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.
与场地相邻的金鸡湖占地7.18km2,湖水平均有2.5~3m深,湖内有2个人工岛供游客游玩。
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.
项目信息:
建筑设计:BIG-Bjarke Ingels建筑师事务所、Socios a cargo.- Bjarke Ingels, Catherine Huang.
项目经理:Molly Hsiao Rou Huang.
项目主要设计师:Tyrone Cobcroft, Kekoa Charlot, Tseng-Hsuan Wei.
项目负责人:Matteo Pavanello, Christian Vang Madsen, Athena Morella.
项目团队成员: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.
项目工程师: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.
合作团队:中衡设计集团股份有限公司、上海水石景观环境设计有限公司、上海瑞逸环境设计有限公司.
承办方:苏州工业园区文体旅游局
甲方:苏州工业园区宣传和统战部
用地面积:60000m2
完工日期:2025年
项目位置:中国江苏苏州
摄影:Justin Szeremeta.
翻译: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. [中衡设计集团股份有限公司], Front Inc., Shanghai Shuishi Landscape Design Co.,Ltd [上海水石景观环境设计有限公司], Rdesign International Lighting [上海瑞逸环境设计有限公司].
Owner
苏州工业园区文体旅游局.
Client
Suzhou Harmony Development Group Co. Ltd, 苏州工业园区宣传和统战部.
Area
60.000 m².
Dates
Completion.- 2025.
Location
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Photography
Justin Szeremeta.
Renderings
ATCHAIN, BIG, Bucharest Studio.