在“北京――镜头中的奥运之城”国际摄影大赛上，来自美国的Peter Danford的作品——'in side the water cube'从13000多幅参赛作品中脱颖而出，一举夺得大赛特等奖。他以全新的视角、清晰的画面把奥运会游泳馆“水立方”表现得如梦如幻。让我们一起透过这幅美轮美奂的图片，揭开“水立方”神秘的面纱。                   

Peter Danford's top winner photo

Peter Danford from the US stands beside his top winner photo "in side the water cube" at the photography awarding ceremony in front of the Beijing Oriental Plaza on Wang Fujing Commercial Street. The photography contest was organized by Beijing Tourism Administration with the theme as "Beijing - the Olympic city in lens".The National Swimming Center, known as 'The Water Cube', will be one of the most dramatic and exciting venues to feature sporting events for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

The Water Cube looks set to be ready in October 2007. Both the concrete and the steel structure have been completed, and 500 m2 of prototype cladding was installed in April, 2006. The next phase is to install all of the cladding and then follow on with de-propping the internal structure and completing the interior.

The building's structural design is based on the natural formation of soap bubbles
To arrive at the building's structural design, which is based on the natural formation of soap bubbles to give a random, organic appearance, we used research undertaken by Weaire and Phelan (professors of physics) into how soap bubbles might be arranged in an infinite array.

To bring the design to life, the individual bubbles are incorporated into a plastic film and tailored like a sewing pattern. An entire section is pieced together and then put into place within the structure. There are interior and exterior films, and the film is then inflated once it is in-situ. It will be continuously pumped thereafter.

The actual pumping has been sub-contracted, and once the installation is complete the operator will be responsible for both the operation and maintenance of the facade for ten years. This was a key component of the brief and in the choice of contractor.

The project is an opportunity for us to offer our expertise in sustainable services. The building will use solar energy to heat the pools and the interior area, and all backwash water is to be filtered and returned to the swimming pools.

The scheme and design for the project was developed in Australia. The project has now been handed over to a team in Beijing who are taking care of the construction.


(南开大学通讯员王乐迪 孙伟投稿） 


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