This article describes a unique rooftop skate park in Qingdao designed by Withing Beyond Studio, embodying the fluidity and dynamic of skateboarding and surfing. The park showcases architectural features that invite both activity and relaxation, mimicking the movement of waves. With curves and blue hues, it reflects the city's coastal heritage while promoting local skate culture. Made of a steel frame and durable concrete surface, the park reinforces its connection to nature in an urban environment, offering a surprising and harmonious experience amidst the bustling city.
Although these sports take place in very different elements, skateboarding and surfing almost feel like cousins, and not just because they both use boards. Both of them move in waving patterns, whether on sea or even on land.
This rooftop skate park in Qingdao captures this dynamic and association, using curves and colors that paint the picture of the open seas. It also pays tribute to the coastal heritage of the city.
Despite this, however, the sight of skaters speeding through ramps and obstacles almost feels natural in their ebb and flow. They rise and fall like waves on the seas, pretty much similar to how surfers ride the tumultuous surface of these waters.
The shades of blue are painted using solvent-free polyurethane coating applied in six layers to withstand the city's coastal climate.
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