A large cylindrical building with the treamlined arc-shaped roof is eye-catching on the side of Shanguang Street in Shanhaiguan district, Qinhuangdao city. Workers are fixing the glass curtain wall of the building’s facade. It will be a paradise for sports lovers in Shanhaiguan district.
This cylindrical building under construction is the first phase of the Shanhaiguan Recreational and Sports Center, known as stadium. According to Xu Yimin, the project leader of Hebei Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd., who was in charge of the construction, the recreational and sports center is one of the main buildings of the entire project. The main structure has been completed. The facade and interior decoration of the venue are under way. The hall consists three floors above ground and one underground floor. The first floor is a planning exhibition hall; the second floor includes a basketball court, an ice hockey rink and a performing arts hall; the third floor is a badminton and table tennis hall; the underground floor includes a parking lot and an ice hockey rink.
“The stadium is a spherical mesh structure with large span, high headroom, beautiful design, and diversified internal functions. It provides citizens with a place to work out, and for some large-scale regional sports competitions.” said Xu Yimin, adding that the basketball court is designed as a national training venue, equipped with mobile seats on the east and west sides, which is big enough for 600 spectators to watch the games; there are 6 training venues in the badminton hall, 26 training venues in the table tennis hall, a stage and a screening room in the performing arts hall for large-scale performances and movie watching activities, and more than 440 parking spaces in the underground garage.
“The first phase of the Shanhaiguan Recreational and Sports Center is under construction. By May 2021, some venues can be put into use. The second phase will start after the completion of the first phase of the project.” said Xu Yimin.
The complete public stadium facilities are a demonstration of a city’s comprehensive strength and sports development level, as well as an important carrier to enhance the happiness of the people and serve the people’s livelihood. The Shanhaiguan Recreational and Sports Center project is located north of Wanghai Road, south of Shanguang Street, and west of Chaohe River, with a total area of 58,000 square meters, building area of 89,000 square meters, and planned investment of 340 million yuan. In addition to the stadium in the first phase, the management and maintenance center for recreational and sports facilities, ceiling grandstand, national training base for middle and long-distance running, standard 400-meter plastic track and field, apartment for athletes, and outdoor basketball court will be built in the second phase.
The Shanhaiguan Recreational and Sports Center has broken through the limitations of the architectural design, taking people’s social activities as the core concept, and striving to create an “urban recreational and sports park” for Shanhaiguan people. The recreational and sports hall is located on the north and the cultural hall on the southwest. The two buildings are connected by the curved roof of the outdoor sports field, which looks like a golden ribbon that closely combines the two themes of culture and sports. The plan layout has a strong sense of movement, and it will be a landmark building in Shanhaiguan District.
The Shanhaiguan Recreational and Sports Center fills the gap in the lack of large-scale recreational and sports venues in the district, providing Shanhaiguan people with more space for cultural and sports activities, enriching people’s growing cultural and sports needs, promoting the rapid development of cultural and sports undertakings in Shanhaiguan District, and increasing the development of related industries such as the service industry and tourism.
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