Everybody knows that China has all be best gadgets and recently they’ve just gone supersize. Construction has already started on what will be the biggest sports park in all of China. It will be Olympic-sized and inspired by the local flora on the banks of Hangzhou’s West Lake. The 400.000 sq meter flower is designed by NBBJ and CCDI and the seeds were planted way back in December, with the full blossoming being expected in 2013.
The sport park is located opposite the city’s new Central Business District and is designed to be a sustainable public park surrounded by the entire city’s fast developing urban landscape. Among the joys it will bring to everyone we can find an open space, retail spaces, community playing fields, tennis courts and walking trails.
Exact details are not yet clear, with Robert Mankin AIA, LEED AP, principal and sports practice director at NBBJ saying that this project is a transformational one, which redefines sustainable design in sport centers in all of Asia. It takes an important step in environmental awareness and the people of Hangzhou should be appreciated for their innovative view on things.
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