| Suzhou Theater This project reimagines the transportation hub of Suzhou, China, as a mixed-use public arena. Three scale strategies are used: at the urban scale, a monumental axis is created along a new canal; at the program scale, office towers emerge from mat-buildings in the old city; and in the intermediate scale, "theaters of infrastructure" |
are proposed at strategic areas, allowing for spectacle, leisure and commerce. |
Princeton School of Architecture, Fall 2007. Critic: Mario Gandelsonas |
Bird's-eye view
Existing Site: city and neighborhood scale
Site strategy: swatches of urban fabric become building section
Site strategy: office tower scale
User path diagrams combine to produce circulation layers
Site Plan
North-South section through site
New canal with railroad terminal above
Main plaza with entries to transport networks
New canal seen from office tower
Marina with amphitheater
Main plaza seen from office tower