Banfu Riverside Park

Reweaving Water, Farmland and Community
This project transforms a declining agricultural peninsula into a resilient rural landscape where ecology, production, and public life coexist.

Located at the intersection of river, farmland, and mountain, the site once suffered from fragmented land patterns, seasonal flooding, and a fading rural economy. The design reactivates this landscape through an integrated system of water ecology restoration, productive agriculture, and public cultural spaces.

Ecological Framework

A new slow-water system is introduced along the river edge to stabilize hydrology, improve biodiversity, and create floating wetlands. A network of ecological corridors—composed of cypress forests, riparian planting, and fish–vegetation symbiosis ponds—restores the degraded shoreline and forms a continuous habitat for native species.

Productive Rural Landscape

The agricultural mosaic is reorganized into a series of immersive farming zones: rice paddies, seasonal vegetable fields, root-crop terraces, and flower meadows. These working landscapes are accessible to the public through elevated walkways, field paths, and observation decks, making agricultural production visible, educational, and experiential.

Public Space & Rural Culture

Instead of treating architecture as isolated objects, the project embeds lightweight structures—markets, workshops, exhibition pavilions—directly into the farmland system. These buildings support local craft, agricultural education, and community events. Their timber structures and open verandas echo the climate and spirit of rural life.

Human Experience

Visitors can walk above the water, harvest crops with local farmers, learn traditional craftsmanship, or simply enjoy the shifting seasonal scenery. The entire site becomes an open-air museum of rural culture, ecological restoration, and productive landscape.

Sustainability & Social Impact

The project strengthens local farming livelihoods, enhances flood resilience, and creates a new model for integrating ecological infrastructure with rural development. It demonstrates how contemporary landscape design can celebrate agricultural heritage while building a sustainable future.

This is not only a landscape restoration project, but a reinvention of rural identity—where water, land, and people are reconnected through design.