Olympic Sports Centre

Suzhou, China
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Photo © Christian Gahl / gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Site plan
© WES LandscapeArchitecture
Landscape Architects
WES LandscapeArchitecture
Location
Suzhou, China
Year
2017
Client
Suzhou Industrial Park, Sports-Industry-Development Co., Ltd., Suzhou, China
Project period
2013 - 2017
Size
600.000 m²
Realisation
WES LandscapeArchitecture
Partner
gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects

The interplay of architecture and landscape architecture gives the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre a unique design that is full of character: a sports valley with meandering paths, fitness routes and leisure islands based on a dynamic river landscape are spatially limited by pedestal-like raised sports islands with terraced sports fields and podium plazas that are crowned by individual stadiums visible from afar.

In contrast to the organic design language of the inner sports park, the Industrial Park Sports Center is generously enclosed by a linear promenade area that runs alongside the surrounding streets.

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