SWA Group: www.swagroup.com Suzhou Science, Culture and Art Center The design translated the traditional Chinese garden design philosophy into a contemporary landscape aesthetic appropriate to the modern architecture. The outer garden area is open and grand, emulating the long curving strokes found in the architecture. The inner garden consists of a series of earth forms that suggest rolling hills found at the juncture of mountain and the valley floor. These bamboo covered hills are landscape complements to the sculptural abstraction of the buildings and create a green interface between the hard walls of the buildings exterior skin. The concept for the roof garden describes the journey of water that collects high in the mountain top and flows through a series of cascades down to the valley floor. Location Suzhou, China Client East China Architecture Institute Co. Ltd. Suzhou Industrial Park SWA Scope Landscape Architecture Architects Paul Andreu, Architect East China Architecture Institute Co. Ltd. Award ASLA Texas Chapter Design Award
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SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Suzhou Science, Culture and Art Center
The design translated the traditional Chinese garden
design philosophy into a contemporary landscape
aesthetic appropriate to the modern architecture. The
outer garden area is open and grand, emulating the
long curving strokes found in the architecture.
The inner garden consists of a series of earth forms
that suggest rolling hills found at the juncture of
mountain and the valley floor. These bamboo covered
hills are landscape complements to the sculptural
abstraction of the buildings and create a green interface
between the hard walls of the buildings exterior skin.
The concept for the roof garden describes the journey of
water that collects high in the mountain top and flows
through a series of cascades down to the valley floor.
LocationSuzhou, ChinaClientEast China Architecture Institute Co. Ltd.Suzhou Industrial ParkSWA ScopeLandscape ArchitectureArchitectsPaul Andreu, ArchitectEast China Architecture Institute Co. Ltd.AwardASLA Texas Chapter Design Award
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