Key challenges:
A 30 hectare site for a telecommunications factory for 4,500 workers for a Motorola joint venture. The scheme transforms a polluted canal into a sustainable lake and canal system that recycles all storm water. Green space links, permeable carparks, recreation facilities and rationalisation of car park and road networks.

“The Eastcom City project is a landmark project for Hangzhou and for the firm of Landscape Architects. The project features the transformation of an existing contaminated canal into a celebrated water feature through the implementation of water quality control techniques. These included the filtration of rooftop and pavement runoff through swales and filters, aeration, permeable car parks, recycling for irrigation and recirculation.” – AILA 2004 National Awards Jury