TWO designs for the Danaoke Mountain Park, a mountain-top park with a 360-degree panorama outlook, stood out among the entries at the experts’ review meeting for the Conceptual Design of Danaoke Mountain Competition, which ended Wednesday.

The No. 5 design, contributed by Pubang Landscape Architecture Co. and Atelier LOIDL Landscape Architecture Berlin GmbH, and No. 1 design by McGregor Coxall (Shanghai) Landscape Design and Consultative Co. won favorable votes from seven members of the expert panel.

The experts thought the No. 5 design showed the maximum degree of respect to the ecological environment and manifested a combination of natural and urban landscaping. Some details of the design’s landscaping are very innovative, especially the design for the ecological corridor.

The No. 1 design shows the designers’ experience with different types of parks that include more elements for urban activities, considers service facilities for emergencies and adopts graded tourist trails, which are good for management and operation.

The first-prize winner will receive at least 3 million yuan (US$454,545) as an award and the second-prize winner will get a 1-million-yuan award. The competition organizers did not announced the first-prize winner and the runner-up Wednesday. The other five companies that make it to the final round will each get 500,000 yuan for their designs. Thirty-eight companies have submitted applications for the design competition.

The mountain park, set to be the Shenzhen edition of Hong Kong Peak, is located between Meilin and Longhua in north Shenzhen. The park is expected to become a new leisure spot.

According to the plans, there will also be an ecological corridor that crosses two expressways to link several mountains in the Meilin area, including Meilin Mountain. (Han Ximin)