PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon, Korea

April 22, 2011 Category: Public Buildings, Sports

Located in Gangneung, Gangwon, Korea, PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval was designed by Studio Zoppini Associate has composed concept designs of a unique public space for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics bid. Working with structural engineers Expedition Engineering Ltd, the design studio looks to provide the town of Gangneung with a sporting facility of high functional and architectural quality, including a skating track that enables the highest level of performance for the 2018 Olympics.

The proposal includes a flexible multipurpose building which can be used post-Games for a variety of sporting and community events, exhibitions and conventions. It also looks to generate a new centrepiece of ‘an urban, social and human re-qualification of The Gangneung’ taking full advantage of the natural surroundings and local fauna, such as a grove of pine trees and adjoining hills.

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval design by Studio Zoppini Associate

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval design Exterior 1

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval design Exterior 2

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval design Exterior 3

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Bid Oval design Interior

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