Dongshan Public Fitness Centre is a completed public sports complex in Hezuo City, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, China.
This evidence-bounded case preserves all five photographs from the September 2024 WordPress article. It corrects the supplier archive’s “Hezuo County” wording, separates government development figures from LOPO’s cladding claim, and records unresolved product fields instead of turning marketing language into project performance.
Formal project record
| Formal Chinese name | 东山全民健身中心, as used by the Hezuo City Government. |
|---|---|
| English name | Dongshan Public Fitness Centre. “Hezuo City” is the correct administrative location; the legacy supplier heading’s “Hezuo County” is not retained. |
| Location | Hezuo City, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China. |
| Programme | A public complex with swimming, ice-skating and commercial components plus a central outdoor square, according to the April 2023 Gannan Daily project report. Sports-space and seat figures in that record are programme data, not facade quantities. |
| Delivery route | The 2023 project report says the development used an EPC route. The checked sources do not name the EPC contractor, facade contractor, installer or supervision firm. |
| Design attribution | LOPO’s 4 September 2024 project archive credits “Tianjin Architectural Design Institute.” The government’s opening record also notes attendance by a vice-president of “Tianjin Institute,” but it does not publish the exact appointment or full design team; contractual reuse needs the controlling project record. |
| Completion and operation | Hezuo City Government records the completion-and-operation ceremony on 26 June 2023. The WordPress date, 26 September 2024, is a later publication date. |
| LOPO role | LOPO’s supplier page attributes 7,650 m² of customized terracotta cladding to its supply. No checked government or architect source independently confirms that quantity, its measurement method, delivered-versus-installed status or LOPO’s role beyond manufacture/supply. |
Site, building and cladding quantities stay separate
39,849 m²
Planned site area in the Gannan Daily project record. It describes land, not floor area or facade.
24,395 m²
Total building area in the same development record. It includes the complex’s programme and is not a cladding measurement.
7,650 m²
Aggregate customized-terracotta figure from LOPO’s supplier archive. Treat it as a dated supplier claim, not an independently measured installed facade area.
The original procurement, approved elevations, bills of quantities, purchase orders, delivery records and as-built schedules are required to allocate the cladding claim by building, profile, panel length and completion status. Pool, rink, roof, seat, parking or visitor figures do not answer those questions.
Published product fields — and their limits
The supplier archive describes a champagne-coloured, horizontally combed/grooved terracotta family made for the project. Its related product page labels the family FG454239 and publishes H450 mm × T45 mm. That is an incomplete size: no length, tolerance or section drawing is provided on the public page.
The same page separately lists four project references—FG4545239-1, FG4545239-2, FG4545239-3 and FG4545239-4. Because those references do not match the shorter page-level code, neither should be silently “corrected.” The September 2024 WordPress article also claims lengths up to 3,600 mm, but supplies no approved schedule or independent record. The replacement therefore preserves 3,600 mm only as an unverified archive field, not a world record or a transferable maximum.
What this completed public-building case can show
The government and supplier records describe the white membrane roof form as referencing a yak-felt yurt, while the facade uses repeated champagne-toned horizontal bands below it. That is a documented design narrative and visible composition—not evidence that a product creates cultural, health or community outcomes.
The photographs can support discussions about long horizontal modules, stacked relief, sloping/recessed elevations, corners, window surrounds and transitions to membrane-roof supports. They do not prove thermal insulation, energy savings, fire behaviour, weather resistance, fade resistance, structural capacity, water management, maintenance intervals, environmental impact or service life.
Evidence needed before using the project as a precedent
- the appointment/team sheet, EPC contract, facade subcontract and LOPO purchase/delivery records;
- approved product codes, complete L × H × T dimensions, profiles, tolerances, finish samples and batch range;
- elevation quantities allocated by building, panel type and length, with installed-versus-delivered status;
- substrate, rails/anchors, joints, movement, drainage, corners, openings and membrane-roof interfaces;
- project-specific structural, falling-object, fire, water, thermal, acoustic and durability evidence; and
- mock-up approvals, installation inspections, cleaning access, replacement stock and as-built handover.
Review current category information on the Terracotta Rainscreen page and other completed work in the Architectural Terracotta Gallery. Current category data must not be retrofitted to this historical custom profile.
Review a custom long-format facade with traceable records
Share the project location, elevations, proposed profiles and dimensions, substrate/support route, quantities by type, exposure, performance criteria, mock-up plan, programme and required evidence. For an exact Dongshan match, include the original approved code and length schedule.