The Winter Olympic Museum in Beijing, China, is the project of the first museum of this kind in the world. Designed to celebrate the 2022 edition of the Olympic Games held in the Chinese city, the museum is the result of a competition won by Maison h architects. The building, aiming to encourage over 300 million people in China to participate to winter sports, is part of a plan conceived by the Chongli local government to revitalize the town center, together with olympic venues.
It includes a Olympic Academy with libraries, a Youth Olympic Training Center, a Mountain Sports Center and commercial and conference facilities. The project integrates the surrounding landscape, the exixsting ski resorts, the 2022 Olympic developments, in a plan of 180,000 sqm – among residential and public areas.
The program includes four elements and a new ski-slope is planned to pass under the existing highway, ending close to the new building. Inspired by the words of the founder of modern Olympics Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), who described the sport event as a way to overcome dividing walls, the space is open and includes external views inside.
The Winter Olympic Museum in Beijing, China, will be the first of this kind in the world
Designed by Maison h architects, the museum celebrates the winter games with open and inclusive spaces. The project includes an Olympic academy, a new ski-slope and a cable car station.
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- Francesca Grillo
- 10 December 2019
- Chongli, Beijing, China
- maison h
- 200,000 sqm Master plan + 50,000 sqm Public Function Architecture Design
- Museum and academy
- Winter Olympic Museum
- Chongli, Beijing, China
- Museum and academy
- maison h
- Martijn de Geus, Han Zhang, Oxana Sosnitskaya, Victor Tee, Thomas Mellegaerd, Elena Gamez Miguelez
- Proloog
- Chongli Municipal government
- 200,000m2 Master plan + 50,000m2 Public Function Architecture Design
A pivotal museum that merges landscape and architecture.
Opening night, with drone performance by Drift.
An olympic building. Open, fluid, inclusive.
Welcoming entrance.
On the East side the building opens up towards the ski slope and mountains behind.
Cable car station.
Four program elements and public loop.
Program and building components.
Beijing 2022 winter olympics context – Chongli location and site.
Chongli town center – original site boundary.
Master plan proposal.
Ground floor site plan.
Floor plan with cable car station and public loop.
Roof plan.
West elevation.
East elevation, including cable car line (toward mountain).
South elevation.
Longitudinal section.
Longitudinal section 2.
Cable car station and Mountain Hall of Fame.