The project is about building a cricket field for the Asian Games. The Asian Games Cricket Field will be located on the Pingfeng Campus of Zhejiang University of Technology and will cover an area of 49,400 square meters. It will be on the western side of the current track and field area, next to the school library. It is surrounded by the historic Yunhe Canal Road to the south and Shangbu River Road to the north. The facility will have three above-ground floors and a building area of 12,689 square meters. It will be located at the base of Ziwu Tide Mountain within the Ziwu Tide National Forest Park.
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The Red Lantern beneath the Grand Roof is a project that showcases the cultural essence of a place using architecture as a medium. The Asian Games Cricket Field draws inspiration from the traditional Chinese “red lanterns” that symbolize unity and celebration. We aim to imbue the Asian Games Cricket Field with the allure of Hangzhou and pay homage to the Hangzhou Asian Games. © Qingshan Wu
Asian Games Cricket Field’s Design Concept
We follow the principle of “using local materials in harmony with local conditions” to ensure that architectural interventions do not disrupt the inherent order of the original field. The architectural style is rooted in regional characteristics and achieves organic unity with nature. We use the university’s classic “Gong Da Red” bricks, seamlessly extending them into the spatial forms an...