Hangzhou Sports Park

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NBBJ and CCDI, jointly offers vigour and sustainability to China with their Hangzhou Sports Park project.

Now China will have a massive green space with Hangzhou Sports Park, designed by NBBJ in affiliation with CCDI. The sports park is located on the Qian Tang riverfront opposite to the new Central Business District and covers a site of nearly 400,000sqm and is envisaged to be a lively, pedestrian-centric sports and leisure development.

The geometries of the river delta, which is in close proximity of the project site, inspired the flowing forms of the landscape planning. The design of the sports park is aimed at creating a seamless pedestrian experience that blends sports and commercial programs while building a clear circulation path between two planned major transportation centres on the east and west ends of the site.
There are three layers of activity on the site: the sports boulevard, an above-grade platform connects programs such as the main stadium and tennis tournament amenities. Pathways, gardens and plazas form a complex of public recreation activities designed for optional and extreme sports on the ground level. Sunken areas and courtyards direct to a widespread below-grade retail facility comprising boutique stores, restaurants and a multiplex cinema.

The 80,000-seat main stadium is the key architectural element of the site. The stadium’s outer skin geometry is borrowed from the tranquil floral iconography on the banks of Hangzhou’s West Lake. The stadium bowl plan and structure are synchronised with the outer shell to create a distinctive concourse and circulation experience. The seating bowl, at the north end of the stadium, opens to unveil a view of the Yangtze riverfront, linking the sporting events to the new CBD of Hangzhou.

The Olympic-sized facility will be the leading international sports venue for the city of Hangzhou and is presently the biggest stadium planned for construction in China for the next decade.

The idea behind the construction of the Sports Park is to maintain sustainability in today’s highly commercialised environment.

Text Compilation: Renuka Singh