Probe Into The Design Of Roof Garden In Handan Commercial Building

“Square” and “circle” are extensively applied in Chinese ancient urban constructions and architectural design,which makes Chinese design unique in the world.The ancestors also enjoyed the cosmic idea of the “round heaven and square earth”.With the development of the western modernism,the traditional Chinese design gradually diluted its unique style and learning from western design.But China should maintain its unique style.Now with the rapid development of urbanization in China,the increasing shrinking of green land in urban areas has gradually become one of problems in the sustainable development of modern cities.Vertical afforesting plays an important role in alleviating the shortage of land with the roof garden as the major form of vertical afforesting.The development and utilization of roof garden is of multiple significance in that it can not only increase the urban green land area but also add to the values of the affiliated buildings.Through research of the application design of the traditional Chinese “square”and “circle”,used in the real design of roof gardens.This research also conducted a field investigation of the current roof gardens and proposed a design of a roof garden for Kangde Market of Handan,Hebei.Handan as an ancient cities which deposited with profound history and culture,Handan's unique culture were adopted traditional Chinese“Fang” and “Yuan” design for the roof garden design of Handan Kangde Market.It endeavors to show commercial publicity and create values for the commercial building and meet the needs of the shoppers for rest and entertainment,thus resulting in the roof garden design with the unique Handan style and provide reference for future exploitation and utilization of the roof space.