Quite foggy

Nanhua Glimmer Park is the result of the trans­for­ma­tion of a school campus into a land­scape park with nume­rous sporting acti­vi­ties – and with fog.

Nanhua Glimmer Park is the result of the trans­for­ma­tion of a disused school site into a land­scaped park with nume­rous sports faci­li­ties – and with fog. The site is located at the foot of Mount Taimu in Ping­tung County, Taiwan.

The archi­tects from Atelier Let’s and JR Archi­tects have preserved the original character of the site and added new social and ecolo­gical func­tions.

Nanhua Mica Park now serves as a meeting place for all gene­ra­tions, a centre of agri-cultural inno­va­tion, a proto­type drai­nage system – and a sports faci­lity.

The design objec­tive was to create a public space for ever­yone. This

The design objec­tive was to create a public space for ever­yone. This meant remo­ving the old school wall, desig­ning barrier-free paths and elimi­na­ting height diffe­rences.

The conti­nuous curvature of the concrete retai­ning walls aims to recall the patterns of the pineapple fields and the folds of the moun­tain ridges.

The chosen plant diver­sity on campus offers an ecolo­gical educa­tional expe­ri­ence to the public – inclu­ding edible plants on green hills and aquatic plants in the eco-pond.

Nanhua Glimmer Park cele­brates the regional natural features and trans­lates them into geome­tric forms of land­scape design.

Another focus of this project is the deve­lo­p­ment of an “inte­grated” irri­ga­tion system. In coope­ra­tion with local suppliers, a concept was created that serves two purposes: It provides the plants with suffi­cient water, and it creates the spec­ta­cular fog scenario inspired by the moun­tain mists. The system for crea­ting the mist is inte­grated into the lighting system.

This misty glow reflects the night fog over the back of Mount Taimu as it drifts across the maho­gany forest, pineapple fields and ridges.