SQUARE ISLAND

"Square Island" district is located in the new central area of
Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, of about 145.33
hectares. It is the core node of urban development axis and
the ecological landscape center for the whole regions. In
order to protect the ecological context, it is designed to
create a small beautiful and fashion town of rivers
surrounded by trees, flowers and birds. This design
primarily shows three characteristics, including ecology,
transport and low-carbon. Most importantly, it retains part
of the island in the center for the present situation of
wetlands and low-lying wetlands to keep the base of
ecological context, reflecting the original characterization of
the site, moreover, it tries to expand the eco-efficiency and
enhance the value of the land. On the basis of traffic
simulation, traffic distribution and appropriate station
design, the plan selects the TOD mode and integrates the
station in the square island. Taking advantage of the idea of
low-carbon and the technology of the computer simulation,
the plan carries on a variety of ecological simulation, to
optimize the plans for the good ecological effects of the
layout of the city. The loop and the landscape of the river
have been completed in this project so far. The open
channel is in the dredging phase and Phoenix Lake, Eco
Valley are on the site preparation and the water system
project is about to start.