Beijing OWG 2022 China

Ecosign played a key role in the preparation of the Chinese bid and won a competition over two other international firms for the right to prepare the Bid Committee’s concept plans for the snow cluster venues and two athletes’ villages.

The Beijing (Yanqing County) competition venues included Alpine Skiing (Downhill, Super G, Super Combined, Giant Slalom and Slalom) and the Sliding Center for Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton. The Yanqing Competition Area located 70 kms northwest of Beijing City Center is approximately 16 km2 and included an Athletes’ Village that accommodated 1,300 athletes and officials. 

The Zhangjiakou Competition Area is 220 km northwest of Beijing City Center and is approximately 66 km² in size. It included the Cross Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Biathlon, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard, as well as an Athletes’ Village that housed in excess of 3,000 athletes and officials, Media Centers and service facilities. The Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard venues was located at Genting Secret Garden. 

Ecosign was the lead designer and worked in conjunction with ISC IBG, who prepared the sliding center plans, Zehren and Associates Architects who prepared building facades and interior floor plans of the Athletes’ Village and BARE Advertising who assisted in the production of a promotional video of the concepts. Chinese based rendering company Silk Road was hired to prepare the 3D views of the master plan.