China and Innovations: Four-storeys Elementary School With Race Track On The Rooftop In China(Photos)

As a display for how roof levels can offer added functionality in the built environment, architecture has designed the Tiantai primary school based on the form of a 200-meter running track. 

The strategy responds to issues of land scarcity prevalent in this old-city zone in China, and similarly exist in many urban areas worldwide. 

The scheme allows for the sport and playground space necessary in contemporary educational institutions while keeping the massing’s site coverage relatively low (41%) for reduced density and usable outdoor space on the ground plane.