Jackie Chan Stuntman Training Center

 

Project: Jackie Chan Stuntman Training Center  

Date: June 2017

Client: Jackie Chan

Location: Tianjin, China

 

 

Left to decay half-built, a movie complex, stadium-sized event space, and shopping mall, have been brought back to life using upcycled materials. The Jackie Chan Stunt Team Training Center in Tianjin, China is a living example of a mega-restoration project based on circular economy principles by MINIWIZ.

 

In 2013, the Jackie Chan Group committed to developing an International Stunt Park at an unusual site: an abandoned cinema park comprised of a cluster of fifteen theaters, a stadium-sized event space, and a shopping mall. Traditionally, developers would have opted for tearing down the almost 800,000sqm of desolate structures taken over by grasses, water, and rust. Leveling-off the apocalyptic scene for reconstruction, though, was not an option. Due to the group’s environmental commitments, the objective instead was to work with the existing structures that could be salvaged and breathe life back into them.

 

MINIWIZ took up the challenge of popping the roofs back up, restoring the flooring, retrofitting the walls, and prioritizing our trademark materials made from post-consumer waste. Upcycled waste materials used vary from DVD’s for the outer-façade, tires for the flooring, and polyethylene plastic bags for the artificial turf.

 

Throughout the renovation works, MINIWIZ applied our trademark interlocking technology to limit the use of additional materials and paints. For example, the outer façade uses no paint. The three-dimensional effect is achieved by fins made from recycled DVDs that are screwed into a steel backing reclaimed from the original structure. To close the loop, the outdoor structures made from upcycled materials are complemented with interior finishes like lighting fixtures, shelving systems, and furniture also made from trash. We are dedicated to shifting the traditional manufacturing into the circular economy.

 

After two years, the state-of-the-art center is now open, fully restored and equipped for stuntmen training. By the end of 2018, the campus is expected to receive 10,000 students hailing from across the world to study martial and visual arts.

 

To the best of our knowledge, this is the world’s largest renovation work that has primarily used upcycled materials.