Commissioned by Financial Street (Zunhua) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Wutopia Lab designed The Rock — Cloud Center, which was completed in 2024. Perched atop a mountain in the Ancient Spring Town of Financial Street Zunhua, Tangshan, it appears as if it descended from the sky.
Project name
Cloud Center, Financial Street Ancient Spring Town
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Zunhua, Hebei, China
Photography
Daily Architectural Photography | LIU Guowei
Principal architect
YU Ting, Liran SUN
Design team
PAN Dali, KUANG Zhou, MU Zhilin, XIONG Jiaxing, ZENG Rui (Intern), ZHANG Naiyue (Intern)
Interior design
Shanghai Sunyat Architecture Design Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
AND, ZHANG Zhun, CAI Yanming
Lighting
Chloe ZHANG, WEI Shiyu
Construction
China State Construction Urban Development Co., Ltd.
Material
Aluminum panels, GRG, stucco
Client
Financial Street (Zunhua) Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Typology
Sports Architecture
first sports and commercial project in Asia, GO PARK Sai Sha is nestled between the mountains of Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan Country Park and the sheltered waters of Three Fathoms Cove which leads out to the South China Sea. This new sports and commercial complex within Sun Hung Kai Properties’ (SHKP)
Project name
GO PARK Sai Sha
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Hong Kong, China
Photography
Virgile Simon Bertrand
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Project Team: Karthikeyan Arunachalam, Thomas Bagnoli, Brandon Gehrke, Cheryl Lim, Christos Koukis, Kelvin Ma, Prayrika Mathur, Viola Poon, Nastasja Mitrovic, Sven Torres, Theodor Wender, Bogdan Zaha, Haejin Lee, Steven Chung, Ian Lai ZHA Site Team: Kylie Chan, Kelvin Ma, Viola Poon
Collaborators
ZHA Project Directors: Simon Yu, Paulo Flores, Mouzhan Majidi; ZHA Commercial Director: Jim Heverin, Sara Klomps; ZHA Project Associate: Eva Tidemann, Lydia Kim; ZHA Project Architects: Kylie Chan, Eduardo Camarena; Executive Architect: LWK + Partners (HK) Ltd.; General Contractor: Chun Fai Construction Company Limited; Environmental Consultant: Ramboll (Hong Kong) Ltd.; Façade Engineering: Alpha Consulting; Transport Consultant: Aecom; Geotechnical & Ecological Engineering: Arup (Hong Kong) Ltd.; BIM Management (Architectural): isBIM Limited
Landscape
Axxa Group, Landscape Design: TROP, and Sun Hung Kai Landscape Planning Consultant: Liewelyn-Davies Hong Kong Ltd.
Structural engineer
Sun Hung Kai Architects and Engineers Ltd.
Environmental & MEP
Aecom
Lighting
Tino Kwan Lighting Consultants Ltd.
Client
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Typology
Sports Architecture
In Mennecy (France), Atelier Aconcept delivered the Nikola Karabatic Sports Complex in 2024 for the Communauté de Communes du Val d’Essonne, the project owner. The result is a striking, golden, levitating volume.
Project name
Nikola Karabatic Sports Complex
Architecture firm
Atelier Aconcept
Collaborators
• Sustainability: Effinergie+ & Eco-Design
Structural engineer
Gaïa, Ligot
Environmental & MEP
(Mechanical & Electrical Engineering), Cardonnel (Sustainability & HQE), Artacoustique (Acoustics)
Client
Communauté de Communes du Val d'Essonne
Football is an integral part of social life in the village of Planá. Revitalization of the sports area with a new grandstand designed as a set of durable concrete blocks, connected by wooden roofs and a distinctive blue color inspired by the visual identity of the club.
Project name
SK Planá Sports Complex
Architecture firm
PROAM ARCHITEKTI
Location
Planá 8, 370 01 Planá, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Václav Štojdl, David Šrom; Co-author Duc Pham Ngoc
Design team
Ondřej Fabián, Verónica Gallego Sotelo
Collaborators
Civil engineering: Dan Lukašík. Construction project: Petr Ducháč. Main contractor: Auboeck. Outdoor, playgrounds and sports areas: Český trávník
Built area
Built-up area 780 m²; Gross floor area 792 m²; Usable floor area 710 m²
Civil engineer
Dan Lukašík
Material
Exposed concrete blocks with inserted thermal insulation – walls. 2 Monolithic exposed concrete – ceilings. Prefabricated exposed concrete – tribune. Steel – grandstand roofing. Wood – pergolas
Client
Municipality of Planá, Sport Club Planá
Sordo Madaleno have designed a new home for one of Mexico’s most long-lived football teams Atlas FC based in Guadalajara. Called Academia Atlas, the building serves six professional football fields and includes clubhouses, applied sport science facilities and administrative offices.
Project name
Academia Atlas
Architecture firm
Sordo Madaleno
Location
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
Edmund Sumner
Principal architect
Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas, Javier Sordo Madaleno de Haro, Fernando Sordo Madaleno de Haro
Design team
Daniel Laredo García, Josué Palacios Palma, Marisol Flores González, Enrique Contreras, Ricardo Mondragón
Collaborators
Andrés Muñoz Alarcón, Edgar Beltrán Navas
Completion year
January 2024
Landscape
Plantica- Roberto Huber
Structural engineer
GGaxiola y Asociados
Environmental & MEP
Electric Engineering: GRUCO. A/C Engineering: SENSAIRE.
Lighting
LUA- Luz en Arquitectura
Construction
Anteus Constructora
Typology
Sports Architecture
The Parque de la Paz "Carlos El Pescadito Ruiz" is an urban space for sports, recreational and cultural uses located in the south of Guatemala City and serves the population of zone 21. The philosophy of the project is based on the conceptual representation of the Mayan culture, integrated into contemporary architecture and society.
Project name
Parque de la Paz “Carlos El Pescadito Ruiz”
Architecture firm
Luis Pedro Cifuentes
Location
Colonia Bellos Horizontes, zona 21, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Photography
Alejandro de León
Principal architect
Luis Pedro Cifuentes
Design team
Luis Pedro Cifuentes
Collaborators
Henry Barascout, Vivian Wilchez, Ana Isabel Barquín, Andrea Aguilera, Marlen Payés, América López, Kevin García, Ramón Archila, María José Figueroa, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes (planning)
Built area
14,670 m² / 157,906.57 ft²
Site area
15,612.82 m² / 168,055.00 ft²
Structural engineer
César Paiz
Environmental & MEP
Water systems Engineer: Manuel Ávila. Electrical Engineer: Erick Morales
Construction
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes
Supervision
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes
Client
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes
Typology
Sports Architecture, Leisure Architecture, Cultural Architecture
Commissioned by the Nansha District Bureau of Culture & Sports following the 2023 international design competition, the centre has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with the Guangdong Architectural Design & Research Institute.
Project name
Greater Bay Area Sports Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Teodor Andonov, Shajay Bhooshan, Taizhong Chen, Heba Eiz,Vegard Elseth, Matthew Gabe, Sonia Magdziarz, Ling Mao, Keerti Manney, Xin Swift, Ke Yang, Chris Whiteside, Svenja Siever, Tul Srisompun
Collaborators
Guangzhou Architectural Design & Research Institute (GDAD), China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute (CSWADI)
Structural engineer
GDAD, CSWADI
Environmental & MEP
GDAD, CSWADI
Lighting
Lichtvision Design & Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute (THUPDI)
Construction
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division & China Construction Third Engineering Division Façade Engineering: RFR(Rice Francis Ritchie sarl) Engineers, GDAD, CSWADI
Supervision
Guangzhou Runhe Consulting Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Pearl River Supervision and Consulting Group, Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co.
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Sports Architecture
The club’s site is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, bordering an undeveloped hillside, which creates a secluded and tranquil atmosphere. Designing a tennis club itself was a unique task — an uncommon project for an architect. However, this project presented its own challenges.
Project name
Private Tennis Club “The Centipede”
Architecture firm
Armadila
Location
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Principal architect
Artem Tsoy, Аleksandr Sochkov, Aleksandra Sakhip-Gareeva
Design team
Artem Tsoy, Аleksandr Sochkov, Aleksandra Sakhip-Gareeva
Collaborators
Sporttech, Qurama Home
Interior design
Aigerim Akhmetova
Material
Large format porcelain stoneware Laminam,panels Fundermax
Typology
Health + Sports, Landscape & Urbanism
