Olympic Park Tennis Court

　　 　Highlights       Situated within Beijing Olympic Park, it lies to the north of the North Fifth Ring Road, east of Beichen West Road, west of Baimiao Village Road, and south of the Archery Field. The total construction area is 26,514 square meters, with a seating capacity of 17,400. In 2008, tennis competitions were held here.  　    Introduction     The Olympic tennis courts are located on the western side of the park. The three main courts all feature a regular dodecagonal design, with each of the 12 sides forming a separate stand, complemented by the off-white fair-faced concrete exterior walls, resembling 12 petals stretching into the sky — like three blooming flowers in a forest.     The tennis courts incorporate a new design not yet seen in other world tennis venues: a natural ventilation and circulation cooling system. The 12 spectator stands are equipped with devices that capture natural airflow, which is then circulated throughout the venue and directed through vents around the court area to cool the playing surface. This effectively lowers the temperature on-site and alleviates the heat felt in the spectator areas.     The main court and Court No. 3 are designed with three different elevation zones based on the natural slope of the land, creating three rectangular platforms that gradually rise from west to east, seamlessly integrated into the forest backdrop. The outer zones host preliminary matches, while the highest platform accommodates the central court and Court No. 1. Spectator areas are situated above the platforms, while VIPs, athletes, and media are located below, cleverly adapting to the functional needs of the competition and achieving an effective three-dimensional separation of spectator and participant flow.

　　   Beijing Chaoyang District