7.北理工体育中心（建成）
北京
An exterior precedent showing a large-span sports center with an undulating saddle roof and illuminated diagrid structure by Atelier Alter Architects.
- What we like about this project
- The complex curvature of the roof creates a shifting density in the triangular soffit pattern.
Materials
- steel
- glass
- metal-panel
Visual identifiers
- sweeping-roof
- diagrid-soffit
- curved-massing
- illuminated-canopy
Style tags
- contemporary
- expressionist
- parametric
Visual tags
- institutional
- sports-facility
- curvilinear
- large-span
- night-illumination
- Geometry
- Long, low-slung horizontal mass anchored by a large double-curved saddle roof structure with a diagrid soffit.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing below a sweeping diagrid space-frame roof canopy.
- Structural guess
- Long-span space frame roof supported by steel trusses and perimeter columns.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental multi-story institutional scale, dwarfing the surrounding roadside elements.
- Lighting
- Dusk or early evening light, highlighting the glowing triangular pattern beneath the sweeping roof overhang.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and futuristic twilight atmosphere with a warm glowing soffit contrasting cool exterior tones.
- Environmental context
- Urban edge site with mature roadside trees framing the foreground and light trails from street traffic.
- Spatial experience
- The building sits across a landscaped perimeter, presenting a monumental yet organic profile against the open sky.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating triangular lattice elements creating a dense textural rhythm along the deep roof soffit.
- Style reading
- Contemporary monumental expressionism
- Program
- Sports center / athletic facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- steel, glass, metal-panel
- Visual identifiers
- sweeping-roof, diagrid-soffit, curved-massing, illuminated-canopy
- Style tags
- contemporary, expressionist, parametric
- Visual tags
- institutional, sports-facility, curvilinear, large-span, night-illumination
- Geometry
- Long, low-slung horizontal mass anchored by a large double-curved saddle roof structure with a diagrid soffit.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing below a sweeping diagrid space-frame roof canopy.
- Structural guess
- Long-span space frame roof supported by steel trusses and perimeter columns.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental multi-story institutional scale, dwarfing the surrounding roadside elements.
- Lighting
- Dusk or early evening light, highlighting the glowing triangular pattern beneath the sweeping roof overhang.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and futuristic twilight atmosphere with a warm glowing soffit contrasting cool exterior tones.
- Environmental context
- Urban edge site with mature roadside trees framing the foreground and light trails from street traffic.
- Spatial experience
- The building sits across a landscaped perimeter, presenting a monumental yet organic profile against the open sky.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating triangular lattice elements creating a dense textural rhythm along the deep roof soffit.
- Style reading
- Contemporary monumental expressionism
- Program
- Sports center / athletic facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture