Bicycle Club
May 21, 2012 |
| 'Bicycle Club' by NL architects, Hainan, China |
Designed by Amsterdam-based NL architects, 'Bicycle Club' is a super great idea of a cycling arena. Using the form of the traditional and functional pagoda, they designed the rooftop elegantly curved upward.
At the ground level, there is a glass-enclosed cafe that supported the open-air velodrome on the rooftop.
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| rooftop bicycle track appears to float above a glass-enclosed cafe at ground level |
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| aerial view of rooftop bicycle track |
Despite of the loud sound and rain controversy on the article's comments column, I really like the idea of the velodrome on the rooftop because it looks fun! And the shady cafe underneath it would be a great place for the cyclists after a few lap of cycling under the sun.
3 comments
That is awesome - a great way to fit a velodrome into a crowded city. Is that a model? Or did they actually build it? If it's real, I might have to go check it out. I do a lot of traveling with my bike, and I love to see how different cities integrate cycling into the existing infrastructure.
ReplyDeleteThey haven't build it actually. But still it is a great idea, right? I can't wait to see they build a real one..
DeleteHermosa Beach All parts and components are blacked out,giving it a very cool,toughb and mellow look.
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