Modern glass riverside complex with a curved cylindrical tower; rowers glide in long boats on the river in the foreground.
Taiyuan Water Sports Center
China
  • Mixed Use
  • Office
  • Sport
  • Built

The dynamic and powerful movement of rowing is reflected in the design of the new Taiyuan Water Sports Center. The entire building has been elevated and provides a view of the river as it offers a grandstand with 300 seats in the landscape.

The main spaces for the competitions are located on Levels 2-5. The Terminal Tower North has a beautiful view over the new landscape park.

The 75m long, elegantly curved structure on level 2 can be accessed via two entrances and has a conference room for 200 conference guests, an interview and management area and an appropriate VIP area oriented towards the river.

The interview area can be opened into the main room via folding doors and offers space for the personal and media representatives.

Address
Taiyuan, China

Start of planning
07/ 2017

Completion
2019

Floor area
Media center and Tower
800m² + 890m²

Length x width
105m x 32m

Height
22 m

Number of levels
Media center: 1
Tower: 4


Project manager
Tom Peter-Hindelang

Project team
Manuel Bonell, Toni Nachev, Ziqi Feng

Coordination
Yiju Ding

Structural engineering SD/ DD
Construction Documents
Bollinger+Grohmann Ingenieure

Landscape Design
Yiju Ding

Architectural sketch of a modern curved-glass building with a curved wing on a flat site.
Rowers in racing shells glide on a calm river beside a modern glass building with a curved tower.
Curved glass-clad modern building beside a waterfront promenade; people sit on steps and stroll along the path.
Side view of a small airplane with cockpit, parked on a runway.
Curved glass office tower beside a river, connected to a low glass annex; pedestrians along the riverside walkway.
Modern glass-fronted building with a curved facade; people walk up steps to the entrance on a paved plaza with a green lawn nearby.
Rough sketch of a multi-level construction scaffolding frame with crisscrossing braces.
Glass-clad, diagonally tilted building by the river, with a riverside promenade, green lawn, and parked vans nearby.
Curved glass-fronted building with people on concrete steps beneath a large overhang in an outdoor plaza.

Construction Site

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Leaning curved-glass skyscraper under construction on a dirt site with heavy machinery nearby.
Modern curved-glass building under construction, beside a tall glass tower; construction site with workers on steps.
Modern curved glass office building under construction; tarps on the foreground and construction equipment in the background.
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Construction site with a curved, multicolored-roofed building and a cylindrical tower beside a road and canal.
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Aerial view of a riverside park with tree-lined paths, a circular pavilion, and a stepped embankment along the river; distant bridge.
Modern glass-clad museum with a slanted tower and low annex beside a riverside promenade; pedestrians walking.

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