URBANUS releases imagery of its yuehai community sport and cultural center, designed in response to an evolving attitude toward urban development in shenzhen. after undergoing a rapid and extensive period of ?urbanization,? the chinese city is currently entering a refined era of ?metropolitanization.? the existing architectural and urban developments throughout the city, including cultural and recreational facilities, are characterized as isolated islands with a lack of variance and contact with each other. this organization fails to meet the needs of the contemporary citizen. a diverse network of embedded cultural nodes is fast becoming the new direction for the city?s development ? resulting in a new urban public building typology that departs from the traditional social and architectural norms of the city.  
the beijing-based architecture studio URBANUS follows this new method for urban organization with the yuehai community culture and sports center.

all images courtesy of URBANUS
 
 
the functions of sport and cultural centers had traditionally been separated, resulting in a building which is programmatically secluded and wholly functional, rather than interactional. fragmented public space surrounding these structures thus offers the opportunity for interaction between different groups of people, and has become a source of true vitality for these sites. in the design of the new yuehai community sport and cultural center, URBANUS ensures both the independent opera...