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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Ice Sports Center of the 13th China National Winter Games in Ürümqi by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of TechnologyJune 28th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology Back ground story The functional layout design is mainly based on the rational organization of events and the environment space shaping during and after events to provide athletes and citizens with diverse activity spaces, two main entrances provided on the north and south sides of the base, three main venues, i.e. the speed skating gym, the ice hockey hall and the curling hall arranged close to the entrance to facilitate event organization and people evacuation, the athlete apartment and the media center, etc. that provide service for sport events arranged on the side far from the city road, the three venues and the medium center showing a ring-shaped layout, like snow lotus in blossom.  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology
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 Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology Design and Technology Innovation We draw design inspiration from such characteristic features as snow-capped mountains and Gobi unique to Xinjiang, with pure white roofing to outline the shape intention of a natural snow cap, horizontal lines that go through layered processing to simulate the unique rock formations of Gobi, the simulated snowflake crystal on the glass to echo the geographical features of Xinjiang. The whole building complex is like being tucked in the snow white, with the facade image decent, elegant and resourceful, in good harmony with the environment, realizing the artistic conception of “Snow Town for National Games at the Foot of Tianshan Mountain“.  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology The ice surfaces in all venues involved in the project shall meet the requirements in the latest competition rules 2010 of ISU, with standard tracks with a perimeter of 400 meters used in the speed skating gym, 70m*40m venue used in the ice hockey hall, able to be used for such events as ice hockey, short-track speed skating and figure skating, a 50m*26m practice field arranged on the same floor to provide athletes with warm-up ice surface before the event; the venue size of the curling hall shall be based on the size of an ice hockey venue to meet the requirements of variety of ice sports.  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology Project Value and Social Impact Northeast Based on the location and future function positioning of the base involved in the project, the basic positioning of a sports park is adopted in the design, which can not only meet the requirements of professional sports events but also provide a supporting high-level training base for professional sports teams and provide a new urban tourist destination integrating sports, entertainment, catering, accommodation and shopping after events, with consideration given to both winter and summer seasons. Based on this positioning, inspiration drawn from the unique regional landscapes and traditional culture of Xinjiang, closely centering upon the ice and snow theme, a “Silk, Road, Flower, Valley” design concept is put forward to show the splendid culture and spectacular scenery of Xinjiang.  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology We draw design inspiration from such characteristic features as snow-capped mountains and Gobi unique to Xinjiang, with pure white roofing to outline the shape intention of a natural snow cap, horizontal lines that go through layered processing to simulate the unique rock formations of Gobi, the simulated snowflake crystal on the glass to echo the geographical features of Xinjiang. The whole building complex is like being tucked in the snow white, with the facade image decent, elegant and resourceful, in good harmony with the environment, realizing the artistic conception of “Snow Town for National Games at the Foot of Tianshan Mountain”  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology Architect Profile Professor Mei Hongyuan is an academic leader in the cold regions engineering architectural design field of China, master of architectural design in China, candidate for the academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2013, Chairman of the ICCHA and Chairman of the Cold Regions Architecture Academic Committee of the Architectural Society of China.  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology In the past 30 years, Professor Mei Hongyuan has been at the frontline of cold regions architectural design and scientific research in Northeast China, has innovatively developed cold regions architectural design theories, design methods and technical measures, directed the design of over 60 major architectural projects of various types, including exhibition, cultural, sports and educational buildings and undertaken 17 domestic and foreign scientific research projects, including China National Science and Technology Plan projects and European Union Research Plan projects.  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology  Image Courtesy © The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology
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