SoBA designs colourful sports park informed by local opera costumes

Architecture studio SoBA Architects has designed the Huachiao Vibrant Sports Park in China, whose shape was informed by the flowing "water sleeves" used in the costumes for Kunqu operas.

Located in Suzhou's Kunshan district, the 6,000-square-metre sports park comprises two basketball courts, a skatepark, table tennis tables, a pavilion and a children's playground.

The sports park is located in Suzhou's Kunshan district

Its design draws inspiration from the so-called water sleeves used in Kunqu operas...