© Mingzhu Nerval

LANDSCAPE AS ART

We are landscape designers and horticultural engineering experts, dreaming of a new balance between nature & urban life. Dedicated to living murals and artful, luxury gardens, we’re aiming to inspire a healthy, artistic and elegant green urban future.

Founded by Bai Mingzhu and Antoine Nerval in 2010, our firm has rapidly expanded worldwide with offices in Paris, Shanghai & Taipei.

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Minzhu means 'Birds Singing Through Architecture"

‘Mingzhu’ in Chinese 
means:
birds singing 
through architecture.
Our work is to make it real.

ENGINEERING
ECOSYSTEMS

As Agricultural Engineers, we conceive gardens as resource-efficient ecosystems.

As Fashion Designers, we build gardens plant by plant, just like sewing a tapestry — designed & tailor-made to our clients’ wishes.

And as Gardeners, we love to work with delicate, rare & complex plants, & take care of our gardens to show how sumptuous they grow over time.

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ARTISAN GARDENING
FOR OUR CLIENTS

INSPIRATIONS

Experiencing the works of Friedensreich Hundertwasser was the catalyst for building our practice. The Austrian artist and architect showed us that it’s possible to link nature, cities and art: conceiving nature as part of buildings, or buildings as part of nature.
Another important foundation of our aesthetics is graffiti art: painting walls!
Fashion design is the third source of our inspiration. We build our gardens just like constructing an haute couture garment; with precision, artistry and craftsmanship.

SUSTAINABILITY 

& INNOVATION

With more than 2000 species, our botanical collection gives us the freedom to create exceptional gardens and ensures the quality of our unique design innovations, with the aim to inspire a sustainable, refreshing and artistic urban future.

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OUR FUEL
FOR INNOVATION