Xujiahui Sports Park
Xujiahui Sports Park
HPP Architects
ARCHITECTS
HPP Architects
LOCAL DESIGN INSTITUTE
Arcplus Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design & Research
PARTNERS
Jens Kump, Wei Yu
LIGHTING CONSULTANT
GD-Lighting
PROGRAM
Public Architecture, Refurbishment, Sports Architecture
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Qi Ren
FAÇADE CONSULTANT
SuP Ingenieure GmbH
CLIENTS
Shanghai Administration of Sports, Shanghai Jiushi (Group) Co., Ltd.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Amanda Xu, Jing Zuo, Jiang Lan, Eoghan Dalton, Bowen Gu, Xiaorong Wang, Xiaolei Wang, Mengping Tang, Yuanyuan Niu, Qianqian Cao, Zhixuan Zhang, Xiaodan Ji, Chunli Xie, Danny Huang, Ming Xu
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Yi Kang, Yaping Xu, JIngjing Ni, Mengyao Xing, Yuqing Fu, René Rheims
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
Yan Xue, Xiaoye Wang, Yue Ma, Xiaotian Bo, Maria Kohl, Zhouhui Wang, Fan He, John Daniel Winstead V, Myriam Hamdi, Weishan Lian, Hongbin Wang, Jingping Wang, Jiajun Shen, Tianxiang Li
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Jens Kump
MANUFACTURERS
CSG, Evergreen, Laminam, Pohang
LOCATION
Xuhui, China
CATEGORY
Recreation & Training, Public Architecture, Renovation
Xujiahui Sports Park, formerly known as the Shanghai Sports Center, was planned in the 1960s. Over nearly half a century, buildings such as Shanghai Indoor Stadium (1973), Shanghai Swimming Center (1983), Shanghai Stadium, and East Asia Tower (1997) have been successively constructed to host top-level sports events over the years.
They reflect significant memories of the sports development in Shanghai and even China, becoming an undeniable landmark of Shanghai’s sports culture. The vision of the project is to transform this area into a new, open, and vibrant urban space.
Based on the results of the research, HPP proposes an overall planning concept of “one axis, two wings, and a loop”. The functions of the 2 major professional venues are preserved to form a” professional event axis”, while the remaining sites are 2 major park sectors in the north and south, creating a green and active urban public space.
In addition, a loop is designed to organize the park. The outer running track integrates the urban environment while the inner track surrounds and connects the main venues.
Functional upgrade for historical buildings: Renovation of the venues has upgraded and preserved the original architecture and construction. The interior spaces have been adaptively modified to fulfill the contemporary requirements of top-level events and their supporting spaces.
The original design elements of the Shanghai Indoor Stadium are reserved and integrated into the renovation. The structure has been reinforced, the grand stage inside the building has been removed, and new circular seating areas have been added with additional movable seats, a box area, and spaces for VIP services.
After renovation, the interior space is made for rapid division and switching of the venues. It will not only serve as the home stadium of the Shanghai basketball team but will also be able to host diverse commercial events.
After renovation, Shanghai Swimming Center, once used for public swimming events and as the training place for teenagers professionals, and diving teams, is now a new civic water sports center.
The original walls at the end of the central swimming pool were removed and replaced by a full-height glass curtain wall, introducing more sunlight.
The renovation of the East Asia Tower is inspired by Shanghai’s city flower, magnolia, and torch as a symbol for sports activities.
New building of the Sports Complex: As the completely newly constructed building in the park, the Sports Complex is located on the second underground level, seamlessly blending into the park through landscape architecture.
With a GFA of almost 60,000 m2, it serves also as a connection place to the metro lines and further improves the public accessibility.
The Sports Complex includes badminton courts, table tennis courts, and tennis courts, while the outdoor area accommodates basketball courts, as well as tennis courts.
After renovation, now Xujiahui Sports Park become one of Shanghai’s best-equipped public places for sports and culture.
