staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai

Lacime Architects’ Jiangpu Community Culture and Sports Center

 

The Jiangpu Community Culture and Sports Center, located in Shanghai‘s Yangpu District, revitalizes the former site of the Shanghai Forever Bicycle Factory. The project by Lacime Architects addresses the contrast between the old neighborhood and modern high-rise communities, aiming to enhance the area’s community culture and living environment.

 

The design respects the site’s long, narrow plot with the main entrance on Liyuan West Road, ensuring the continuity of the streetscape along Tihushan Road. The street-facing facade adheres to a 24-meter height limit, while the internal courtyard is segmented into various outdoor activity spaces through entrance porches and suspended boxes on the second floor. These courtyards cater to youth creative markets and elderly interactions.

 

Jiangpu Community Culture and Sports Center‘s first two floors feature double-height spaces designed for communal lounges, while the second floor accommodates reading and activity rooms for calligraphy, painting, and dance. Rehabilitation areas, a gym, and a small multifunctional hall occupy the third and fourth floors. The fifth floor includes a column-free, 300-seat multifunctional hall, along with dressing rooms and VIP rooms.

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
all images by Shangjian Image

 

 

Culture Center’s Dynamic Design transforms Corner plot

 

The design strategically transforms corner spaces with curved volumes, ensuring continuity and softening the contrast between old and new structures. Existing plane trees along the sidewalk are preserved, and the five-story building is discreetly placed behind greenery. The staggered reverse arc design from the third to fifth floors integrates with the main building, creating dynamic light and shadow effects and enhancing the recognition of corner spaces.

 

Narrow-side windows along the street-facing facade provide isolation from street noise for the multifunctional hall and activity rooms. The entrance space merges pedestrian and basement entrances with a large triangular canopy, replacing traditional gates with semi-open, curved vertical walls that blend quiet courtyards with bustling streetscapes. The architects achieve human-spatial interaction by integrating the play of rain and sunlight into the design.

 

Extensive glass curtain walls on the five-story building bring courtyard views indoors, fostering interaction between interior and exterior spaces. Eight-meter-high glass on the first two floors maximizes the comfort of double-height communal spaces. The fourth and fifth floors feature cantilevered 350 mm-wide aluminum panels arranged in staggered patterns, creating distinct indoor and outdoor spatial experiences. A suspended box spans the main building and scenic wall, with contrasting stone colors along the street inducing visual variation. A landscape staircase extends from the building, offering rich spatial experiences and serving as a playground for children at the turn-around platform.

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
the Jiangpu Community Culture and Sports Center revitalizes the former Shanghai Forever Bicycle Factory site

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
located in Shanghai’s Yangpu District, the project enhances community culture and living environment

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
Lacime Architects’ design respects the long, narrow plot with the main entrance on Liyuan West Road

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
staggered reverse arc design from the third to fifth floors enhances light and shadow effects

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
internal courtyards are segmented into outdoor activity spaces

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
curved volumes strategically transform corner spaces, ensuring continuity and softening the old-new contrast

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entrance porches and suspended boxes on the second floor create outdoor areas

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
extensive glass curtain walls bring courtyard views indoors

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
glazed surfaces foster interaction between interior and exterior spaces

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
a landscape staircase extends from the building, offering rich spatial experiences

staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai
staggered reverse arc facade wraps jiangpu community culture and sports center in shanghai

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project info:

 

name: Jiangpu Community Culture and Sports Center, Shanghai, China

architect: Lacime Architects | @lacime_architects

chief designer: Zhaoqing Song

design team: Jinkai Cai, Dan Guo, Yueyi Liu, Yuge Wang, Minqi Wu, Lei Yan, Ming Wu

landscape design: Lacime Architects

facade design: Zhejiang Zhongnan Group

construction drawing: Shanghai Zhongfang Architectural Design Co., LTD

client: Shanghai Poly City Development Co., LTD

gross built area: 4586 sqm

location: Shanghai, China

photography: Shangjian Image

 

 

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom

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