Xi Guo - Architectural Designer Feng Liu - Structural Designer Morris Yang - Envelope Designer Rafail Gkaidatzis - Comp. Designer Ioannis Gkikas - Climate Designer

4. Ambitions: an opportunity for the whole region.
1. Iconic.
Attracted appearance set up a brand effect for Thialf, also becomes an
identity for the whole region.
2. Multifunction
Involve parts of the city function inside the project.
Opportunities( job, money..) for both Thialf and local dwellers.
Ice rink based local economy could be apart from the dependence of
the government.
3. Sustainable.
Climate strategy.
Structure solutions.
Material choose and quantity use.
Keep the foundation of the existing track.

5. Highway entrance
Site
Railway
Rail station
Urban analyze: Traffic situation shows a good quality of connecting the site with other regions, which is
significant for bringing customers and selling iconic appearance as a brand to the passing passengers on the train and
bus. This also determines the layout of the founctions.
Rail station
Bus and car
entrance

6. Different layout attempt. Chosen layout of the tracks . Expansion of the site.
Based on remain the foundation The main entrance next to the Beyond the boundary effect of
of the existing ice track and the rail station and the road cross. the rails, transfer it into
ice hockey stadium. advantage.
The supermarket will be
combined as parts of the project. Rise the function level of the
It will focus the specificity on training. Provide spaces and
skating. facilities for research of ice
racing. High level of profession
brings high level of reputation.

7. Concept One: Mountain
-Experience top view
-Mountain/hill path
-Feel the shape of the roof

8. Munich Olympic Park
- Mountain/hill path
-Experience top view
-Feel the shape of the roof

10. Structure strategy: space column based, multi-type combined structure.

13. The whole building structure is a combination of different structure types.
The choose of the structure type is based on aspects such as function, climate
design, sustainable strategy, and so on.

14. Climate strategy one: climate facilities inside space columns. The columns play a chimney effect.
Sendai Mediatheque
Air flow

16. Climate strategy two:
Solar shading on top of the tracks. Prevent too much heat and absorb solar power.
Solar gain
-Taiwan stadium 2009 World Games
-8,844 solar panels/1.14 million KWh per year

17. Climate strategy three:
Rain water collection for toilets.
-Castle in Gniew Poland. Rain collection roof

18. Envelop strategy: The choose of material based on function sustainability and other significant aspects .

19. forest
lake

22. Inspiration from forest
Pictures taken in the forest near the site

27. Structure strategy: Separated columns & Big span structure
Big span columns

28. Referrence
Proposal
Referrence
Structure:
Separated Columns

29. Structure:
Big span stadium

30. Climate strategy
Water collection system for toilets Solar panel generating system

31. Climate strategy

32. Envelop strategy: The choose of material based on function sustainability and other significant aspects .