Landscape Architect

Shu Yuan Wu

BSc in Landscape Architecture, Tunghai University BScLA

Master of Urbanism and Landscape Architecture, AA Architectural Union College, UK MALU

Member of the British Institute of Architects AA

Associate Member, Royal Institute of Landscape Architects ALI

Registered First Class Landscape Architect in China

Member of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

LIUK Associate Member of the Royal Institute of Landscape Architects (UK)

Burns + Nice London ,UK Urban Designer

EDCO Design London ,UK Landscape Architects

Tai Yen Planning and Design Consultancy Limited Moderator /

Design Director 2012 to date

World Flower Expo Taichung 2018 Curator /

Expert Member, Taipei City Aesthetics Group

Wilderness Aesthetics: Mid-Century Style Tranquility Garden

"I came to Earth in my life to experience the world and all that nature has to offer, and this has been my perspective since I was a child," he says. Landscape designer Wu Shuyuan recalls that in his childhood, living on the edge of the city, he was surrounded by nature, and the wilderness and ponds were his playground. His parents often took him to the mountains, but every time he went down the mountain, he always felt a sense of loss, on the one hand because his vacation was over, and on the other hand because he was far away from the mountains and forests. Landscape designer Wu Shuyuan admits that his feelings for nature seem to come naturally to him, and this is why he has planted the idea of taking landscape design as his career, and he has no choice but to bring his longing for the wilderness and nature into play in his works, and to bring about rich values and impacts.

During his eight years of study and work in the UK, Wu Shu Yuan gained a very different perspective: "In the past, landscape design in Taiwan was almost non-existent, just a gap between buildings. Even professional landscape designers had difficulty finding their place in the industry. My experience in the UK has opened my eyes, from urban space, residential green space to public parks, in participating in the design of public buildings and cross-border experience, landscape design is not only a profession, but also an art of transforming life. He brings back the concept of "bringing the city back to nature" and believes that only through public construction can the government subconsciously enhance the public's concept of aesthetics, so that landscape can become a part of the city and aesthetics can become a part of daily life. "After returning to Taiwan, I have been actively involved in public construction projects, and this is a deliberate choice on my part." From the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Chiayi Art Museum, Taichung World Flower Expo, to Songtan's "More Than a Library" bathhouse garden, the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Laboratory (Air Force General Administration of the People's Republic of China C-LAB), the Taoyuan Yongan Fishing Harbor Conch, and the Hengshan Calligraphy Art Museum, Wu Shue-yuan has utilized all of these public spaces to advocate a "wilderness aesthetics" and to showcase the natural beauty of Taiwan's native plants.

Landscape designer Wu Shu-yuan is not new to Yangmingshan, the famous Yangmingshan United States Army Club and CafƩ Merci Rishan are all from his hands, he skillfully utilizes plants and landscapes to create a unique visual mood of the space. His representative works include the Taichung Flower Expo planting project, Taipei's "Western District Gateway Project" Sanjing Warehouse Historical Building Landscape Design, Taipei Fine Arts Museum Misty Garden, Yokoyama Calligraphy Museum, Chiayi Fine Arts Museum, and so on.... Each piece of work reveals Wu's unique design style. Talking about his relationship with Yangmingshan, he does not hesitate to say, "I fell in love with the sunshine, air and plants here at the beginning, and after working on so many cases, I found a quiet place of my own here. After completing a number of designs in Yangmingshan, Wu Shuyuan even created his own "wilderness home".

After the Taichung Flower Expo, he met Alex Moh, the architectural designer of YMS by onefifteen, and the two have worked together many times in the process that the experience of the other side of the aesthetic qualities are in line with each other's expectations, when the YMS by onefifteen case was first set up, Wu Shu-yuan joined the pre-programming; when Alex proposed to revive the old U.S. Army dormitory in a Mid-Century style, Wu Shu-yuan This is not only an architectural challenge, but also how to incorporate Mid-Century style into the natural environment. Wu Shuyuan frankly said that remodeling the monumental buildings of Yangmingshan under government management is not a simple case in itself, and it is completely different from the state of the U.S. Army Club, how to "grow plants and environment from the natural environment of Yangmingshan itself, and how to remodel the style and environment of Mid Century". Mid Century's style and atmosphere" is a brand new challenge for both architectural design and landscape design!

In the past, the U.S. military dormitories were American-style houses with big trees and sod with a community atmosphere, but now YMS by onefifteen is going to break the single-door, single-family state of the past, and each door is no longer a single, but a complete garden of different functional buildings, which is like a complete physical and spiritual healing process. YMS by onefifteen is a quiet garden in Yangmingshan that integrates food, living and tranquility.

In the landscape design of YMS by onefifteen, Wu Shu-yuan follows the long-standing philosophy of using a large number of Taiwan's native species, especially those endemic to Yangmingshan, such as Plum Leaf Winter Ching, Duck's Feet Begonia, Taiwan Mountain Chrysanthemum, Taiwan Marjoram, etc., and preserving the centuries-old banyan tree, as well as allowing the entire garden to be surrounded by small and medium-sized plants and flowers, with a smooth and accessible pathway connecting the nature and the architecture. YMS by onefifteen reinvents Mid-Centry Modern by breaking down the boundaries and allowing every corner to be mobile and free in this natural and poetic forest wilderness, turning the original ordinary residential colony into a place where the mind, body and soul can relax and settle down in Taipei's most tranquil and treasured forest space.

With a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the AA Architectural Association and many years of experience working in London, as well as more than 10 years of solid foundation in landscape design and planting in Taiwan, Wu Shu Yuan's conception of landscape design is far more than a designer's deep visual and sensory cognition. "I am against blindly following cases and worshipping the masters, as that would only lead to being trapped in the established framework." Only by experiencing the changing seasons, rain and shine of the environment can one create truly touching works. He does not only design, but also plant and experience the feeling, in the sense that he interacts with the plants and trees, he often imagines that he is a customer, and thinks about what they will get from such an environment.

From the famous landscape design of the U.S. Army Club, to the Taichung Flower Expo Forest Park, to the current YMS by onefifteen, Wu Shu-yuan has used "wilderness aesthetics" to construct different public landscapes and private spaces, allowing Taiwan's unique, rich, and complex flora to be brought to its fullest potential in the landscape, "There are more than 10,000 species of Taiwan's native flora, and for landscape designers, the only thing they can do is to try to recreate nature so that it becomes a daily landscape. For landscape designers, all they can do is to try to reproduce nature, so that the aesthetics of the wilderness can become an everyday landscape."
This is the original intention and his vision.

Landscape Architect

Shu Yuan Wu

BSc in Landscape Architecture, Tunghai University BScLA

Master of Urbanism and Landscape Architecture, AA Architectural Union College, UK MALU

Member of the British Institute of Architects AA

Associate Member, Royal Institute of Landscape Architects ALI

Registered First Class Landscape Architect in China

Member of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

LIUK Associate Member of the Royal Institute of Landscape Architects (UK)

Burns + Nice London ,UK Urban Designer

EDCO Design London ,UK Landscape Architects

Tai Yin Planning and Design Consultancy Limited Moderator / Design Director 2012 to date

Curator, World Flower Expo 2018, Taichung / Specialist Member, Taipei City Aesthetics Team

Wilderness Aesthetics: Mid-Century Style Tranquility Garden

"I came to Earth in my life to experience the world and all that nature has to offer, and this has been my perspective since I was a child," he says. Landscape designer Wu Shuyuan recalls that in his childhood, living on the edge of the city, he was surrounded by nature, and the wilderness and ponds were his playground. His parents often took him to the mountains, but every time he went down the mountain, he always felt a sense of loss, on the one hand because his vacation was over, and on the other hand because he was far away from the mountains and forests. Landscape designer Wu Shuyuan admits that his feelings for nature seem to come naturally to him, and this is why he has planted the idea of taking landscape design as his career, and he has no choice but to bring his longing for the wilderness and nature into play in his works, and to bring about rich values and impacts.

During his eight years of study and work in the UK, Wu Shu Yuan gained a very different perspective: "In the past, landscape design in Taiwan was almost non-existent, just a gap between buildings. Even professional landscape designers had difficulty finding their place in the industry. My experience in the UK has opened my eyes, from urban space, residential green space to public parks, in participating in the design of public buildings and cross-border experience, landscape design is not only a profession, but also an art of transforming life. He brings back the concept of "bringing the city back to nature" and believes that only through public construction can the government subconsciously enhance the public's concept of aesthetics, so that landscape can become a part of the city and aesthetics can become a part of daily life. "After returning to Taiwan, I have been actively involved in public construction projects, and this is a deliberate choice on my part." From the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Chiayi Art Museum, Taichung World Flower Expo, to Songtan's "More Than a Library" bathhouse garden, the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Laboratory (Air Force General Administration of the People's Republic of China C-LAB), the Taoyuan Yongan Fishing Harbor Conch, and the Hengshan Calligraphy Art Museum, Wu Shue-yuan has utilized all of these public spaces to advocate a "wilderness aesthetics" and to showcase the natural beauty of Taiwan's native plants.

Landscape designer Wu Shu-yuan is not new to Yangmingshan, the famous Yangmingshan United States Army Club and CafƩ Merci Lishan are all from his hands, he skillfully utilizes plants and landscapes to create a unique visual mood of the space. His representative works include the Taichung Flower Expo planting project, Taipei's "Western District Gateway Project" Sanjing Warehouse Historical Building Landscape Design, Taipei Fine Arts Museum Misty Garden, Yokoyama Calligraphy Museum, Chiayi Fine Arts Museum, and so on.... Each piece of work reveals Wu's unique design style. Talking about his relationship with Yangmingshan, he does not hesitate to say, "I fell in love with the sunshine, air and plants here at the beginning, and after working on so many cases, I found a quiet place of my own here. After completing a number of designs in Yangmingshan, Wu Shuyuan even created his own "wilderness home".

After the Taichung Flower Expo, he met Alex Moh, the architectural designer of YMS by onefifteen, and the two have worked together many times in the process that the experience of the other side of the aesthetic qualities are in line with each other's expectations, when the YMS by onefifteen case was first set up, Wu Shu-yuan joined the pre-programming; when Alex proposed to revive the old U.S. Army dormitory in a Mid-Century style, Wu Shu-yuan This is not only an architectural challenge, but also how to incorporate Mid-Century style into the natural environment. Wu Shuyuan frankly said that remodeling the monumental buildings of Yangmingshan under government management is not a simple case in itself, and it is completely different from the state of the U.S. Army Club, how to "grow plants and environment from the natural environment of Yangmingshan itself, and how to remodel the style and environment of Mid Century". Mid Century's style and atmosphere" is a brand new challenge for both architectural design and landscape design!

In the past, the U.S. military dormitories were American-style houses with big trees and sod with a community atmosphere, but now YMS by onefifteen will break the single-door, single-family state of the past, and each door is no longer a Single, but a complete garden of different functional buildings, like a whole process of physical and mental healing, and YMS by onefifteen is a place of integration. YMS by onefifteen is a quiet garden in Yangmingshan that integrates food, living and tranquility.

In the landscape design of YMS by onefifteen, Wu Shu-yuan follows the long-standing philosophy of using a large number of Taiwan's native species, especially those endemic to Yangmingshan, such as Plum Leaf Winter Ching, Duck's Feet Begonia, Taiwan Mountain Chrysanthemum, Taiwan Marjoram, etc., as well as retaining the century-old banyan tree, and allowing the entire garden to be surrounded by small and medium-sized plants and flowers, with a smooth and accessible pathway connecting the nature and the architecture. YMS by onefifteen reinvents Mid-Centry Modern by breaking down the boundaries and allowing every corner to be fluid and free in this natural and poetic forest wilderness, turning the original ordinary residential colony into a place where the mind, body and soul can relax and settle down in Taipei's most tranquil and treasured forest space.

With a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the AA Architectural Association and many years of experience working in London, as well as more than 10 years of solid foundation in landscape design and planting in Taiwan, Wu Shu Yuan's conception of landscape design is far more than a designer's deep visual and sensory cognition. "I am against blindly following cases and worshipping the masters, as that would only lead to being trapped in the established framework." Only by experiencing the changing seasons, rain and shine of the environment can one create truly touching works. He does not only design, but also plant and experience the feeling, in the sense that he interacts with the plants and trees, he often imagines that he is a customer, and thinks about what they will get from such an environment.

From the famous landscape design of the U.S. Army Club, to the Taichung Flower Expo Forest Park, to the current YMS by onefifteen, Wu Shu-yuan has used "wilderness aesthetics" to construct different public landscapes and private spaces, allowing Taiwan's unique, rich, and complex flora to be brought to its fullest potential in the landscape, "There are more than 10,000 species of Taiwan's native flora, and for landscape designers, the only thing they can do is to try to recreate nature so that it becomes a daily landscape. For landscape designers, all they can do is to try to reproduce nature, so that the aesthetics of the wilderness can become an everyday landscape. This is his original intention and his vision.

Landscape Architect

Shu Yuan Wu

B.A. in Landscape Architecture, Tunghai University BScLA

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandAAMaster of Urbanism and Landscape Architecture, Architectural League College MALU

Member of the British Institute of Architects AA

Associate Member, Royal Institute of Landscape Architects, UK ALI

Registered First Class Landscape Architect in China

IFLA Member of the International Society of Landscape Architects (ISLA)

LIUK Associate Member, Royal Institute of Landscape Architects, UK

Burns + Nice London ,UK Urban Designer

EDCO Design London ,UK Landscape Architect

Tai Yen Planning and Design Consultancy Limited Moderator / Design Director 2012so far

2018 Curator, World Flower Expo, Taichung /

Expert Member, Taipei City Aesthetics Group

Created with a wilderness aesthetic:

Mid-Century Style Tranquility Garden

"I came to Earth in my life to experience the world and all that nature has to offer, and this has been my perspective since I was a child," he says. Landscape designer Wu Shuyuan recalls that in his childhood, living on the edge of the city, he was surrounded by nature, and the wilderness and ponds were his playground. His parents often took him to the mountains, but every time he went down the mountain, he always felt a sense of loss, on the one hand because his vacation was over, and on the other hand because he was far away from the mountains and forests. Landscape designer Wu Shuyuan admits that his feelings for nature seem to come naturally to him, and this is why he has planted the idea of taking landscape design as his career, and he has no choice but to bring his longing for the wilderness and nature into play in his works, and to bring about rich values and impacts.

During his eight years of study and work in the UK, Wu Shu Yuan gained a very different perspective: "In the past, landscape design in Taiwan was almost non-existent, just a gap between buildings. Even professional landscape designers had difficulty finding their place in the industry. My experience in the UK has opened my eyes, from urban space, residential green space to public parks, in participating in the design of public buildings and cross-border experience, landscape design is not only a profession, but also an art of transforming life. He brings back the concept of "bringing the city back to nature" and believes that only through public construction can the government subconsciously enhance the public's concept of aesthetics, so that landscape can become a part of the city and aesthetics can become a part of daily life. "After returning to Taiwan, I have been actively involved in public construction projects, and this is a deliberate choice on my part." From the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Chiayi Art Museum, Taichung World Flower Expo, to Songtan's "More Than a Library" bathhouse garden, the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Laboratory (Air Force General Administration of the People's Republic of China's C-LAB), the Taiwan Conch in Taoyuan's Yong'an Fishing Harbor, and the Hengshan Calligraphy Art Museum, Wu Shu-yuan has utilized all of these public spaces to advocate the "aesthetics of the wilderness," and to showcase the natural beauty of Taiwan's native plants.

Landscape designer Wu Shu-yuan is not new to Yangmingshan, the famous Yangmingshan United States Army Club and CafƩ Merci Rishan are all from his hands, he skillfully utilizes plants and landscapes to create a unique visual mood of the space. His representative works include the Taichung Flower Expo planting project, Taipei's "Western District Gateway Project" Sanjing Warehouse Historical Building Landscape Design, Taipei Fine Arts Museum Misty Garden, Yokoyama Calligraphy Museum, Chiayi Fine Arts Museum, and so on.... Each piece of work reveals Wu's unique design style. Talking about his relationship with Yangmingshan, he does not hesitate to say, "I fell in love with the sunshine, air and plants here at the beginning, and after working on so many cases, I found a quiet place of my own here. After completing a number of designs in Yangmingshan, Wu Shuyuan even created his own "wilderness home".

After the Taichung Flower Expo, he met Alex Moh, the architectural designer of YMS by onefifteen, and the two have worked together many times in the process that the experience of the other side of the aesthetic qualities are in line with each other's expectations, when the YMS by onefifteen case was first set up, Wu Shu-yuan joined the pre-production planning; when Alex proposed to revive the old U.S. Army dormitory in a mid-century style, Wu Shu-yuan This is not only an architectural challenge, but also how to incorporate Mid-Century style in the natural environment, Wu Shuyuan frankly said, in the government's management conditions to reshape the monumental buildings in Yangmingshan itself is not a simple case, which is completely different from the state of the U.S. Army Club, and how to "grow from the natural environment of Yangmingshan's own species of plants and the environment, and be able to recreate the style and style of the Mid Century". Mid Century's style and atmosphere" is a brand new challenge for both architectural design and landscape design.

In the past, the U.S. military dormitories were American-style houses with big trees and sod with a community atmosphere, but now YMS by onefifteen is going to break the single-door, single-family state of the past, and each door is no longer a single, but a complete garden of different functional buildings, which is like a complete physical and spiritual healing process. YMS by onefifteen is a quiet garden in Yangmingshan that integrates food, living and tranquility.

In the landscape design of YMS by onefifteen, Wu Shu-yuan has followed the long-standing philosophy of using a large number of Taiwan's native species, especially those endemic to Yangmingshan, such as Plum Leaf Winter Ching, Duck's Feet Begonia, Taiwan Mountain Chrysanthemum, and Taiwan Marjoram, etc., and retained the century-old banyan tree, as well as allowing the entire park to be surrounded by small and medium-sized plants and grasses, and the whole area is connected by a smooth and accessible pathway that links up the nature and the architecture. YMS by onefifteen reinvents Mid-Centry Modern by breaking down the boundaries and allowing every corner to be fluid and free in this natural and poetic forest wilderness, turning the original ordinary residential colony into a place where the mind, body and soul can relax and settle down in Taipei's most tranquil and treasured forest space.

With a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the AA Architectural Association and many years of experience working in London, as well as more than 10 years of solid foundation in landscape design and planting in Taiwan, Wu Shu Yuan's conception of landscape design is far more than a designer's deep visual and sensory cognition. "I am against blindly following cases and worshipping the masters, as that would only lead to being trapped in the established framework." Only by experiencing the changing seasons, rain and shine of the environment can one create truly touching works. He does not only design, but also plant and experience the feeling, in the sense that he interacts with the plants and trees, he often imagines that he is a customer, and thinks about what they will get from such an environment.

From the famous landscape design of the U.S. Army Club, to the Taichung Flower Expo Forest Park, to the current YMS by onefifteen, Wu Shu-yuan has used "wilderness aesthetics" to construct different public landscapes and private spaces, allowing Taiwan's unique, rich, and complex flora to be brought to its fullest potential in the landscape, "There are more than 10,000 species of Taiwan's native flora, and for landscape designers, the only thing they can do is to try to recreate nature so that it becomes a daily landscape. For landscape designers, all they can do is to try to reproduce nature, so that the aesthetics of the wilderness can become an everyday landscape. This is his original intention and his vision.