Beijing's National Aquatics Center

Monday, June 11, 2012

Beijing's National Aquatics Center

The National Aquatics Center is also known as the Water Cube. It is a wonder of sustainable architecture. The center was completed just in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics the building was renovated as an indoor water park, which opened in 2010.

“Comprising a steel space frame, it is the largest ETFE clad structure in the world with over 100,000 m² of ETFE pillows that are only 0.2 mm (1/125 of an inch) in total thickness.[9] The ETFE cladding allows more light and heat penetration than traditional glass, resulting in a 30% decrease in energy costs.”

国家游泳中心又称为水多维数据集。它是可持续建筑的一个奇迹。中心已完成只是时间为 2008 年夏季奥运会。奥运建设翻新作为室内水上公园之后，于 2010 年开业。"包括空间钢框架，它是超过 100,000 平米的 ETFE 枕头，只有 0.2 毫米（1/125 英寸）与世界最大的 ETFE 复合结构中总厚度。[9] ETFE 熔允许更多的光和热渗透，比传统的玻璃，导致能源费用减少了 30%。