Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art with 60,000 m² was conceived by BIG as a village of 12 pavilions, offering a modern interpretation of the elements that have defined the city’s urbanism, architecture, and landscape for centuries. Suzhou is a city west of Shanghai known for its canals, bridges and classical gardens. The museum is scheduled for completion in 2025.
Designed by a team led by BIG with ARTS Group and Front Inc., the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art is part of the city’s development of the Jinji Lake, one lake on East Suzhou, and reimagines the traditional garden "lang," 廊 - a line that traces a path - framing gardens with outdoor art installations and coalescing as pavilions.
The museum’s main concept designed by BIG is the ribbon of the roof, which shows a pattern of eaves that double as sheltered walkways through the site. Knots in the thread of walkways frame pavilions, and as a result, the museum’s architecture looks for entwines through the landscape, tying water to land, city to nature, and people to history.
The draping walkways connect with the Jinji Lake, a visión which can be regarded from above while on the Suzhou Ferris wheel. The proposal tries to showcase Suzhou’s garden tradition and take visitors on a journey through art, nature, and water memory.
Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art follows the Chinese sustainability certification, GBEL Green Star 2, including technical and social approaches to sustainability.
Jinji Lake occupies an area of 7.18 square kilometres and its average depth is about 2.5–3 meters. There are two man-made islands in the lake.
項(xiàng)目信息:
建筑設(shè)計(jì):BIG-Bjarke Ingels建筑師事務(wù)所、Socios a cargo.- Bjarke Ingels, Catherine Huang.
項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理:Molly Hsiao Rou Huang.
項(xiàng)目主要設(shè)計(jì)師:Tyrone Cobcroft, Kekoa Charlot, Tseng-Hsuan Wei.
項(xiàng)目負(fù)責(zé)人:Matteo Pavanello, Christian Vang Madsen, Athena Morella.
項(xiàng)目團(tuán)隊(duì)成員:Chih-Han Chen, Tomasz Jakubowski, Aileen Koh, Amanda Lima Soares Da Cuncha, Arda Özker Cincin, Cris Guoyu Liu, Desislava Georgieva, Eddie Can, Federico Martínez De Sola Monereo, Filip Fot, Filippo Cartapani, Finn Nørkjær, Haochen Yu, Huiyao Fu, Izabella Banas, Jakub Kulisa, Jan Magasanik, Jana Semaan, Jason Cheuk Hei Lee, Jiaqi Yang, Jiawen Huang, Julia Wilkosz, Jurica Pajic, Mathis Paul Gebauer, Megan Nhat Xuan Dang, Narisara Ladawal Schröder, Ole Elkjær-Larsen, Oliver Steen, Paula Domka, Pei Huang, Philip Kaefer, Pheobe Cowen, Riad Tabbara, Romain Thijsen, Shu Du, Sol Anaid Chaocon Levin, Tarek Shater, Todor Todorov Rusev, Xavier Thanki, Yanis Amasri Sierra, Yihan Liu, Yingying Guan, Zahra Khademi, Zhonghan Huang, Zuzana Faskova.
項(xiàng)目工程師:Andrea Hektor, Adele Scampoli, Alexander Gale Heiede, Andreas Bak, Bjarke Koch-Ørvad, Cristina Minguela, Ingrid Albina Oliva Lampa, Janis Bronka, Jens Max Jensen, Jesús Fernández Lindqvist, Jonathan Russell, Kannan Selvaraj, Konstantinos Koutsoupakis, Maria Capuozzo, Miles Treacy, Thomas Lejeune, Tim Christensen.
合作團(tuán)隊(duì):中衡設(shè)計(jì)集團(tuán)股份有限公司、上海水石景觀環(huán)境設(shè)計(jì)有限公司、上海瑞逸環(huán)境設(shè)計(jì)有限公司.
承辦方:蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)文體旅游局
甲方:蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)宣傳和統(tǒng)戰(zhàn)部
用地面積:60000m2
完工日期:2025年
項(xiàng)目位置:中國(guó)江蘇蘇州
攝影:Justin Szeremeta.
翻譯:ATCHAIN, BIG, Bucharest 工作室.
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Architects
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group. Socios a cargo.- Bjarke Ingels, Catherine Huang.
Gerente de proyecto.- Molly Hsiao Rou Huang.
Arquitecto de proyecto.- Tyrone Cobcroft, Kekoa Charlot, Tseng-Hsuan Wei.
Responsable de proyecto.- Matteo Pavanello, Christian Vang Madsen, Athena Morella.
Project team
Chih-Han Chen, Tomasz Jakubowski, Aileen Koh, Amanda Lima Soares Da Cuncha, Arda Özker Cincin, Cris Guoyu Liu, Desislava Georgieva, Eddie Can, Federico Martínez De Sola Monereo, Filip Fot, Filippo Cartapani, Finn Nørkjær, Haochen Yu, Huiyao Fu, Izabella Banas, Jakub Kulisa, Jan Magasanik, Jana Semaan, Jason Cheuk Hei Lee, Jiaqi Yang, Jiawen Huang, Julia Wilkosz, Jurica Pajic, Mathis Paul Gebauer, Megan Nhat Xuan Dang, Narisara Ladawal Schröder, Ole Elkjær-Larsen, Oliver Steen, Paula Domka, Pei Huang, Philip Kaefer, Pheobe Cowen, Riad Tabbara, Romain Thijsen, Shu Du, Sol Anaid Chaocon Levin, Tarek Shater, Todor Todorov Rusev, Xavier Thanki, Yanis Amasri Sierra, Yihan Liu, Yingying Guan, Zahra Khademi, Zhonghan Huang, Zuzana Faskova.
BIG Engineering.- Andrea Hektor, Adele Scampoli, Alexander Gale Heiede, Andreas Bak, Bjarke Koch-Ørvad, Cristina Minguela, Ingrid Albina Oliva Lampa, Janis Bronka, Jens Max Jensen, Jesús Fernández Lindqvist, Jonathan Russell, Kannan Selvaraj, Konstantinos Koutsoupakis, Maria Capuozzo, Miles Treacy, Thomas Lejeune, Tim Christensen.
Collaborators
ARTS Group Co., Ltd. [中衡設(shè)計(jì)集團(tuán)股份有限公司], Front Inc., Shanghai Shuishi Landscape Design Co.,Ltd [上海水石景觀環(huán)境設(shè)計(jì)有限公司], Rdesign International Lighting [上海瑞逸環(huán)境設(shè)計(jì)有限公司].
Owner
蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)文體旅游局.
Client
Suzhou Harmony Development Group Co. Ltd, 蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)宣傳和統(tǒng)戰(zhàn)部.
Area
60.000 m².
Dates
Completion.- 2025.
Location
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Photography
Justin Szeremeta.
Renderings
ATCHAIN, BIG, Bucharest Studio.