A Wonderful Stadium - Quzhou Sports Park (Under Construction)

Summary

The video highlights the design of Kuo Sports Park, a sprawling 700,000 square meter complex in the city of Jang. Designed by the Beijing-based firm MAD Architects, the park features a stadium with a capacity of 30,000 spectators, blending seamlessly into its green, topographic environment. The stadium’s design incorporates exposed concrete columns and a translucent PTFE membrane, creating a futuristic, nature-integrated structure. The project emphasizes the emotional well-being of its visitors, offering a poetic, organic landscape that harmonizes with the urban surroundings, symbolizing the connection between the earth and sky.

Takeaways

• 😀 The Kuo Sports Park is a large complex spanning almost 700,000 square meters, located in the city of Jang.
• 😀 Designed by Ma Yansong Mad Architects, the park integrates various amenities like a swimming pool and hotel into a public space.
• 😀 The park is surrounded by trees, blending natural elements with modern architecture.
• 😀 The stadium, with a seating capacity of 30,000, is the first completed feature of the park.
• 😀 The stadium’s design aims to blend with the surrounding landscape, emphasizing undulating, sinuous forms.
• 😀 The structure is supported by 60 exposed concrete column walls, and the roof is made of translucent PTFE (Teflon) resting on a steel frame.
• 😀 The design is rooted in the idea that nature in the East is linked to spiritual well-being, promoting emotional health.
• 😀 Buildings in the sports park appear to emerge from the ground or disappear into it, enhancing the park’s connection with nature.
• 😀 The park's landscape is poetic and futuristic, with green roofs and walking paths embedded into the terrain.
• 😀 The stadium is gradually unveiled from different pathways, creating a floating structure that symbolizes the connection between earth and sky.

Q & A

What is the total area of the Kuo Sports Park complex?

The Kuo Sports Park complex spans almost 700,000 square meters.

What types of facilities are included in the Kuo Sports Park?

The Kuo Sports Park includes a swimming pool, a hotel, and other amenities, all part of a public park.

What is unique about the design of the buildings in the Kuo Sports Park?

The buildings are designed to blend into the landscape, with facades disappearing into topographic green roofs and walking paths subtly embedded into the vegetation.

What is the seating capacity of the stadium in the Kuo Sports Park?

The stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 spectators.

How is the stadium designed to integrate with the surrounding landscape?

The stadium is designed to appear as a continuation of the undulating, sinuous landscape around it, with 60 column walls of exposed concrete and a translucent PTFE membrane.

What material is used for the roof membrane of the stadium?

The roof membrane of the stadium is made of a translucent PTFE (Teflon) membrane.

What is the structural frame of the stadium made from?

The structural frame of the stadium is a self-supporting steel frame.

What philosophy influences the design of the Kuo Sports Park?

The design is influenced by the idea of nature in the East, connected to the cultivation of the spirit, with an emphasis on the emotional well-being of the city's dwellers.

How does the design of the Kuo Sports Park reflect the concept of blending into nature?

The design proposes a park where buildings emerge spontaneously from the ground or disappear into it, blending seamlessly into the organic landscape.

What is the symbolic significance of the stadium in the Kuo Sports Park?

The stadium is a symbolic structure, gradually unveiled from different pathways, representing a light floating structure that symbolizes the connection between the earth and the sky.