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.

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• Architects: The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology
• Project: Ice Sports Center of the 13th China National Winter Games
• Location: Nanshan Scenic Area, Urumqi
• Client: The sport bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region
• Principle architect: Mei Hongyuan
• Structural Engineer: Dai Dazhi
• MEP Consultant: Shi Jianlei
• Lighting consultant: Lu Yanqiu
• Project size: 78334.45 square meters
• Total land area: 30.06ha
• Total construction area: 78334.45m2

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