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The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi by Gtd

The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi by Gtd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.


ZahabuUbwubatsi· 2021

The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi

by Gtd

Client: Zhejiang GTD Architectural Planning & Design Co., Ltd.

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi

The Willow Shores i Suzhou ni ikigo cy'ubucuruzi giherereye muri Taihu New Town, mu Karere ka Wuzhong, Suzhou, mu Bushinwa. Iyi nyubako ifite ubuso bwa metero kare 3.150 kandi nyuma izakoreshwa nk'inyubako itanga serivisi zunganira zirimo ibiro, ahakorerwa ubucuruzi, ibyumba byo kwitaho abageze mu zabukuru n'ibyumba by'ibikoresho. Hakoreshejwe ibikoresho bigezweho nk'ibyuma bitunganyijwe (rolled steel sections), amabati ya aluminium, amabuye n'ibirahure. Igisenge cyoroheje cy'icyuma gifite impande ebyiri zihanamye gitwikiriwe na zinc na manganese mu ibara ry'amategura gakondo. Iyi gishushanyo gisobanura mu buryo bugezweho imiterere n'imyanya ya za busitani gakondo za Suzhou.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu

The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo biri ku rwego rwa mbere, bitangaje kandi by'indashyikirwa. Abegukanye Zahabu ni ibihangano birimo udushya twinshi, bifite icyerekezo kandi bimurika, bigaragaza impano, ubwenge n'ubuhanga bw'ababihanze. The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano gishimwa cyane, gishyiraho imigendekere mishya kandi gitanga agaciro katigeze kaboneka. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Zahabu ni umushinga utangaje kandi wubahwa ugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. The Willow Shores in Suzhou Ikigo cy'Ubucuruzi itera ibyifuzo bikomeye, ikangura ishyaka, ishishikariza guhanga kandi igatwara imitima yacu.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
It uses modern materials such as rolled steel sections, aluminum plate, stone and glass, and features a light metal double-hipped roof, offering a new visual impression. The team learned from the changing views of classic gardens, making visitors experience the fusion of feelings and scenery. The whole building looks delicate and full of changes. Walking within, visitors can enjoy the mix of modern and regional features and a modern interpretation of traditional forms and classic spaces.
Dimensions & Packaging
Area: 3,150 Sqm
Functions: Sales center (before) / Supporting Service Building (after the delivery)
And the service building comprises offices and commercial spaces for property management, rooms for the elderly care and equipment rooms.
Tags
Suzhou, Sales Center, Neo-Chinese, Garden, Delicate, Calm
Production Technology
The structure system is mainly developed by reinforced concrete frames and steel structures. Due to the long overhang of partial areas and light roof, the steel structure can better satisfy the design requirements. The main walls are made of glass and stone, using the installation method of dry hanging. The roofing adopts the steel keel clad in zinc and manganese with its color the same as that of traditional tiles for a perfect consistency of material and form.
Design Challenge
The project serves as a supporting service facility in the residential area. Before the delivery of residences, it is used as the sales center. Therefore, the most challenging part of the project is the conflicts among the planes and elevations caused by different functions before and after the delivery.
Research
Based on the identification of Suzhou Culture and respect the site, the design team had consulted many times with Party A during the preliminary study of the project. The team put forward various design ideas on reflecting the regionalism with Chinese features, and eventually determined to interpret traditional space and form by modern materials.
Inspiration
Suzhou is one of the famous historical and cultural cities and a vital cradle of Wu Culture in China. It's renowned as a "heaven on earth". Classical gardens of Suzhou are the representative of Chinese private gardens. The project is sited in Taihu New Town. The architects hoped to use innovative techniques to embody the essence of classic gardens in a modern environment, making it a practitioner that returns culture to tradition, creates elegance from art and produces a poetic flavor from life.
Project Duration
Timetable: 2019.08-2019.12
Location: Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
Operation Flow
Based on the previous research and study on the site and the client's actual needs on the overall project, a comprehensive design concept is gradually developed. Furthermore, given its location in Taihu New City that boasts a long history and rich culture, the project is built as an innovative example of a neo-Chinese style that mixes modernity and tradition.
Team Members
Zhang Muque, Gao Youtan, Meng Dexing, Zhou Shasha, Yin Lirong, Lin Shantu
Image Credits
Fan Yi

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