Tung Chung Swimming Pool in Hong Kong

July 16, 2011 Category: Public Buildings, Sports

Located in Hong Kong, Tung Chung Swimming Pool was designed by Ronald Lu & Partners. Reflecting its coastal locality and function of an aquatic sports venue, the design takes the concept of a sea shell resting on the shore and shaped in an organic and aerodynamic profile using a double-layer PTFE tensioned membrane over a light-weight long-span steel truss system. This tensile membrane performs as a sustainable building envelope allowing daylight to infiltrate through it so that, in all seasons, users staying indoor can bathe in diffused and glare-free natural light.

With the membrane’s high-albedo nature and low thermal transmission value due to a layer of insulating air trapped between the double-layer membrane, this cool roof contributes to the indoor thermal comfort which is crucial to a naturally ventilated building in a sub-tropical climate. This flexible roof also helps to attenuate noise in the indoor pool which is essential to users’ comfort and life guards’ awareness of drowning call.

Tung Chung Swimming Pool design by Ronald Lu & Partners