{"id":15409,"date":"2025-10-20T00:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/curved-urban-skatepark-set-within-floating-glass-volume-overlooks-shanghais-skyline\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T00:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:29:41","slug":"curved-urban-skatepark-set-within-floating-glass-volume-overlooks-shanghais-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/curved-urban-skatepark-set-within-floating-glass-volume-overlooks-shanghais-skyline\/","title":{"rendered":"curved urban skatepark set within floating glass volume overlooks shanghai\u2019s skyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moreprk Skyline: A Vertical urban Skatepark in Xuhui, Shanghai<\/h2>\n

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Located within Shanghai\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> Xuhui district, Moreprk Skyline skatepark by AAN Architects introduces a new typology for urban sports spaces<\/a><\/strong>. Described as a \u2018three-dimensional theater open to the city,\u2019 the project expands the role of the skatepark<\/a><\/strong> beyond recreation, positioning it as an active social and architectural interface.<\/p>\n

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Elevated 20 meters above ground, the structure appears as a floating glass volume attached to a building facade overlooking the city\u2019s highway. This suspended configuration reinterprets the skatepark as part of the vertical cityscape rather than its ground-level infrastructure.<\/p>\n

all images by Lv Xiaobin<\/a><\/p>\n

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AAN Architects reimagines Shanghai\u2019s skyline as skate contours<\/h2>\n

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For the design, studio<\/a><\/strong> AAN Architects takes formal cues from Shanghai\u2019s skyline, translating its contours into a series of curved banks, rolling slopes, and continuous surfaces that accommodate movement and flow. Fluidity forms the project\u2019s main design language, expressed through fluid transitions between planes and edges that support various trajectories of skate and pedestrian activity.<\/p>\n

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Through this integration of form, structure, and movement, Moreprk Skyline explores how architectural design can transform urban sports facilities into spatial frameworks for interaction, visibility, and community engagement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

the project by AAN Architects redefines the skatepark as a vertical public space<\/p>\n

located in Shanghai\u2019s Xuhui district, the structure integrates sport and city life<\/p>\n

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the skatepark is described as a \u2018three-dimensional theater open to the city\u2019<\/p>\n

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suspended 20 meters above ground, the structure forms a floating glass volume<\/p>\n

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curved banks and rolling slopes define the space\u2019s movement-driven geometry<\/p>\n

continuous surfaces create fluid transitions between skate zones<\/p>\n

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name:<\/strong>\u00a0Moreprk Skyline<\/p>\n

architects:<\/strong> AAN Architects<\/a>
\nlead architects:<\/strong>\u00a0Junjie Yan, Yuxing Yi<\/p>\n

location:<\/strong> Xuhui, Shanghai, China<\/p>\n

photographer:<\/strong> Lv Xiaobin<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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designboom has received this project from our\u00a0DIY submissions<\/span><\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n

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