Location: Suzhou, China

Year: 2024
Building Area: 30000 sqm

Client: Suzhou Rail Transit Group

Status: Under Construction

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Where Tradition Meets Modernity

With the theme "Once a hub for countless merchants on the canal; now shouldering the mission of rail transit", our design skillfully merges Suzhou's historical legacy as a key Beijing-Hangzhou Canal node with the modern role of rail transit. By extracting the core elements from the prosperous canal culture, which blends old and new, we preserve the memory of "merchants and boats gathering in crowds" and, with contemporary aesthetics, and convey rail transit's modern speed, creating a thousand-year dialogue in the space.

Lift Lobby

Using fixed and flexible furnishings to "Fram the View," with warm tones creating a tranquil Suzhou garden feel.

Business Lounge

Wooden screens partition the tea lounge, blending naturally with light beige furnishings. The warm wood tones and soft palette create a serene retreat, maintaining the office space's simplicity while foster a relaxing atmosphere for employees. The design balances functionality and aesthetics, with subtle details reflecting Suzhou's refined cultural elegance.

Breakout Zone

Multi-functional Lounge

Yoga Room

Cafeteria features warm-toned furniture paired with concrete-colored columns, creating a modern industrial-chic style. Fixed booths are combined with movable tables and chairs to accommodate flexible dining needs. Simple wooden furnishing and greenery accents create a relaxed dining atmosphere.

Cafeteria

Pantry

The modern light industrial-style design sets the tone for the gym, providing a relaxed and casual atmosphere.

Gym

Canal Culture_Lobby

Extracting core elements from canal culture—the curved shape of Wupeng boat, wooden oars, the woven rattan textures—we reinterpret them with modern materials and techniques. The metal-woven arched canopy echoes boat covers, while layering walls reflect shimmering waterways scenes.