Ruch Chorzow Stadium – Poland
Andrea Maffei Architects studio is the recipient of the honorable mention in the competition for the Ruch Chorzow Stadium in Poland, which called for the project of a new sports facility with a seating capacity of 12,000-16,000. The project area includes a stadium, a football field for training and a "sports village" with shops, restaurants and meeting places, which makes the area accessible 7 days a week. The organic-shaped roof supported by slender steel columns filled with concrete, covers the entire area sheltering visitors from the bad weather and creating a huge covered square. The stadium is composed of a concrete base entirely surrounded by a terrace, which is interrupted on the Western side of the building, in correspondance to the huge volume attached to the roof, characterized by a thin steel striped shell, which gives an high-tech feature to the building. The stadium bleachers are visible from the outside of the building and are composed of prefabricated L-shaped elements supported by pillars and beams. The stadium is equipped with an independent roof system, supported by trusses connected one to the others with thin steel arches and a teflon membrane which creates a light shadow on the football field.
PROJECT CREDITS
Location: Chorzow, Poland
Program: football stadium
Client: Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich Oddział Katowice
competition time: September 2013 – October 2013
project: Andrea Maffei
coordination: Stefano Bergagna / Andrea Maffei Architects
design team: Stefano Bergagna, Giuliano Godoli, Giorgio Ramponi / Andrea Maffei Architects s.r.l. Milano
structure project: prof. Massimo Majowiecki / Studio Tecnico Majowiecki
associate architect: Jagiełło Krysiak Architekci
dimensions
total area 100.527 sqm
covered area 33.254 sqm
seats 12.108/16203 seats
maximum height 18,25 m
materials concrete, steel, glass, teflon