In Dongguan steht seit 2014 eine der modernsten Basketballhallen Chinas. Basketball hat dort einen hohen Stellenwert, daher fasst die Halle 15 000 Zuschauer. Ihre Ausstattung und Abmessungen sind mit einer modernen NBA‐Halle in den USA vergleichbar. Gefordert war eine möglichst positive und einmalige architektonische Erscheinung. Die Aufgabe wurde mit dem Bild eines Basketballkorbs gelöst, bestehend aus einer ringförmigen Dachstruktur, die eine Kombination aus Hängetragwerk und Stahlfachwerk darstellt. Hinzu kommt das charakteristische Netz, das die Hallenfassade bildet und interessante Einblicke schafft. Diese 500 Meter lange doppelt gekrümmte Seilnetzfassade stellt die derzeit wohl längste Fassade ihrer Art in der Welt dar. The longest cable net wall in Dongguan. Since 2014, Dongguan is home to one of the most modern basketball arenas in China. Since basketball is of great significance in China, the arena can host up to 15,000 spectators. Its facilities and dimensions are comparable to a modern NBA arena in the USA. One of the requirements was a positive and unique architectural appearance. It was met by using the image of a basketball hoop consisting of a circular roof structure, which is formed by combining a suspended structure and steel trusses. Additionally, it features a distinctive cable net which forms the arena façade and allows for interesting views. This 500 meters long double curved cable net façade represents the possibly worldwide longest façade of its kind.

Jinji Lake Mall, a 290,000 m² shopping and entertainment centre, will be centrepiece to a development of several super‐high‐rise buildings by the waterfront of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, China. Visible from the surrounding skyscrapers, the appearance of the “fifth façade” became of paramount importance. In response, the architectural design foresaw a continuous, 35,000 m² free‐form glass roof to cover the four individual buildings of the mall ensemble. schlaich bergermann and partner consulting engineers were tasked with the structural design of the roof whose shape was inspired by the wings of a phoenix. To alleviate excessive in‐plane stresses in the roof, a rigid triangulated grid was discarded in favour of a more elastic quadrangular frame system, requiring the generation of a quad‐dominant topology on the free‐form surface. The complex interplay between base buildings and roof structure required that all analysis be done on a combined model including roof, tree columns and sub‐structure. Multi‐resolution mesh modelling stood at the core of a generative work‐flow which mathematically optimized for geometric and structural criteria in the same process. Furthermore, geometrically similar facets were grouped and subsequently assigned the same panel, reducing the unique panel count.

In Dongguan im Süden Chinas wurde nach mehrjähriger Bauzeit nun eine der modernsten Basketballhallen in China fertiggestellt. Basketball hat in China und Dongguan einen hohen Stellenwert und so fasst die neue Halle 15000 Zuschauer und ist in ihren Abmessungen und auch von der Ausstattung her mit einer modernen NBA Halle in den USA vergleichbar. Gleichzeitig soll sie, wie immer in China, eine möglichst positive und einmalige architektonische Erscheinung haben. Die Arena greift daher das Bild des Basketballkorbes auf, bestehend aus einer ringförmigen Dachstruktur, die eine Kombination aus Hängetragwerk und Stahlfachwerk darstellt, und das charakteristische Netz, das die Hallenfassade bildet. Diese doppelt gekrümmte Seilnetzfassade stellt wohl derzeit die längste Fassade ihrer Art in der Welt dar und ist das konstruktive Highlight des Projektes. Dongguan basketball stadium ‐ the supposedly longest cablenet façade of the world. Dongguan, South of China, has recently seen the completion of one of the most modern basketball arenas in China. At a capacity of 15.000 spectators, it illustrates the great importance of basketball in China and Dongguan in particular. Its dimensions and state‐of‐the‐art facilities are comparable to those of modern NBA stadia. Its elaborate design, the result of several years on‐site, apprehends the aspiration for positive and unique design omnipresent in China. The design tentatively evokes the image of a basketball hoop: The circular perimeter of the concentric roof structure, a combination of funicular form and steel trusses serves to suspend a light‐weight net, the building’s façade. This filigree, doubly‐curved cable net façade is probably the largest of its kind in the world and the constructional highlight of the project.

The grid-shell of Jinji Lake Mall. Jinji Lake Mall, a 290,000 m² shopping and entertainment centre, will be centrepiece to a development of several super-high-rise buildings by the waterfront of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, China. Visible from the surrounding skyscrapers, the appearance of the "fifth façade" became of paramount importance. In response, the architectural design foresaw a continuous, 35,000 m² free-form glass roof to cover the four individual buildings of the mall ensemble.schlaich bergermann and partner structural consulting engineers were tasked with the structural design of the roof whose shape was inspired by the wings of a phoenix. To alleviate excessive in-plane stresses in the roof, a rigid triangulated grid was discarded in favour of a more elastic quadrangular frame system, requiring the generation of a quad-dominant topology on the free-form surface. The complex interplay between base buildings and roof structure required that all analysis be done on a combined model including roof, tree columns and sub-structure.Multi-resolution mesh modelling stood at the core of a generative work-flow which mathematically optimized for geometric and structural criteria in the same process. Furthermore, geometrically similar facets were grouped and subsequently assigned the same panel, reducing the unique panel count. Schlagwörter