Classical-Gardens

A study of classical Chinese gardens and modular systems arguing that standardisation, when properly structured, can support rather than suppress design.

A visual thesis on how standardisation can liberate design, using classical gardens and the Cai-Fen system to show how shared rules enable poetic space.

A visual study of the Canglang Pavilion, using plans, photographs, and analysis to reveal how Song-dynasty space-making achieved both mechanism and poetry.

A visual study of Zhuozheng Garden using long-exposure photography to reveal stillness, composition, and the deeper order beneath tourist movement.

A reflective essay on the modular intelligence embedded in the 11th-century Canglang Pavilion, and what it reveals about design freedom within structured systems.

A reflective note on Jichang Garden, its extraordinary spatial composition, its rare lineage of preservation, and the quiet presence of Zheng Li’s restoration.