Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects

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Suzhou, China
  • Principal Architect: Gong Dong
  • Project Architect: Chen Liu
  • Site Architect: Yang Zhou
  • LDI: Suzhou Industrial Park Technology Development Co.Ltd
  • Ldi Project Architects: Cai Shuang
  • Ldi Architects: Wang Yin, Zhang Xiaofeng, Wang Wei
  • Structural Engineering: Ye Yongyi, Bian Kejian, Tan Qian
  • Mep Engineering: Zhang Guangren, Chen Kaixuan, Wang Haigang, Ji Jian, Zhu Hehu, Li Yang
  • Client: Suzhou Taihu Horticultural Expo Industrial Development Co.Ltd
  • Design Team: Yi-Chi Wang, Dongping Sun, Dan Zhao, Bai Li, Rae-Hsuan Hou, Pin-Chen Yeh, Yilun Wang, Kai Zhang
  • City: Suzhou
  • Country: China
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Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects - Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum is located at east part of the Suzhou Horticultural Exposition Park, in a reserved village near Taihu Lake of Wuzhong District, Suzhou. The site is surrounded by river on its three sides, and the design is inspired by its natural environment and the traditional culture of the city- Suzhou.

Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects - Waterfront, Cityscape
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Our strategy is connecting different scattered functions by courtyards and outdoor corridors in order to generate the spatial experience of traditional building types. In consideration of local climates, it allows visitors to walk through those outdoor corridors between different courtyards when raining. The main spaces located in the courtyards are designed with identities, such as the dome theater covered by laminated bamboo louvers with green vegetation, the iconic cloud installation on the roof-top platform of the museum lobby, the observation tower that overlooks the surrounding view in distance and the restaurant at the water-front.

Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects - Windows, Facade
© Chen Hao
Second Floor Plan
Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects - Facade
© Chen Hao

To meet the program requirements and reduce the negative impact on natural environment, the majority of the volume is covered by green roof. It amplifies the theme of blending the boundary between architecture and nature. The Suzhou Intangible cultural heritage museum offers people large amount of information and interactive experiences during their visit. Three atriums create natural ventilation and lighting, and direct visitors to the roof exhibition platform. It forms a public park with various types of vegetation where outdoor performances, dining events as well as educational and interactive experience can take place.

Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects - Garden
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Cite: "Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects" 07 Dec 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/801024/suzhou-intangible-cultural-heritage-museum-vector-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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