▲ Southwest Bird’s-Eye View
The Tang Zhongying Foundation China Center serves as the headquarters for the Tang Zhongying Foundation in Mainland China. This multifunctional complex supports the foundation’s daily office operations, houses a display hall for various gifts, and facilitates irregular exchange events such as exhibitions, conferences, and training sessions organized by member universities nationwide.
▲ Site Overview
Located centrally within Wujiang Songling Ecological Park, the project boasts a prime geographical position surrounded by natural beauty. The design emphasizes seamless integration with the environment while embodying the foundation’s mission of “serving society, dedicating love, promoting selflessness, and passing on the torch.” The result is a discreet, green building that harmonizes with its surroundings.
▲ Location Map
Hidden Architecture
1. As the foundation continues to grow, so does the need for additional functional space. The design carefully anticipates future expansion by adopting an organic layout within an irregular site. The building’s footprint allows flexible adjustments and natural extensions without disrupting the overall aesthetic. This intricate exterior breaks away from lengthy, monotonous building façades by weaving the structure into the landscape, minimizing environmental impact.
▲ First Floor Plan
▲ Second Floor Plan
2. The primary functions of the building are concentrated on a single-level volume with a ceiling height of 7.0 meters. This approach minimizes the building’s footprint and reduces pressure on the park. The rooftop garden atop the first floor blends seamlessly with the surrounding greenery, restoring the ecological park’s green interface. This elevated garden also serves as an excellent viewing platform and event venue. The building’s protruding volumes—housing exhibition halls and multifunctional spaces—recede behind the rooftop garden, resembling sculptural elements that add visual weight and spatial hierarchy.
▲ Southwest Bird’s-Eye View
▲ Aerial View of Rooftop Garden
▲ Roof Garden and Courtyard
▲ Roof Garden
▲ Roof Garden
▲ Roof Garden
(BIM Work)
3. Concealed Facade
The first floor primarily features glass curtain walls, rhythmically combining green-tinted glass panels of varying brightness. The curtain wall studs evoke a “bamboo forest” backdrop, creating a delicate and dynamic exterior. The facade of the protruding volumes continues this vertical “bamboo” motif, seamlessly integrating with the overall design. The clean facade appearance is further enhanced by thoughtful equipment layout—all ducts and outlets are discreetly incorporated into the roof design.
▲ Elevation View
▲ Dawn Bird’s-Eye View
▲ Glass Curtain Wall Details
▲ Facade Details
▲ Facade Details
▲ Material Comparison
Green Building Features
1. The efficient layout takes into account the building’s diverse uses. Aside from the office area, which is occupied year-round, the multifunctional conference and exhibition areas are used intermittently. The Foundation China Center adopts a centralized design, consolidating office spaces, exhibition halls, multifunctional conference rooms (including BIM learning areas), and the exhibition hall into a single complex. Each functional zone operates independently yet is connected through a central hall that acts as a transitional core, ensuring both separation and cohesion.
Independent entrances and exits are strategically placed around the complex to enable separate use of each zone. The office and exhibition areas are positioned on the west and southwest sides to maintain a quiet atmosphere. The multifunctional conference area is located on the northern side, providing convenient access to the outdoor activity space. The exhibition area sits on the east side, near a secondary entrance, allowing smooth visitor flow.
▲ Main Entrance
▲ Aerial View from the West Side
2. Employing various ecological technologies—including land, energy, water, and material conservation—this project earned the national “Two Star Green Building Design Label” in 2014. During the initial design phase, simulation software optimized natural ventilation and lighting. The building incorporates advanced green technologies such as ground source heat pumps, integrated solar photovoltaic systems, guided lighting, rooftop greening, automated shading, eco-friendly lighting, and intelligent operational management.
Beyond energy efficiency, the building serves as a high-tech platform, leveraging resources from member universities to showcase green building innovations.
▲ Sketch
▲ Architectural Form Generation Analysis
▲ Courtyard
▲ Interior View
The Tang Zhongying Foundation China Center represents a collaborative effort across disciplines, integrating green design principles, functional optimization, and site harmony to create a building that blends naturally into its environment.
▲ Southern View of the Building
▲ Southeast View of the Building
▲ Western View of the Building
Project Information:
Architectural Firm: Zhejiang University Architectural Design and Research Institute
Address: East Taihu Lake Ecological Park, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
Category: Office Buildings
Design Team: Dong Danshen, Yang Yidong, Teng Meifang, Lin Zaiguo
Building Area: 15,000 m²
Project Year: 2019
Photographer: Zhao Qiang
Interior Design: Woods Berg, Hangzhou Dianshang Design
Landscape Design: Zheng Jie Institute, Landscape Architecture Design and Research Institute, China Academy of Art
Structural Engineers: Zhang Mingshan, Xu Cheng, Li Benyue
Equipment Engineers: Li Haojun, Gong Zengrong, Dong Shaobing, Huang Zhengjie, Liu Haifeng
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