ALLEN JACK+COTTIER has won the contract for a mixed-use development design in Suqian City, China.
The contract is to design a mixed development on the east bank of the Grand Canal in Suqian City, Jiangsu province, China. The development includes a five-star hotel, serviced apartments, villas, retail and golf course.
The Grand Canal, linking Hangzhou in the south with Beijing in the north, is the\ longest canal in the world, covering 1776 km, and one of the oldest, dating back to the 5th century BC. The design, submitted in conjunction with ASA Architects, uses the Grand Canal as its design source. An artificial channel draws water from the Grand Canal into the site forming a major axis which leads directly to the grand atrium of the hotel.