New Project Release: Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base
Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base, event stage facing the wetland
Located within the Huqiu wetland landscape of Suzhou, the the Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base is a large-scale science complex project integrating science, education, and public landscape. SPARK Architects designed the masterplan, environmental and spatial design, and a series of pavilions, harmonizing architecture, landscape, and scientific planning with the concept of "holistic art."
Based on the concept of the human body, SPARK’S master plan has a "head," a "heart," and "lungs."
A principal arrival zone and science agora forms the "head" of the site; the water bodies within the site are positioned as the "heart"; and a network of green routes and pavilion buildings operate as the "lungs."
Ten venues
Inspiration of scientific venues
SPARK's masterplan is divided into three main zones: The Law of Energy, Natural Evolution, and Digital Future.
The key attractions are a series of lightweight pavilions that respond directly to the wetland context and their forms are inspired by the wetland's aquatic creatures. This give the Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base a uniquely recognizable identity.
The Law of Energy Experience Zone
Integrated Science Centre main entrance
Integrated Science Centre
SOUND BOX
Traffic Tour Centre
Nano Lab with surrounding pedestrian pathways and cycling routes
Vertical Farming
Digital City Experience Zone
Digital City Lab
Steam Hub
The Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base also features diverse interactive outdoor installations: a solar-powered flower ocean art installation that rotates using solar energy, ETFE membrane floating flower-shaped units, , a Living Machine that showcases the cycle of life, eco-friendly forest treehouses, a power-generating running trail, and the Pearl where holographic projection technology brings science to life.
Huqiu Science Popularisation Education Base, south bird’s eye view
Through a research-driven and environmentally grounded approach, SPARK Architects’ intent is to create a resilient, non-invasive, adaptive, and enduring public landscape that demonstrates how science, design, and ecology can converge to support innovation, education, and the long-term stewardship of Suzhou’s most significant wetland environments.