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Squash Court design implements sustainable concept of Hangzhou Asian Games

Squash Court design implements sustainable concept of Hangzhou Asian Games
April 26, 2022

Hangzhou Asian Games Squash Court has been rebuilt with the design and construction of the squash court fully implementing the ‘Green, Smart, Economical and Ethical’ concept of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Also known as XIX Asiad, the  2022 Asian Games will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 10th to 25th September 2022.

‘Going Green’ is one of the key concepts of the Hangzhou Asian Games. It has been implemented before, during and after the preparation for Asian Games.

As an international multi-sport event, the Hangzhou Asian Games has always been intended to make it ‘green, intelligent, sustainable, and civilised’, committing to ‘Net Zero’ policy throughout the Games.

A few days ago, the squash court underwent the first stress test.

As one of main colours of the Asian Games, ‘Lake-mountain Green’ is the primary colour of the hall of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court. There are eight standard glass courts for international events in the venue. Every court is surrounded by four glass walls, three of which are transparent blue.

The glass walls are made of one-way perspective glass, so that the athletes are not affected by spectators who can watch the competitions in 360 degrees.

"Such a court is usually called 'Crystal Palace' in the squash industry," said Qin Jiahui, an assistant coach of Zhejiang Squash Training Centre.

A ‘modular’ unit construction model was adopted in the build with materials modelled with the BIM technology, designed to fit for the load-bearing and size of elevators. Then they are transported into the venue piece by piece to carry out the assembly. The materials that will be removed in the future can be reused after maintenance to avoid waste.

A lot of facilities and equipment adopt the form of ‘leasing instead of buying’, which can not only save costs, but also restore the original exhibition hall function within the shortest time after the Asian Games.

Through the competitions, the venue operation team will carry out the comprehensive stress test for the venue while accumulating experience.

Since 2018, Zhejiang has chosen the green belt landscape in the Asian Games Village of Qianjiang Century City, located in Hangzhou Xiaoshan District, as the venue for tree planting events for four consecutive years. More than 10,000 trees covering 200 acres have been planted in the past four years.

The architectural design of the Hangzhou Asian Games follows the idea of sustainability and serving the public after the Games. It sets a great example in connecting man with nature, nature with architecture.

Gongshu Canal Sports Park is the only newly-built Asian Games venue group in the main urban area of Hangzhou. It is also a large comprehensive urban park integrating green space, sports venues, and commercial blocks. The area was originally planned as a park, considering the abundance of trees and rivers here, it was then integrated with Asian Games Tennis Centre and Hockey Centre to promote the idea of a sustainable city and sustainable Games.

During the reconstruction of Huanglong Stadium, a ‘mobile impact crushe’ was used to demolish some of the original buildings. The 9,000 tons of construction waste generated by the reconstruction was crushed and automatically classified into semi-finished products that can be reused.

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre and Aquatics Centre adopt the design concept of two in one. It is the only venue in Zhejiang that can transform basketball courts into rinks. Based on the different needs of events, the venue can complete the transformation within eight hours, and it can host large events such as NHL, KHL, curling, figure skating, short track speed skating, and basketball.

In addition, the venue design of the Asian Games also emphasises local characteristics. Fuyang, Tonglu, Chun'an and other venues in the Qiantang River have fully integrated elements such as Fuchun landscape and Qiandao Lake scenery into the venues, which not only highlights Hangzhou's unique cultural heritage, but also protects the ecosystem.

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