The design of the National Swimming Center was inspired by

The design of the National Swimming Center is inspired by water, a "square basin" and many "water bubbles".

The National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube and ice cube, is located on the west side of Zone B of Beijing Olympic Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing, echoing the National Stadium "Bird's Nest". The National Swimming Center was founded on February 24th, 2003, covering an area of 6.2 hectares, with a building scale of about 80,000 square meters. The main building is near the central axis of the city.

The National Aquatics Center is a landmark building in Beijing, one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and one of the competition venues of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. On July 28th, 2003, the architectural design scheme of National Swimming Center was formally confirmed. On June 28th, 2008, the National Aquatics Center was officially completed.

On February 26th, 20 18, 18, the National Aquatics Center officially began its transformation and began its magnificent turn to "ice cube". In July, 2020, the renovation of the permanent facilities of the venue was completed to meet the needs of holding the test competition of the Winter Olympics.

The National Swimming Center of "Double Olympic Stadium" has produced four curling tracks with the standards of the Winter Olympics through "water-ice conversion", which will become the largest curling venue in the history of the Winter Olympics and the only large-scale competition venue in the world where water sports and ice sports can be freely converted.

Men's curling, women's curling and mixed double curling competitions in Beijing Winter Olympics will be held in the reconstructed National Aquatics Center.

The National Aquatics Center looks like a simple and modern ice cube. This seemingly simple "square box" was "created" by China's traditional culture and modern science and technology. China people believe that Fiona Fang cannot be achieved without rules. If we act according to the established rules, we can achieve overall harmony and unity.

In the traditional culture of China, the design idea of "a round place" gave birth to the "Water Cube", which echoes and complements the circular "Bird's Nest"-the National Stadium. Square is the most basic form of ancient urban architecture in China, which embodies the social life rules represented by Confucian ethics in China culture.

And this "water cube" can best reflect the multi-functional requirements of the national swimming center, thus achieving the perfect combination of traditional culture and architectural functions.