Q460 STEEL
High-strength steel supports the long-span hall while reducing structural weight. The result is a clear span of 45 × 75 m with no interior column to interrupt sight lines or floor layouts.
BAY ARC
A civic sports and cultural venue where architecture, park and public life meet.
- Typology
- Sports & civic venue
- Site area
- 10,000 m²
- Main hall
- 45 × 75 m column-free
- Public route
- 363 m elevated walk
01
Introduction
22.57°N · 113.88°E — Bao'an, Shenzhen
WHERE
NATURE MEETS
THE CITY
Bay Arc Stadium brings sport, culture and public life together in a compact civic building shaped by its park setting.
A large public venue designed to feel connected to landscape rather than detached from it.
The building draws on the idea of nature and city coexisting. Its layered envelope, transparent public spaces and vertically stacked programme allow a major sports venue to remain open and civic in character.
The façade draws its rhythm from the Chinese huiwen (回纹) — a continuous geometry of turning, folding and returning lines. Abstracted into deep three-dimensional fins, the motif wraps the building in a repeating sequence of solid and void. The folded elements filter the southern sun, break down the scale of the venue and create a façade that changes with the viewer’s movement. By day, the relief produces shifting bands of light and shadow; after dark, the interior glows through the gaps, turning the building into a civic lantern within the landscape.
EXPLORE THE BUILDING
- IA returning line
Deep fins turn, fold and return in a repeating sequence of solid and void — the façade shifts as you move past it.
- IITransparent ground
Public space reads through the façade, so arrival stays civic rather than ticketed.
- IIIFour bays, one roof
A glazed exhibition hall, a convertible sports floor, and an auditorium stacked over a multi-function hall.
02
Key Facts
10,000 m²SITE AREA
8,150 m²BUILDING AREA
45 × 75 mCOLUMN-FREE HALL
25 mMAX HEIGHT
363 mELEVATED WALKWAY
03
The Building
EXPLORE
THE BUILDING
Four bays under one long-span roof, over an open public ground plane.
A glazed exhibition hall, a convertible sports hall, and a stacked bay of auditorium, multi-function hall and corridor — closed by the circulation block at the east end.
DRAWING 03 — LONG SECTION A–A · 1:400
SELECT A LEVEL
04
Engineering
SPAN · ENVELOPE · RESILIENCE · LIGHT
BUILT WITH
PRECISION
Four systems shape the building’s span, resilience and quality of light.
- Clear span
- 45 × 75 m
- Max height
- 25 m
- Structure
- Q460 steel
- Roof
- PTFE membrane
Select a system to change the view
PTFE MEMBRANE
A weather-resistant, self-cleaning roof layer that admits soft, even daylight while keeping the envelope light enough for the long span beneath it.
SEISMIC ISOLATION
Bearings between the base and the upper structure absorb lateral movement, protecting both the hall and the public levels stacked below it.
DAYLIGHT
Roof openings and transparent public spaces bring controlled natural light into the building and connect interior space with the landscape.
05
Public Route
OPEN DAILY · STEP-FREE · NO TICKET
WALK
THE ARC
A 363 m elevated walkway that wraps the building and ties the park to the plaza — a public path first, a stadium approach second.
- 363M WALKWAY
- +25M HIGH POINT
- 04STOPS
ROUTE DIAGRAM0 — 363 M
- 0 MPark connection
The walk starts at grade where the park meets the plaza.
- 120 MRooftop garden
The path climbs onto the roof and opens to planting and shade.
- 240 MSports terrace
An outdoor deck overlooking the courts and the hall below.
- 363 MCity view
The high point turns back toward Shenzhen before the descent.
06
Flexible Hall
ONE ROOM · FOUR CONFIGURATIONS
FROM SPORT
TO CULTURE
Retractable stands and a flat, column-free floor let the same room turn over between a match, a concert and an ordinary weekday.
- Clear floor
- 45 × 75 m
- Stands
- Retractable, both sides
- Access
- Direct from plaza
01 / SPORT
AN OPEN FIELD FOR PLAY
Retractable seating and a flat, unobstructed floor let the hall switch between court sports, training and competition.
- Capacity
- 5,000 seated
- Floor
- Sprung timber court
- Turnover
- Stands out, 40 min
07
Visit
22.57°N / 113.88°E
PLAN YOUR
ARRIVAL.
Everything you need to make the journey simple—from the nearest metro connection to event-day access.
BAO’AN DISTRICT / SHENZHEN
Choose your route
THREE WAYS
TO GET HERE.
Visitor information is a planning reference and remains subject to official announcement.
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