Arena Da Amazônia
ARENA DA AMAZONIA
Gmp Architects
ARCHITECTS
gmp Architects
CATEGORY
Soccer Stadium
PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcus Bredt
YEAR
2014
IN COOPERATION WITH
schlaich bergermann and partners, Stuttgart; stadia, São Paulo
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
schlaich bergermann and partners–Knut Göppert with Knut Stockhusen and miriam sayeg
STRUCTURAL TEAM MEMBERS
Tiago Carvalho, Uli Dillmann, Andreas Eisele, Florian Geiger, Alberto Goosen, Sebastian Grotz, Jochen Gugeler, Achim Holl, Roman Kemmler, Hubert Kunz, Sandra Küstner, Walter Paganucci, Jana Pav- lovic, Bernd Ruhnke, Guilherme Sayeg, Tilman Schober, Alexander Stäblein, Alfred Strasdeit, Kai Zweigart
LOCATION
Manaus, Brazil
STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF SOLID CONSTRUCTION IN COOPERATION WITH
EGT, São Paulo; Larenge, São Paulo; Ruy Bentes, São Paulo
MANUFACTURERS
Sika
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
St raum a (scheme design phase), Interact, São Paulo
Text description provided by architect.
This stadium design was based on the idea of creating a simple but highly efficient stadium which also makes reference to the special location, to the fascination and natural diversity of forms in the tropical rainforest.
Designed for 44,400 spectators, the stadium is located at the central traffic axis that links the airport with the inner city.
The new building was integrated into a sports park with Sambadrome, field and track facilities, multi-purpose halls and an aquatic center.
The project was developed in cooperation with the gmp partner practice STADIA from São Paulo and the structural engineers schlaich bergermann und partner.
Making best use of the topography with its gentle slope in the terrain, the stadium has been placed on a base which provides space for VIP access, the media, the players and parking spaces.
A ring including spectator boxes, offices and a restaurant sepa- rates the upper tier from the lower tier, which is recessed in the base.
The roof structure is composed of mutually bracing cantilever elements in the form of hollow steel box girders which also serve as large gutters for the discharge of the enormous quanti- ties of water expected during tropical rain events.
In view of the hot and humid climate at the Amazon, the roof extends into a facade which provides shade to the spectator balconies and vertical access routes.
The roof and facade panels consist of translucent glass fiber fabric.
The Arena da Amazônia is one of the world’s first stadiums to be certified under the LEED scheme administered by the US Green Building Council.
