of courtyard gardens, with each tower featuring three different floor plates arranged in a varied pattern which creates a dynamic texture across the facades, making each tower unique and visually engaging. The crown of each tower is also individual, contributing to a varied roofline silhouette. Each tower is highly refined, with distinct form, colour and detail evident.
Oval-shaped courtyards at ground level are framed by balconies, establishing a strong connection between the towers and the surrounding landscape.
Luxelakes Boracay, located in eco-city Chengdu, China, integrates nature, landscape, art and buildings with contemporary design principles to create a unique residential environment. The jury was impressed with the way the scalloped forms of the eight residential towers blend into elliptical wetland eco-city masterplan.
The shimmering sliver towers surrounded by curved courtyards create geometric sculptural building forms which respond to the water-garden landscape below. Use of graded colour to reflect local terracotta soil connects the project to the immediate landscape with balconies conceived as petals within the towers.
The variation in floorplans creates a façade pattern that changes with the light of the day and night. The detailed design of the towers’ form, patterning, textures and materials make each unique and visually engaging.
The landscape design contributes to embedding the towers into their context, with various garden settings offering a variety of tranquil zones, wetlands, forests, plazas, and water parks.
John Wardle, Design Architect
Mathew van Kooy, Project Architect
Jack Ryan, Project Architect
Alex Peck, Graduate of Architecture
Andrew Wong, Design Architect
Stuart Mann, Graduate of Architecture
Jeff Arnold, Interior Designer
Kristina Levenko, Design Architect
Sumheda Dayaratne, Graduate of Architecture
Mark Esbech, Graduate of Architecture
Ricardo Hernandez, Project Architect
Michelle Gan, Graduate of Architecture
Di Hu, Graduate of Architecture
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