The Willow Shores in Suzhou Isikhungo Sokuthengisa by Gtd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.
IgolideEzokwakha· 2021
The Willow Shores in Suzhou Isikhungo Sokuthengisa
by Gtd
Client: Zhejiang GTD Architectural Planning & Design Co., Ltd.
Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category
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About The Willow Shores in Suzhou Isikhungo Sokuthengisa
I-Willow Shores eSuzhou iyisikhungo sokuthengisa esiseTaihu New Town, esiFundeni saseWuzhong, eSuzhou, eChina. Isakhiwo simboza amamitha-skwele angu-3,150 futhi kamuva sisebenza njengesakhiwo sezinsizakalo ezisekelayo esinamahhovisi, izikhala zezohwebo, amagumbi okunakekelwa kwabantu abadala kanye namagumbi emishini. Kusetshenziswa izinto zesimanje ezifana nezingcezu zensimbi eziginqiwe, ipuleti le-aluminium, itshe kanye nengilazi. Uphahla olulula lwensimbi olunezinhlangothi ezimbili lumbozwe ngezinki nemanganizi ngombala wamathayela endabuko. Umklamo uhumusha izimo nezikhala zezingadi zakudala zaseSuzhou ngendlela yesimanje.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award
The Willow Shores in Suzhou Isikhungo Sokuthengisa iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. The Willow Shores in Suzhou Isikhungo Sokuthengisa ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. The Willow Shores in Suzhou Isikhungo Sokuthengisa idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.
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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