Concrete vaults support rooftop football pitch in China by UAD
A vaulted concrete base supports an elevated football pitch and running track at the Hexi Sports Field, which The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed in Shaoxing, China.
Hexi Sports Field is located on a site to the northwest of Shaoxing University's campus, which borders the old town and overlooks the Fengze River.
According to The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD), it is intended as a public space shared by the students and the city.
Hexi Sports Field features an elevated football pitch
UAD was commissioned to create new and extensive sports facilities for Shaoxing University, but as it already had a sports field, the studio decided to "overlap" them. The existing track field has been replaced with an elevated version, which now also incorporates a football pitch.
It shelters a partially sunken ground floor with basketball, badminton, volleyball and tennis courts, alongside a gym, climbing wall and skateboard area, all framed by large concrete vaults and columns.
It is raised on a concrete base
"Faced with the huge challenge of insufficient space, the core contradiction of this project is to retain the existing track field and add more functional venues to meet the needs of teachers, students and residents for exercise activities," UAD told Dezeen.
"By lifting the existing track field into the air, a super large overhead roofed space is naturally formed below,"...
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