Dalian Sports Centre, China
RMJM Sport, based in Hong Kong, won the competitive bid to design a world-class community sports centre for the residents of Dalian, in the Liaoning Province in China, in May 2009. The aim is to create a bold and iconic symbol of Dalian's commitment to fitness, providing areas dedicated to martial arts, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, fitness and a 50m swimming pool.
The unique winning design features a floating 'super-sports floor' that is suspended from the ground and a roof covered in a grid of north-facing skylights allowing for natural day lighting. A double skin houses a jogging path that wraps the building, mitigating the cooler temperatures of northern China and reducing the effects of direct sun and glare. The five level complex, which is due to complete in late 2010, will occupy a 10,000m² site area and 20,000m² of internal space.
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