The Natatorium of Southeast University is located on the Jiulonghu Campus. The design uses continuous arches to eliminate the sense of alienation from the volume, like a flower, woven together in 7 repeating forms. Fluid water, moving people and static buildings, gray concrete and blue water, sunlight refracted by louvers, and shadows formed by geometry, all of which stimulate a strong sense of place. The structure is in line with the mechanical requirements, and the facade uses a large area of glazing, which forms an interaction between behaviors and sights of the people inside and outside.
Zhou, Qi, Ph.D (IIT), IAA, ICOMOS, RIBA Registrated Architect Professor of Architecture at Southeast University Researched Area: History of Modern Architecture, Conservation and Preservation of Architecture As an architect, his representative work include People’s Daily Headquarter (in Beijing, got the gold winner of A'DESIGN AWARD in 2016, Milan), Southeast University Natatorium (got “best of best” in AMP Architecture Prize in 2023, published by Italian magazine IIC L’INDUSTIA ITALIANA DEL CEMENTO, author: Alberto Bologna), Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall of Zhongshan Mausoleum in Nanjing.
Zhou Qi Studio of Architects & Engineers Co., Ltd of Southeast University has a dynamic team of more than ten full-time architects and several researchers, who have long been committed to the fields of architectural design, conservation and utilization of architectural heritage, urban renewal, sustainable architecture and other fields. The studio has rich working experience in the fields of design consulting, architectural design and urban design, providing professional advice and services to clients.