Chapter 85: Zen Courtyard in the Manor
An Yunxi looked at the floor plan and found that her manor was not distributed in a symmetrical shape.
In general, with the longitudinal direction of the curved cross road as the boundary, the west side has a larger area than the east side.
South of the ring road and to the southwest is a large green lawn.
The lawn is very large and can be used for gatherings, parties, or even weddings.
Surrounding the lawn is a winding art gallery and walking trail.
Further west of the lawn, in the southwest corner of the manor, is a three-story annex building.
The road running from east to west on the north side of the lawn turns north at the end and is the entrance to the underground parking lot.
The southeast corner of the manor is a world of its own shaded by various trees.
This is a small courtyard landscape with a touch of Zen.
It is called a small courtyard, but it is more than that.
Because the entire space is not closed, but the entire space is slightly shielded by trees of different heights and scattered around.
Without going in, you can vaguely get a glimpse of the scenery inside.
Vague and looming.
The designer brought out the hazy beauty of Chinese aesthetics, like a pipa half-covered.
But if you want to see the whole picture, you must go in through a moon-shaped gate with white walls and black tiles on the north side.
There are ivy climbing on the walls on both sides of the door, and the door is covered with dense vines of wisteria.
One can imagine how beautiful this place will be decorated with a sea of blooming purple flowers during the flowering season.
Walking in through the moon-shaped gate, it feels like you have crossed over the earthly world and arrived at a quiet paradise.
In this Zen courtyard, every detail seems to reveal the designer's care and spirit.
The pavilion in the middle, the small bridge beside it, the flowing water, the rockery, the green bamboo, the flowers... everything blends so harmoniously.
There is also a small stone vat placed in the corner of the wall, with water lilies in it and clear water flowing in it, making a gurgling sound, which brings vitality and vigor to the courtyard.
Obviously, this is a small space where you can drink tea, chat, meditate and think.
An Yunxi likes it very much.
After all, her soul is not that of an eighteen-year-old girl who is ignorant of the world.
An Yunzhou showed his love and praise generously after seeing it.
"Wow, Xiaoxi, this little yard is so beautiful."
"It's so beautiful here to drink tea, enjoy the scenery and chat."
Wow, I never realized that my second brother is such a good person at living.
An Yunxi agreed with this.
“It’s really nice here.”
Then, An Yunzhou said another sentence.
"If my second uncle saw it, I wonder how much he would like it."
An Yunxi was stunned at first, and then she thought of her second uncle's temperament.
It's really possible.
There will be a chance in the future.
If her second uncle came, she would definitely take him to have a good look at this courtyard.
The two walked out of the moon-shaped door and returned to the rockery and fountain landscape.
Bypassing this landscape, the north of the ring road is also divided into two areas, east and west, by a curved road.
To the west is the main villa of the manor, and surrounding the north and west sides of the villa are gardens with different views.
There are winding paths inside, with a new scene at every step, giving it the feeling of a classical garden.
The two walked around the garden along the path.
It is obvious that the design of the garden should have referred to the style and landscaping of Su-style gardens.
The landscape design of Su-style gardens emphasizes that "although it is made by man, it seems to be created by nature", and strives to create infinite natural beauty in a limited space.
In An Yunxi's opinion, the back garden of Yunshuiju embodies this point very well.
Various elements such as rocks, pools, buildings, and plants are cleverly combined together to create an effect of changing scenery with every step.
There are also walls dominated by white and gray, and dark beams and pillars, which are simple, elegant and full of artistic sense.
The flower walls and corridors that separate but not separate create a variety of artistic landscapes, and increase the level and depth of the scenery.
From the east to the north, then around to the west, and then back to the landscape of the rockery fountain.
After watching it all, An Yunxi was a little amazed.
It's really beautiful.
A beauty that is hard to describe in words.
It is a kind of beauty where humanity and nature complement each other and people and nature live in harmony.
It is also a kind of beauty that combines and blends the ultimate delicacy and grace with simplicity and elegance.
It is also a kind of beauty that carries a profound cultural atmosphere and historical sedimentation.
It gives people a very shocking feeling.
Overall, I feel that this manor has a bit of a combination of Chinese and Western styles.
The huge lawn and plane trees in front are common in Western manor design, but its architecture, decoration style, and garden design clearly carry the charm of Chinese garden aesthetics.
Some people may think that this designer may be a bit contradictory.
But in An Yunxi's opinion, the two styles blend well together.
Because generally speaking, it is more Chinese style.
For example, the classical art corridor around the lawn, the Bagua patterns and wood carvings, as well as the use of various framed scenes, are all in Chinese style.
The few Western elements are also given a Chinese style through some decorative techniques.
So that they can be better integrated into the whole set of manor.
For now, we can call it a neo-Chinese style manor villa.
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