SoBA (Soft Build Architects) is an architecture studio founded in Suzhou in 2021, working in the areas of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban planning. Led by Wang Ruo and Tang Haiyin, the studio advocates a "soft" approach to construction: adaptable, sensitive, and attentive to people and place.
"Soft" conveys openness and responsiveness, while "Build" reflects the studio's commitment to transforming clear ideas into well-designed spatial outcomes.
With roots in both Eastern and Western cultures, SoBA integrates diverse ways of thinking into its design process. The studio combines analytical clarity with intuitive sensitivity, leveraging cross-cultural perspectives to develop spatial strategies that respond to contemporary urban and environmental challenges.
As a young, design-driven studio, SoBA explores new possibilities for the built environment, creating spaces that enrich daily life and foster vibrant and meaningful relationships between people and their surroundings.
