The future city green living spline – The Central Park of Yibin High Speed Rail City

Have you ever imagined to live within touching distance to both high speed rail and the nature at the same time? This will all be realised in the city of Yibin very soon.

The new high speed rail station was just opened in June 2019 for the city of Yibin, and it has already making an impact to the life's of the locals. Not only that it brings Yibin inside the 1.5 hr economic circle of the Szechuan province, but it has also stimulated the growth of the brand new 30 square kilometres High Speed Rail City. Yibin is originally famous for its alcohol industry, with the New High Speed Rail City, it will escalate its economy with much more diversity. The new city will be comprised of world class residential, commercial, cultural, hospitality, touristic development, with a great living environment embed with green nature which will be perfect to live in. Right in the centre of the whole masterplan, lies a 1 kilometre long urban green spline, without a doubt it will become a new centre for the city of Yibin.

One of the design firms who participated in the High Speed Rail City is QUAD Studio, they are currently designing the architecture of the iconic 160m high twin towers, and also the landscape of the whole central park. This article will look at their design philosophy of how to integrate architecture and nature into the park and shaping the new lifestyles for the future residents of the High Speed Rail City.