The diving swimming and synchronized swimming events for the 2008 olympic games tm were held here.
Etfe roof olympics cube.
What became known as the water cube was a building made with framed etfe panels or cushions.
The structure had a capacity of 17 000 during the games.
Ethyl tetrofluoroethylene etfe was chosen for the façade.
The public s first look at etfe architecture may have been the 2008 summer olympic games in beijing china.
This material weighs just 1 of glass and is a better thermal insulator.
Australian architect ptw and engineering firm ove arup won a contract to design and build the 2008 olympic national swimming center in beijing.
The water cube beijing china is one of the famous sport center build with etfe membrane material.
Using the weaire phelan geometry the water cube s exterior cladding is made of 4 000 etfe bubbles some as large as 9 14 meters 30 ft across with seven different sizes for the roof and 15 for the walls.
Which was based on the natural formation of bubbles.
The daylight allowed into the cube saves up to 55 on the lighting energy required for the leisure pool hall.
National aquatics centre water cube beijing olympics 2008 venue etfe bubble pattern façade architecture competition win 2003.
The 4 000 texlon etfe bubbles façade is known locally as the water cube.
Internationally people got an up close look at the crazy building being erected for the swimmers.
The design is based on the weaire phelan water structure geometry.
Around 20 of solar energy is trapped and used for heating.