The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau by Gtd

The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau by Gtd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

AuroFausaga Fale· 2021

The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau

by Gtd

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

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau

O le Willow Shores i Suzhou o se nofoaga faʻatau i le Taulaga Fou o Taihu, Itumalo o Wuzhong, Suzhou, Saina. E aofia ai le fale i le 3,150 sikuea mita ma mulimuli ane avea ma fale tautua lagolago ma ofisa, avanoa faapisinisi, potu tausiga o tagata matutua ma potu o meafaigaluega. O loʻo faʻaaogaina mea faufale faʻaonaponei e pei o uʻamea taʻavili, laupepa alumini, maʻa ma tioata. O se taualuga uʻamea māmā e lua ona itu faʻasolo o loʻo ufiufi i le zinc ma le manganese i le lanu o taile masani. O le mamanu e faʻamatalaina ai foliga ma avanoa o togalaau masani a Suzhou i se auala faʻaonaponei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. The Willow Shores in Suzhou Nofoaga Faʻatau e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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