Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University by Atelier Li Xinggang
21/11/2017.
[Tianjin] China
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The Sports Complex is located in the northeast of Tianjin University Peiyang Park Campus, and adjacent to the young teachers' apartments and the administration building.
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Terrence Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Qianxi Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Qianxi Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Qianxi Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Qianxi Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Qianxi Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Guangyuan Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Guangyuan Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Guangyuan Zhang
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Haiting Sun
Model. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph © Yuan Huang
Process Sketches. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Site plan. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Ground Floor. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Second Floor. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Section. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Longitudinal Section. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Perspective Section. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Roof Axonometric. Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang.
Li Xinggang, an student of Tianjin University directed the design of this building. The Sports Complex is one of Tianjin University Peiyang Park Campus landmarks. The Sports Complex, which covers an area of 66,945 square meters, is composed of three parts, the gymnasium, the swimming pool and the stadium. It combines all kinds of ball games, track and field, swimming and body building.
Description of project by Atelier Li Xinggang
The Gymnasium of New Campus of Tianjin University is located in the north of the front zone of the campus. The main buildings include an indoor sports center and a natatorium. The public spaces of these two buildings are linked by a large arch bridge which encloses an entrance plaza and connects the entire building.
According to the respective requirements towards the plan dimension, headroom, and usage (dedicated or multi-purpose), the multiple indoor sports fields are compactly organized and connected by the linear public spaces (the public hall, the arch bridge, and the lobby of swimming pool). This kind of design strategy largely not only enhances the openness and sports atmosphere of the interior spaces but also creates diverse eave heights and an efficient and easy-going layout.
The design mainly focuses on how to logically organize and repeat the basic unit of the form and structure to generate specific function, light environment, and atmosphere within each space. The public hall of the indoor sports center adopts ruled curve surface roof of a gradient wave-shape (hollow ribbed roof structure), with a 140-meter-long indoor overhead track, which forms a great light environment and infinite landscape. The exercisers who are running on the overhead track naturally become a part of the landscape, showing the sports spirit of the architecture.
The roof and the exterior walls of the sports space use a series of reinforced concrete structure of ruled curve surfaces, barrel arches and conical surfaces which provide long span space and high side window daylighting. The tectonic texture of the wooden mold concrete is exposed inside, and the architectural outline of silence and diversity is formed outside, achieving the perfect unity of the building's structure, space, and form.
Compared with the architectural image of the exaggerated and arbitrary through the decoration nowadays, this design exposes the structure to access the beauty of "tectonic", resulting in the space of silence, plain and rhythm, presenting more permanent "poetic" of space.
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Architects
Atelier Li Xinggang
Design Team
Xinggang Li, Yinxuan Zhang, Yu Yan, Lingjie Yi, Xu Liang
Collaborators
Estructura Structure.- Qingying Ren, Fukui Zhang, Sen Li
Dates
2015
Area
18.362,0 m²
Venue
92 Weijin Rd, Nankai Qu, Tianjin Shi, China
Awards
2016, WAACA WA Technological Innovation Award Winner
Atelier Li Xinggang
Atelier Li Xinggang. The director at Atelier Li Xinggang, Li Xinggang has been the vice chief architect of the China Architecture Design and Research Group. Mr. Li Xinggang has received several international and national awards including the Gold/Silver Prize of China, World Youth Chinese Architects Award 2007, National Outstanding Architecture Award (2000/09/10) and many others.
