The Willow Shores in Suzhou 销售中心 by Gtd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

金建筑· 2021

The Willow Shores in Suzhou 销售中心

by Gtd

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

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About The Willow Shores in Suzhou 销售中心

苏州柳岸是位于中国苏州市吴中区太湖新城的一座销售中心。建筑面积3,150平方米,后期转为配套服务用房,涵盖办公、商业、养老用房及设备用房等功能。设计采用型钢、铝板、石材与玻璃等现代材料,轻质金属重檐屋顶以锌锰板覆面,呈现传统瓦作的色泽。整体设计以现代手法诠释苏州古典园林的形制与空间意境。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

The Willow Shores in Suzhou 销售中心是 A' Design Award 金奖得主，这是授予一流、绝妙而杰出设计的极为崇高的认可。金奖得主是极具创新、极富远见且璀璨夺目的创作，反映出其设计师的天才、智慧与才干。预计The Willow Shores in Suzhou 销售中心将成为一项备受赞誉、引领潮流、气势恢宏的发明，带来前所未有的价值。这件赢得 A' Design Award 金奖的设计是一个壮观而受人敬重的项目，极大地造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。The Willow Shores in Suzhou 销售中心激起强烈的渴望，唤起激情，鼓励创造力，令我们着迷。

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