This massive master plan takes place on the lake edge in Suzhou, one of the most beautiful sites in China’s affluent Yang-Tze River Delta District. The program called for a large commercial component, consisting of smart offices, incubators for IT companies, retail, dining, cultural offerings (museum, performance hall), as well as lots of entertainment including resorts, a theme park and a water park.

In order to maximize the presence of water, we brought the lake into the project by reenergizing numerous existing waterways and lake extensions on site. Linear parks were used as a connective tissue for the plan. Modern, sustainable structures follow the invisible vectors set by the forces of nature and agriculture of a long time ago.