Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center

SHENZHEN GUANGMING INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER

Tanghua Architects

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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LEAD ARCHITECT
Tang Hua

PROJECT LEAD
Zhu Chuang

TECHNICAL LEAD LOCAL DESIGN
Tang Zenghong

PROJECT LEADS LOCAL DESIGN
Sun Yue, Liu Mengchao

SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN TEAM
Xia Yun

PREFAB CONSTRUCTION DESIGN TEAM
Wu Yijian, Liang Shulu

STRUCTURAL DESIGN TEAM
Feng Yuda, Wang Qian, Ding Jinqing, Liang Hengsheng, Pan Jinle, Mo Zifeng, Li Minjin, Qiao Qian

WATER DESIGN TEAM
Ding Hong, Zhang Wei, Xie Qiang’An, Chang Tingting, He Chuanhao

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM
Quan Songwang, Zhao Naiyu, Wang Zihu, Li Min, Cui Xu, Lin Panling, Qiu Zhenzhong

LOCAL DESIGN INSTITUTE
Shenzhen Machinery Institute Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

DESIGN TEAM
Zhang Qiulong, Xu Senmao, Deng Fang, Peng Jian, Hou Wei, Tang Meng Chan, Wu Yurui, Huang Zhenji, Zhang Xiang, Zhao Yuli

AIR CONDITIONING DESIGN TEAM
Tong Lan, Jiang Danling, He Yeyuan, Chen Zhihan, Lian Haiyan, Tang Pingyang

ELECTRIC DESIGN TEAM
Li Yaoxing, Lin Wenchao, Zhao Leiyu, Ding Tianyi, Wei Tianli

TIMBER STRUCTURE
Wuhan Linlang wood Architecture Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

CONTRACTOR
China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.

CLIENT
Bureau of Public Works Of Guangming District

TECHNICAL TEAM
Wang Kun, Wang Tianhao

PHOTOGRAPHS
Chao Zhang

AREA
44600 m²

YEAR
2025

LOCATION
Shenzhen, China

CATEGORY
Recreation & Training

English description provided by the architects.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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In the past, sports and cultural facilities in China were often designed with iconic, exaggerated forms. However, recent trends have shifted towards focusing on the experience of the site and its connection to the surrounding urban environment.

The Shekou Cultural and Sports Park proposal responds to this human-centered era, emphasizing public engagement, accessibility, and a blend of indoor and outdoor spaces, while maintaining a strong sense of place.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Guangming International Equestrian Center, located in Guangming Subdistrict, Guangming District, Shenzhen, serves as the main venue for dressage and show jumping events of the 15th National Games.

The project occupies a site area of 50,018 m², with a total floor area of 44,600 m². Its functions include the main arena, indoor and outdoor training grounds, competition facilities, and equine housing, accommodating up to 120 horses.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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The site slopes significantly from the urban road on the west to the natural mountain on the east.

The design leverages these conditions by placing a stilted parking garage along the road and elevating the main activity spaces to minimize excavation and preserve the mountain landscape.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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The main arena's design concept, "A New Realm of Timber, Shared Eaves, Shared Views", adopts a full glulam (glued laminated timber) structure.

Its form draws from the traditional Chinese sloped roof typology—retaining the archetypal timber frame while projecting unconventional volumetric presence.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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The resulting densely layered, radiating beam system reveals the logic of architectural structure and reinterprets timber aesthetics in a modern context, expressing both structural clarity and cultural depth.

The venue is designed to be open and inviting, encouraging user interaction and exploration.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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It transforms guided viewing into immersive experience, supporting active engagement with equestrian culture.

The spatial arrangement creates a series of connected yet independent courtyard-like zones that evoke the history of Lingnan's vernacular architecture.

At ground level, various corridors of different scales connect spaces across multiple elevations. Light, wind, and landscape penetrate the building through these openings, allowing serendipitous encounters between people and the elements.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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This interplay reinforces a Chinese cultural atmosphere and creates a rich, multi-sensory experience.

The design emphasizes emotional resonance and cultural expression, reinterpreting tradition to meet contemporary cultural needs.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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The architecture integrates form and structure, achieving transparency and interaction between interior and exterior.

The continuous, lightweight façade accentuates the hovering eaves, reinforcing regional cultural identity.

Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
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Beneath these shared eaves, the mountain, wind, light, shadow, people, and horses coexist—symbiotic and perceptive, in harmony with nature.


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Lighting and Ventilation Analysis of Timber Structure


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Master plan
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Flowlines - General Layout


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Plan - 1st Floor
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Plan - 2nd Floor
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Plan - 3rd Floor
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Flowlines - Fourth Floor


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Flowlines - Ground Floor
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Flowlines - Second Floor
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Flowlines - Third Floor
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Functional Analysis


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Conceptual Analysis of Timber Structure
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Sketch


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Axonometric - Longitudinal
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Axonometric - Horizontal Section

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Axonometric - Timber Structure

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Axonometric - Single-Frame Timber Structure