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This Park Design Was Inspired By A Volcano And Its Lava Flow

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

100 Architects has shared photos of one of their latest projects, a stimulating urban park in a newly built commercial and residential area in the port city of Ningbo, the second-most populous city in Zhejiang Province, China.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

The design of the park, named Magma Flow, was inspired by the flowing lava of a volcano, with the colorful red, yellow, and orange pathways connecting the various spaces.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

An orange ramp leads from the ground and up and under one of the buildings.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

There are games that both adults and children can play, like tic-tac-toe and a seesaw.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

There’s a staircase that leads up to a seating area and a pair of slides. At the bottom of the slides, there’s a small merry-go-round.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

Shaded seating is featured throughout the park, creating areas for local residents to relax and socialize.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

A triangular swing set is surrounded by various design elements, like a wavy path, domes, and trees.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

Lighting has been included to enable nighttime enjoyment of the park.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.

Here’s the diagram and layout for the park.

A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
A modern and colorful landscaped park with slides, pathways, a merry-go-round, lounge seating, seesaw, shading structures, seating, swings, and an amphitheater.
Photography by Rex Zou | Design: 100 Architects (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Design Team: Marcial Jesus, Javier Gonzalez, Monica Paez, Lara Broglio, Ponyo Zhao, Keith Gong, Cosima Jiang, Hayley Huang, Michelle Aldora, Jango Zhang & Yuntong Liu. | Project Management Team: Jenny Fan, Nicholas Lv, and Eva Jiang.

Source: Contemporist

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