Planned as a sports, leisure and cultural space for the community, the Songpa Community Center was designed with sports facilities of indoor swimming pool, squash court, aerobics studio, weight room, gymnasium, cultural/welfare facilities. Apart from catering to functions of a community center, the building also contributes to improving the urban scenery. The columns supporting upper floor classrooms, through which one can get a glimpse of the courtyard, imply the sequence of visual recognition. The stairs leading to the basement floors pass through a sunken garden and glass-walls through which the lower section of the courtyard can be seen are further device to give visual continuity.