RongKao's Portfolio 2026 (1)

01 Moon Playground for All, Where Nature and Play Unite

Fostering Movement, Imagination, and Biodiversity in Yánshuǐ's Heart

/ Quality: Inclusive Design+ Nature-Based Playground + Biodiversity

02 Safe Ring: Pastor Barclay Memorial

Honoring Legacy, Inviting Community – A Tribute to Pastor Barclay’s Vision

/ Quality: Memorial Design+ Commuity

03 A Garden that Breathes with the River

A natural garden designed to bring calm to social housing residents

/ Quality: Social housing + Community

04 A Gentle Space for Heavy Hearts

Therapy Garden For Those Who Suffer From Great Loss

/ Quality: Mental Health+ Nature-Based Design

05 Breathing in the Forest

An Ecological Restoration and healing space

/ Quality: Biodiversity + Restoration Native forest + Health Design + Nature-based design

06 Cultivating Connections at Refshaleøen

A natural garden designed to bring calm to social housing residents

/ Quality: Social housing + Community

07 Article: Actor for Whom?

Are animals welcome in contemporary landscape design?

/ Quality: Animal corridors+ Human-center Issue+ Nature based Issue

08-09 Completed Project

10-11 Reflection for the Landscape study

Fostering Movement, Imagination, and Biodiversity in Yánshuǐ's Heart Quality: Inclusive design+ Nature-based Playground + Biodiversity

Project Information

My task in project: Analysis site, concept and design.

Location: Tainan,TW

Case statue: under costruction

Budget: 1380,000€

Participant: Shih Chin Lin (case supervisor)

Introdution

Site Introduction

The site is located in Yánshuǐ District, renowned for the Moon Harbor Festival which attracts numerous tourists from various regions. Additionally, Yánshuǐ is an old city with a rich history, featuring ancient buildings and traditional streets. As a result, the local economy heavily relies on tourism.

Recognizing its significance as a key city in northern Tainan, the government has designated this location for the construction of the second-largest public playground in the area, aiming to benefit both local children and the socio-economic landscape.

Our team has set two primary goals:

1. Providing children with a unique play experience – Public playgrounds in Taiwan are often limited in space. Therefore, we have designed this playground to integrate exceptional spatial planning and landscape elements, offering an engaging and immersive environment for children.

2.Encouraging active movement and exploration – With the advantage of a vast area, this playground is designed to maximize open space, allowing children to run freely and engage in physical activities. Beyond traditional play equipment, we have created an environment that enables kids to expend their energy through unrestricted movement and exploration.

The site is located on the border of Yánshuǐ Zhèn, an ancient city famous for 'Moon Harbor,' the 'Moon Harbor Festival,' and its historical buildings.

Existing Conditions

Design workshops

Questionnaire

Understanding playing's needs in the YánShuǐ District.

Learning the local children's expectation of playing. Learning the public's expectation for YánShuǐ's playground.

Learning and discussing with experts in fields of children's

Site Plan Development

As the two parks near the city centre, the site is used to supply citizens live far from the two parks. Motion Analysis Population Density River Analysis

The site is far from a population-desity area. The river impacts on Yánshuǐ City: attracting economic ,annual festival, and lots of tourists. A main road connects the site with the city centre.

Playground Workshop Expert Workshop Design Starts Questionnaire 1.

The image of the Moon’s craters is transformed into the site plan.

Positive and negative space are used to define the place. 3. With the interplay of positive and negative space, greenery is integrated into the site design.

Three main play type.

Concept Context

Essence of play Sensory, and experiment.

Inclusive age groups.

Considering functionality, each separate zone offers different activities while ensuring safety for users of all ages, allowing them to experience spaces with distinct atmospheres."

The main and secondary routes A parents-waiting area in the centeral playground.

Making each area has suitable seats' amount

Sensory Garden Plants species: Smell, Bloom, Fruit trees

Abundant shurbs with different colors and smells provides users with nature experiences.

1.Sapium sebiferum 2.Elaeocarpus sylvestris 3.Lagerstroemia speciosa 4.Tabebuia chrysantha 5.Myrciaria cauliflora

6.Osmanthus fragrans Lour 7.Melaleuca alternifolia 8.Pittosporum pentandrum(Blanco) Merr.

20.Artocarpus altili 21.Citrofortunella microcarp

1.Sapium sebiferum 8cm≦∅<10cm,300cm≦H<350cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ ＋ 6

Plants for forming guildness

Trees shape spaces and provide users with clear sense of area, direction and safety.

2.Elaeocarpus sylvestris

3.Lagerstroemia speciosa

6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ ＋ 7

6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ 6

4.Tabebuia chrysantha 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,100cm≦W<120cm ＋ 11

5.Myrciaria cauliflora

2cm≦∅<4cm,120cm≦H<150cm,50cm≦W<70cm, ＋ 2

6.Osmanthus fragrans Lour 2cm≦∅<4cm,120cm≦H<150cm,50cm≦W<70cm ＋ 9

7.Melaleuca alternifolia 2cm≦∅<4cm,120cm≦H<150cm,50cm≦W<70cm 11

8.Pittosporum pentandrum(Blanco) Merr. 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ ＋ 3

9.Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ 7

10.Crateva formosensis. 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ ＋ 5

11.Lagerstoemia subcostata Koehne 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,100cm≦W<130cm ＋ ＋ 4

12.Pterocarpus indicus Willd 10cm≦∅<12cm,350cm≦H<400cm,200cm≦W<250cm 6

13.Cinnamomum camphora

6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ ＋ 12

14.Melia azedarach 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ ＋ 5

15.Swietenia macrophylla 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,100cm≦W<130cm 5

16.Salix babylonica 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,100cm≦W<130cm 3

17.Fraxinus griffithii 8cm≦∅<10cm,300cm≦H<350cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ 13

18.Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin & Barneby. 8cm≦∅<10cm,300cm≦H<350cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ 6

19.Magnolia × alba 10cm≦∅<12cm,350cm≦H<400cm,150cm≦W<200cm ＋ ＋ 4

20.Artocarpus altili 10cm≦∅<12cm,350cm≦H<400cm,150cm≦W<200cm ＋ ＋ 2

21.Citrofortunella microcarp 2cm≦∅<4cm,120cm≦H<150cm,50cm≦W<70cm ＋ 3

22.Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. 13cm≦∅<15cm,400cm≦H<450cm,200cm≦W<250cm ＋ 3

23.Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. 6cm≦∅<8cm,270cm≦H<300cm,120cm≦W<150cm ＋ 5

Enable people in different age groups ( from 2 to 80 years old and impaired people to play within.

Lanscape and nature materials...etc replace most of the plastic or hard playstuff.

▲ Wide silde: allowing people in different ages, impired people...etc to play within.

▲ Swing and moon-shape hopscotch: allowing people in different ages, impired people...etc to play within.

▲ Inclusive sand table: allowing imparied people to play the sand.

▲ Inclusive turntables and columns: The width and surface enable impaired people to play within.

▲ Moon-curve landscape playstuff.

▲ Timber piles and beams. ▲ The hopscotch of changing moon shapes.

Rythem of the site plan- Landscape as materials

Rythem of the site plan- Nature as materials

Rythem of the lunar-shape hopscotch

Different heights of elvations and grounds allows children to explore various feelings.

Element of tumber sticks

Element of Trees

Element of Shrbs

elements- tumber piles, trees and shurbs to create the rythem of the site and define

Different heights of elvations and grounds allows children to explore various feelings.