Natatorium of Southeast University 屋内プール by Zhou Qi Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銀建築· 2024
Natatorium of Southeast University 屋内プール
Client: Zhou Qi Studio
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Natatorium of Southeast University 屋内プール
東南大学水泳館は、中国・南京の大学キャンパスに建設された屋内プール施設である。20メートル×50メートルの公認プールを備え、水泳と練習の場を提供し、1階には更衣室、上階にはトレーニングジムと教室を配置している。連続する現場打ちコンクリートのアーチが壁と屋根を一体として形づくり、湾曲した7つのベイとして繰り返される。コンクリートは打ち放しのまま仕上げられ、構造と素材そのものを表現し、外皮には赤いテラコッタタイルが乾式工法で取り付けられている。大きなガラス面が、内部空間と屋外のキャンパスとをつないでいる。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Natatorium of Southeast University 屋内プールは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Natatorium of Southeast University 屋内プールは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Natatorium of Southeast University 屋内プールは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Natatorium of Southeast University is located near the east gate of the Jiulonghu Campus. It is the first indoor swimming pool in the history of Southeast University. The design uses continuous circular arches to break the body into pieces, to eliminate the sense of alienation of the volume. The arc of the building is like a flower, woven together in 7 repeating forms, which makes it look lively. The building does not have a so-called "top roof", its roof and wall as a whole.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Land Area: 6892 square meters;
Gross Built Area: 5650 square meters;
Building Height: 10.5 meters, Width: 39 meters, Length: 91 meters;
Floors Above: 2 floors, Below: 1 - Tags
- Swimming, Fitness, Recreation, Concrete, Arch, Tile, Structure, Tectonic
- Production Technology
- Construction Method: Cast-in-place concrete, Dry-hanging terra-cotta tiles;
Performance Testing: Mechanical structure test, Material strength test, Daylighting simulation, Acoustic simulation;
Design Software: AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Sketchup, Photoshop, V-Ray, D5 Render. - Design Challenge
- The main problems of the natatorium are span and humidity. Using concrete arches can well meet its structural requirements and concrete does not fear water. The concrete surface is free of paint and decorations, to present the most authentic state of the structure and materials. The skin of the building is dry-hung with red terracotta tiles, which are sustainable and can be replaced for 150 years. All the materials show their natural colors, so the structure is the building, and the building is the structure itself.
- Research
- In the process of construction, the natatorium used cast-in-place concrete, which requires much manual prefabrication of formwork. The scaffolding covered the whole site, which was more than 10 meters high and covered an area of 120*40 meters. Casting curved arches in mid-air is an anti-trend, anti-industrial architectural behavior. Each concrete arch meets a point when it falls to the ground and the excess is "sheared" off to form a natural arch bottom, which cannot be accomplished through assembly.
- Inspiration
- The space of the natatorium is made up of multiple curved surfaces, forming a sense of rhythm. Fluid water, moving people and static building, gray concrete and blue water, sunlight refracted by louvers and shadows formed by geometry, all of which stimulate a strong sense of place. The arch structure of concrete is in line with the mechanical requirements, and the facade uses a large area of glazing, which forms an interaction between behaviors and sights of the people inside and outside.
- Project Duration
- Year of Design: 2018;
Start of Construction: 2019.4;
End of Construction: 2022.10;
Location: Jiulonghu Campus, Southeast University, Nanjing, China - Operation Flow
- The main function of the Natatorium of Southeast University is to provide the campus with a fitness venue for swimming and training. The plane is rectangular, the swimming pool is a standard size of 20*50 meters, and the water circulation equipment and machinery are set underground. The internal space of the natatorium is organized in the manner of a regular gymnasium, with a changing room and swimming pool on the ground floor and a gym and classrooms on the second floor.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Architects & Engineers Co., Ltd of Southeast University-Zhou Qi Studio, 2023.
- Team Members
- Chief Architect: ZHOU Qi
Architect: YANG Jun, YANG Wenjun, HU Die, FU Xiuzhang
Others: GUO Yangbo, LI Xiang, ZHANG Benlin, MA Zhihu, ZANG Chuanguo - Image Credits
- Image #01: Zhou Qi Studio, Exterior Arches, 2023.
Image #02: Zhou Qi Studio, Exterior Elevation, 2023.
Image #03: Zhou Qi Studio, Interior Elevation, 2023.
Image #04: Zhou Qi Studio, Interior Space, 2023.
Image #05: Zhou Qi Studio, Aerial Context, 2023.
Video: Zhou Qi Studio, Natatorium of Southeast University, 2023.
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