Sasaki的设计重点关注生产性景观，通过创建独特的商业模式吸引区域投资而带来价值。项目保留了基地75%以上原有农业土地与开放空间，用于食品生产、农业研发与景观基础设施。农业类型集中在本地新兴或已成熟的产业。果园与其它季节性自助采摘田吸引周边都市区游客来访，尤其是农业旅游正蓬勃发展的上海和杭州。生产本土有机食品的农田通常为当地酒店与餐厅，包括基地上修复的历史村落提供高端农产品。试验田为已经建立的生物科技与纺织工业供应研发所需的实验性作物。

横贯基地的耕地用于向游客传授有关食品生产、农业供应链以及依赖农作物为原料的多种产业的相关知识。开发地块围绕现有聚居地布置，将历史村落肌理整合其中，在已有建筑的基础上融入独特的现代功能。

设计初期，深入的基地环境与背景分析表明1312公顷（3242英亩）的基地大约有65%在太湖高水位以下。虽然基地受堤坝的保护，但季节性洪水仍时有发生。为此，Sasaki设计了集水景观，将修复的湿地纳入系统，在提高水质的同时减轻洪水威胁。湿地网络和现有耕地肌理交织，与基地流向太湖的溪流相呼应。广泛连接的湿地网络为农田提供营养并形成对沉积物的缓冲，在提高水质的同时也为多种候鸟以及其它本地野生动物提供了生态栖息地。

Throughout the property, cultivated land is used to educate visitors about food production, the agricultural supply chain, and the multitude of industries that rely on crops for raw materials. Development parcels are organized around existing settlements, integrating the fabric of the historic villages and creating a unique blend of contemporary uses within retained building stock.

Early in the design process, extensive environmental analysis of the site and its context revealed that approximately 65% of the 1,312-hectare (3,242-acre) property is below the high water level of Taihu Lake. Although existing levees protect the site, seasonal flooding is still common. Sasaki designed a water-receiving landscape—including restored wetlands—that improves water quality and mitigates flood risk. A wetland network is woven throughout the pattern of cultivated lands, corresponding to existing stream flows on the site that drain to Taihu Lake. This connected network provides a nutrient and sediment buffer from the farmland, enhances water quality, and provides habitat for a variety of migratory birds and other native wildlife.