Nanbu Eye
Nanbu Eye is a gymnasium built beside the Jialing River. The building covers 22,000 square meters and reaches 32 meters in height. The upper floor holds an indoor basketball arena with a capacity of 3,000 people. The lower floor is a civic sports center with a 50 meter swimming pool and rooms for badminton, table tennis, fitness and yoga. A jewel-like structural system carries a dome with a span of 90 meters. A curved ribbon of colorful aluminum plates provides shading and encloses a public square, and cuts in the surface form three panoramic corridors along the water.
Nanbu Eye Gymnasium by FTA Group was highlighted as an innovative representation of architectural design by the A' Design Award. Nanbu Eye Gymnasium earned the Platinum A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design in 2024. The A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award is an international, jury-voted, fair and ethical design competition which rewards excellent design of skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions, religious structures, infrastructure designs, landscaping projects and more.
