Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center
Sport Venue for Shanghai Jiao Tong University Design and Research Institute
Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Sports Center is the first project in China to combine Space Efficiency Theory with practice. This project is the main venue of the 34th National Game, Shandong Province. Through the reorganization of the internal functional system, it not only reduces the building area, but also improves the space use efficiency and space flexibility, which makes it possible for daily use after the National Game. Based on this, these buildings present distinct characteristics in the city, establishing a precise and organic relationship with the surrounding environment at the same time.
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Unique Properties
This project is one of the competition venues for the 34th Provincial Games in Shandong Province. By combining swimming pool and basketball gym, the layout is transformed from "one venue-two pavilions" to "one venue-one pavilion". On the one hand, the imbalance of architectural size of these three buildings is avoided. On the other hand, it also forms the frugality of public square and internal transportation land, so as to effectively save land resources.
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Social resource, Architecture form, Build bigness based on smallness, Essential function, Auxiliary function.
Production Technology
The relative separation of large and small space creates technical convenience for the construction. The auxiliary functional space is constructed with multi-layer frame system, which is simple and convenient to construct. At the same time, due to its relative independence, the required structural span for the core functional space is reduced to a certain extent, thus effectively reducing the construction technology difficulties and structural cost of large-span space. The stadium structure model, forming a unit structure integrated system, and combining two different structural systems into a relatively independent complete system.
Design Challenge
Through the analysis of same kind of Olympic sports centers, the existing problems are mainly focused on the following points: "larger scale construction vs lower efficiency", "much more constructive technical difficulty vs lower completion of construction", "higher professional degrees of competition space vs less flexibility in daily use". To answer these questions, in the design of Pingdu Olympic Sports Center, the core functional and auxiliary elements are divided. Through simulating and analyzing spatial organization mode, construction mode, usage mode according to functional elements, and comparing the benefit of scale, construction and usage, the comprehensive benefit of architecture is promoted.
Project Duration
Time of design: 02/2016-07/2016 Time of construction: 09/2016-05/2018 Location: Pingdu, Qingdao city, Shandong Province, China
Operation Flow
The gymnasium offers a variety of use possibilities. First, the basketball hall can provide plenty of spatial layout modes to meet the requirements of assembly activities with different sizes and types. Second, the combination possibilities of core functional space and auxiliary space are able to be divided and combined, taking into account the different needs of event and daily use. Finally, through the combination of the core functional space, a variety of experiences of watching games are created, so as to enhance the richness of space perception.
Research
This paper takes "Social resource organization and Building form generation" as a group of objects for overall thinking, and applies it in combination with practical case. On the basis of summarizing the main building functional components and analyzing and upgrading their organization methods, the design concept of "Build bigness based on smallness" was derived, and the generation of architectural space form was conducted. This research model establishes internal relations and constraints between intangible social resources and tangible architectural forms, forming a unity of theory and practice.
Inspiration
This project is one of the first experimental construction results of the purposeful integration of "spatial efficiency" theory with design practice. The theory suggests that cities and buildings are the results of "comprehensive utilization and transformation of social resources". It is an important index to evaluate the rationality of urban and architectural form, whether the "social resources" can form an optimization utilization mode and produce good usage effect.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Wu Qingshan and Wang Ze. Image #2: Photographer Wu Qingshan and Wang Ze. Image #3: Photographer Wu Qingshan and Wang Ze. Image #4: Photographer Wu Qingshan and Wang Ze. Image #5: Photographer Wu Qingshan and Wang Ze.
Project Overview
Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center Sport Venue has been a Silver winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Jian Wu was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center Sport Venue.
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Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center: Innovative Sport Venue Design by Jian Wu
Qingdao Pingdu Olympic Center, designed by Jian Wu, is a groundbreaking project that integrates "spatial efficiency" theory with design practice, creating a transformative sports venue for the 34th Provincial Games in Shandong Province.
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