UEFA european football championship stadiums by gmp architekten

'national stadium' by gmp architekten, warsaw, poland
image © marcus bredt


hamburg-based gmp architekten have completed two stadiums for the 2012 UEFA european football championship.
the 'national stadium' in warsaw, poland, and the 'olympic stadium' in kiev, ukraine, will jointly host the games for the series.
the first structure is built on the abandoned site of the 1988 dziesieciolecia arena. it is situated in skaryazewsi park,
east of the city center, on the bank of the visuala, and will form the heart of a new sports area. the construction of the facility is divided
systematically into two zones: the stands which consist of prefabricated concrete elements and; a steel wire net roof with a textile membrane,
suspended on freestanding steel supports with inclined tie rods.

the interior roof consists of a mobile membrane sail that folds together above the pitch. a video cube with four screens give optimal sightlines
from all seating positions. the top tier is accessible through twelve arch-shaped, single flight staircases. the exterior facade consists of anodized
expanded metal that provides another transparent envelope for the thermal shell of the inner areas.
the stadium is draped in the national colors of poland to identify the structure as a landmark.



aerial view
image © krystian trela



illuminated membrane
image © marcus bredt



playing field
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(left) tiers
(right) membrane with national colors
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stairs
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model section
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site plan
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project info:

competition: 2007, 1st prize
design: volkwin marg and hubert nienhoff with markus pfisterer
project leaders: markus pfisterer, martin hakiel
co-operation with: j.s.k architekci sp. z o.o.
structural design roof and facade: schlaich bergermann und partner, stuttgart – knut göppert with knut stockhusen and lorenz haspel
general contractors: konsorcjum alpine bau deutschland ag, alpine bau gmbh, alpine construction polska sp. z o.o., hydrobudowa polska s.a. i pbg s.a.
services engineering: htw, hetzel, tor-westen + partners, biuro projektów “domar”
lighting design: lichtvision berlin, dr. karsten ehling, dr. thomas müller
wayfinding system: wangler & abele, munich
client: narodowe centrum sportu sp. z o.o.
roof surface area: 69 000 m2 total, 10,000 m2 retractable
seats: 55 000
VIP seats: 2 600
construction period: 2008–2011





'olympc stadium' by gmp architekten, kiev, ukraine
image © marcus bredt


the second structure is a reconstruction of the olympic stadium which will host the final game of the UEFA european football championship.
the new design respects the historic fabric with its filigree prestressed concrete upper tier built in 1968, along with the plinth structure of the west end built in 1948.
the frame of the new roof structure is detached and placed clear of the existing bowl, with a membrane incorporating air supports and domes of light.

the lower part of the stand was redesigned and updated in accordance with safety requirements and seats up to 68 000 people.
the west end of the stadium, beneath the main stand, is where the players, VIP guests and press representatives are located.
after the conclusion of the european football championship in 2012, an athletic track will be inserted to enchance the function of the space.
when the glazed structure of the stadium is illuminated in the evening, it becomes an urban landmark in the cityscape of the downtown core.



exterior view
image © marcus bredt



(left) structure detail
(right) tiers
image © marcus bredt



interior view
image © marcus bredt



playing field
image © marcus bredt



roof membrance
image © marcus bredt



model section
image © gmp architekten



site plan
image © gmp architekten


project info:

competition: 2008
design: volkwin marg with christian hoffmann and marek nowak
project leaders: martin bleckmann, roman hepp
co-operation with: private creative architectural bureau y. serjogin llc, kiev
structural design, roof and facade: schlaich bergermann und partner, stuttgart – knut göppert with markus balz and thomas moschner
structural design, concrete and masonry: kkig aachen, kempen krause ingenieurgesellschaft br
general contractors: kyivmiskbud, kiev; ak engineering, kiev; master profi ukraine, dnepropetrovsk
technical equipment: b.i.g. bechtold ingenieurgesellschaft mbh, karlsruhe
lighting design: conceptlicht, traunreut
wayfinding system: formkombinat, nina marg, hamburg
client: national sport complex 'olimpiyskiy', ukraine
roof surface area: 43 000 m2
seats: 68 000
VIP seats: 2 300
construction period: 2008 – 2011

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