Che Kung Temple Sports Centre
Image 28

Che Kung Temple Sports Centre

Architectural Services Department as Association

The 4-storey sports centre comprising of the games arena, fitness room, dance room, children playroom and two multi-purpose rooms is backed by a hill with beautiful natural setting, scattered with village houses near Che Kung Temple Station.

 

As with the local tradition the villagers are encouraged to go up to the feng shui hill, the public in this sports centre are inspired to ascent through different levels of the Venue and finally connected back to their feng shui origin. The Sports Centre provides an accessible extension of the adjacent hillside greenery. Designing a public venue not only to provide sports facilities, but also as a place for leisure. The arrangement of the different scopes for the Sports Centre with its public spaces connects the functional areas while leading visitors through the natural setting of the place, shaping the Sports Centre as the neighbourhood garden, a retreat for the residents.

 

The spatial concept is to encourage interactions among visitors and nature. Instead of a traditional indoor leisure complex, functional spaces of the Sports Centre are arranged along a promenade through garden settings. A public pedestrian route is created to literally cut through the building to allow natural sceneries to penetrate into each functional area and create dialogues between spaces and visitors. This also allows the general public to experience the various leisure activities inside the Sports Centre while meandering through the building to reach the feng shui hill.

 

From the forecourt, a staircase and ramp route leads to the central courtyard, terraced gardens, landscape deck and roof gardens, linking a garden path through different sports facilities in the building, bringing different users together. Functional rooms are arranged around the central glass courtyard, creating a focus to converge a sense of community gathering and form a welcoming oasis for the neighbourhood.

 

We do away with air-conditioning altogether in all public circulation areas. Instead of an internalized route relying through lift, open circulation is adopted, reducing electricity consumption needed for air-conditioning. Courtyard, terraced gardens and ramp passage enhance natural ventilation and lighting while creating a natural setting. A glass courtyard is placed directly over the central atrium to provide natural night into the public gathering space.

 

Generous use of windows is incorporated in the elevation design to let in daylight at different locations while capturing views of surrounding gardens and greenery for the interior. Gardens, roof gardens and vertical greening are arranged in different locations and on different floors, setting natural scenery for different portions of the Sports Centre, creating a green retreat in the neighbourhood. Fair-faced concrete finish was employed to reduce the need for extra finishing materials. PV and solar panels, rainwater harvesting, water and electricity saving devices are adopted.

 

Material Used :
1. Formica – Plastic Laminate
2. Junckers – Hardwood sports flooring
3. Seves – Glass block

Featured Projects
Latest Products
News
Ambitious Nanhai Guicheng Jingui High School maintains and simple rhythmic architecture of order and poetry
20 Mar 2023 News
Ambitious Nanhai Guicheng Jingui High School maintains and simple rhythmic architecture of order and poetry

As part of a larger urban planning project to provide improved and increased infrastructure to the g... More

10 stunning washbasins redefining luxury and style in private houses
20 Mar 2023 News
10 stunning washbasins redefining luxury and style in private houses

Luxury and comfort are the two factors that homeowners aspire to incorporate into their bathroom des... More

[Y/N] Studio complete the refurbishment of one of London’s most unique and community-focused public spaces
19 Mar 2023 News
[Y/N] Studio complete the refurbishment of one of London’s most unique and community-focused public spaces

One of London’s most unique and community-focused public spaces, Bradbury Works in Gillett Squ... More

Forgas Arquitectes bring a friendly image to a Spanish healthcare facility with a custom ceramic facade design
19 Mar 2023 News
Forgas Arquitectes bring a friendly image to a Spanish healthcare facility with a custom ceramic facade design

Located northwest of Terrassa, Spain, CAP Can Roca by Forgas Arquitectes is a new healthcare facilit... More

25 best architecture firms in Rome
17 Mar 2023 News
25 best architecture firms in Rome

The origins of European architecture and urbanism are always traced to Rome. Roman building continue... More

Team with KCAP presents master plan for Keflavík Airport Area
17 Mar 2023 News
Team with KCAP presents master plan for Keflavík Airport Area

The K64 Keflavík Airport Area Master Plan, developed by a multidisciplinary team led by KCAP,... More

Luxembourg’s POST HQ building by Metaform Architects stands out for its monumental stone façade
17 Mar 2023 News
Luxembourg’s POST HQ building by Metaform Architects stands out for its monumental stone façade

Situated in the densest district of Luxembourg, opposite the city’s prime transport hub, the P... More

A New York residential building with light, air, privacy and collectivity
17 Mar 2023 News
A New York residential building with light, air, privacy and collectivity

In the western part of Brooklyn, New York, lies the former (light) industrial neighborhood of Gowanu... More