A ring-shaped landmark by the water in the Hainan project, at dusk

Digital Sports Cities and Venues

Cities built for digital sports.

WESCO designs and develops smart venues and cities with eco-friendly infrastructure and inclusive, immersive technology, for people and for nature, including future generations.

Three scales, one idea

A digital sports arena in the Hainan project
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Arenas and stadiums

Venues for digital sports, drones, robotics and immersive competition and practice.

A learning and innovation building in the Hainan project
02

Universities and schools

Technology and content that go beyond conventional gamification and learning.

Towers of a smart city in the Hainan project
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Smart cities

Full infrastructure for residential, healthcare, educational and sports facilities at city scale.

The reference project

Hainan, the World Esports Center

A district drawn around digital sports: an arena by the water, learning buildings, homes and streets that connect them.

These are the renderings and plans of the Hainan project, prepared by WESCO with its design partners.

The waterfront of the Hainan project at sunset
Towers and elevated walkways of the Hainan project at night
The ring-shaped footbridge over the water, seen from above

From the plan to the street

Seven layers of the same site plan, and the drawings that explain how people move through it.

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Plan layer
Street and building sections of the Hainan project
Isometric diagram of the circulation under the district
Cross-section of a street with trees, cycle lane and pavement
Map of activity centres across the district

What a digital sports city gives its people

  1. 01

    One district for everything

    Arenas, schools, homes, clinics and shops are planned together, so people study, play, work and live in the same place.

  2. 02

    Made for digital sports from day one

    Venues are designed for digital sports, drones, robotics and immersive competition, instead of adapting a building afterwards.

  3. 03

    Education next to the arena

    Universities and schools sit beside the venues, with technology and content that go beyond conventional gamification.

  4. 04

    Green by design

    Eco-friendly infrastructure and renewable resources, for people and for nature, including future generations.

  5. 05

    Smart operation

    Integrated services, smart communication and AI-managed buildings keep the district running well.

  6. 06

    Open to every community

    Inclusive, immersive technology, and a budget treated as a factor to adapt the solution to each community, not as a barrier.

Green terraces on a residential tower
A tree-lined shopping street
A venue roofed with a green park

From one room to a whole city

Projects grow from a single room or building to arenas, stadiums and whole urban complexes.

  • Commercial buildings
  • Universities and schools
  • Residential condominiums
  • Hospitals and clinics
  • Arenas and venues
A tower with planted terraces seen from above
A building with a glass facade at the edge of the district

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