LOW LINE SPORTS PARK SPORTS PARK IN JIANYANG, CHINA Design
Zeng Wujingting
The revitalisation of a declining district is at the forefront of the thinking behind this project. Zeng Wujingting is a student at the Politecnico di Milano. The project is located in the core area of the old city of Jianyang, a satellite city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province with a population of about 200,000.
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Although Chengdu is about to host major sports events such as the 2021 Summer World University Games and the 2025 World Games, the old part of the town lacks modern sports facilities. Demographi cally, the population is ageing and the entire city is in decline. Large-scale sports events are capable of attracting people’s attention and generating social and commercial value. The people’s demand for basic sports and leisure facilities however must not be neglected, especially in a forgotten urban space. The project aims to make better use of the existing basic conditions to bring greater social value.
New function for the railway line On the site of the abandoned railway space, this proposal can provide local residents a large number of new sports facilities. The original railway route is widened and transformed into cycle lanes. The wider ground space formerly occupied by the railway can be converted into a variety of sports venues. Based on public participation, the project embraces sports fields for football, basketball, badminton, croquet, swimming pools, skateboarding venues and table tennis. The ping pong table and climbing wall are set up on the water’s edge where water sports can be carried out.
With the rerouting of the railway, the railway line in the city centre will be moved entirely outside the urban area. This leaves a strip of land that can be used in the heart of the urban area.
Due to the terrain, the height of the railway is lower than the main urban space, and thus creates a spectator mound around the sports field. To meet the need for cultural and social spaces, the design provides sb 5/2021
