架构师提供的文本描述。随着2011年中国网球公开赛(China Open 2011)于9月25日在北京隆重开幕，由北京建筑事务所Atelier 11设计的中国国家网球中心正式完工，欢迎来自世界各地的顶级选手，包括罗宾·索德林(Robin Soderling)、李纳和卡罗琳·沃兹尼亚奇(Caroline Wozniacki)，以及来自中国和国外的数十万网球迷。

Text description provided by the architects. With the grand opening of China Open 2011 on September 25 in Beijing, the China National Tennis Center designed by Beijing-based architectural practice Atelier 11 is officially completed and ready to welcome the top players from the world, including Robin Soderling, Li Na, and Caroline Wozniacki, and hundreds of thousands of tennis fans from China and abroad.

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采用连贯的设计方法，使用16套V形柱构成中心的结构，以支持看台和室外维护设施，同时为总体设计创造一个简化的三角形主题。通过从结构本身中提取视觉元素并消除不必要的装饰，建筑以形式、材料和结构之间的纯平衡表现出其优雅和美。建筑以混凝土为主体，具有坚实的体积和宏伟的感知价值。

Following a coherent design approach, 16 sets of V-shaped columns are used to form the structure of the Center to support the grandstand and outdoor maintenance facilities and at the same time create a simplistic triangular motif for the overall design. By extracting the visual elements out of the structure itself and eliminating unnecessary decorations, the architecture displays its grace and beauty with a pure balance between form, material, and construction. Built with concrete for the main body, the architecture is given a solid volume and magnificent perception value.

该中心因其形状和在中国体育界的重要地位而被称为钻石竞技场，它拥有最先进的设施，可容纳15，000名观众。设计了一个可折叠的钢屋顶，以便在奥运会期间对天气变化作出反应。它最大的开放距离为60×70米，是亚洲最大的开放规模，需要12分钟才能完成一个开放过程。将屋顶分为2层4个单元，按东向和西向打开，然后堆放在两端固定部分的储藏室中。中心采用透光性好的屋顶材料，利用自然日光提供白天比赛所需的照明，既能满足节能要求，又能满足管理成本控制的要求。

Called as Diamond Arena for its shape and important status in China’s sports field, the Center can seat 15,000 audiences with its state-of-art facilities. A collapsible steel roof is designed to react on the weather change during the games. With a maximum opening of 60x70m towards the sky, it has the biggest opening scale in Asia and takes 12 minutes to perform an opening procedure. Divided into 2 layers and 4 units, the roof can be opened in the direction of east and west, and then be stacked in the storage space built under the fixed part of the roof on both ends. Using a material with good light perviousness for the roof, the center will use natural daylight to provide the lighting required by the games during the daytime; so that the requirements both on energy-saving and management cost control can be satisfied.

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除了围绕体育场的固定座位排外，还有两层玻璃盒子被放置在看台的底部，以容纳重要的客人或用于特殊的团体活动。盒子提供更多的独家座位，以便在有限的空间内有更好的视野。

Besides the regular seating rows spreading around the stadium, two floors of glass boxes are placed around the bottom part of the grandstand to seat important guests or be used for special group activities. The boxes provide more exclusive seats for a better view within the limited space.

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该设计的另一个重要特点是在中心7楼的圆形观景甲板，那里是最高的座位。在整个建筑周围都有一个开放的空间，观众可以在中心旁边的奥林匹克公园享受360度的观光，这将是奥运会期间观众的专属景点。

Another significant feature of the design is a circular observation deck on the 7th floor of the Center where the highest seats are located. With an open space running around the whole building, the deck allows the audience to enjoy a 360° sightseeing to the Olympic Park next to the Center, which would be an exclusive attraction to the audience during the break of the games.

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中心充分利用场地来处理体育场内外的交通问题。观众可以通过二楼的露台进入会场，而工作人员、贵宾和球员可以直接从露台下进入中心。这样就可以将流线中可能发生的冲突降到最小，并在室内空间中获得舒适性。在中心外，每一组的进出通道都在不受干扰的情况下被仔细划分，这保证了体育场内的交通流组织良好，即使它的最大容量也是如此。

The Center takes full advantage of the site to cope with the traffic issues in and outside the stadium. Audience can enter the venue via the terrace on the second floor; while staff, VIPs and players can directly get into the Center from under the terrace. So the possible conflict in the flow lines is reduced to its minimum and the comfort in the interior space can be achieved. Outside the Center, the entry and exit channels for each group are carefully divided without interference, which guarantees a well-organized traffic flow inside the stadium even if with its maximum capacity.

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