Article source: Miao Design Studio 

This project tries to address a mega problem at a micro scale — Chinese urban residents‘ increasing isolation from nature. Kunshan is in the Yangtze River delta region, a flat land with lots of rainfall. Towns in the region historically developed a unique landscape of crisscross canals and numerous ponds. Traditional buildings were next to or even cantilevered over the canals.

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• Architects: Miao Design Studio
• Project: Sichang-Road Teahouse
• Location: Sichang Road at Ma-an-shan Road, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China
• Photography: Pu Miao
• Architect of Record:  Shanghai Landscape Architecture Design Institute
• Project Period: 2005-2007
• Floor Area: 300 square meters
• Client: Kunshan City Construction, Investment and Development Co., Ltd.
• Landscape: Zhuang Wei
• Structure: Xu Man
• Plumbing: Li Wen
• Electrical Engineering: Zhou Leyan

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