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Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Singapore National Stadium by Arup AssociatesOctober 26th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: v2com Located on a stunning, central, 35 hectare waterfront site, the Singapore Sports Hub provides a unique ecosystem of sporting, retail and leisure spaces, at the pivot between Singapore’s expanding city centre and the wider public community. •55,000-seat National Stadium with movable roof, ultra-thin dome roof structure.  Singapore National Stadium, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates
 With an elegant 312m dome Singapore’s new stadium is the largest free spanning dome in the world, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates At the heart of Sports Hub is the new Singapore National Stadium, a state-of-the-art 55,000 seat sports venue. The innovative design, led byarchitects and engineers from Arup, is a model for future sustainable stadium design. The stadium is air-cooled for comfort and designed with a movable roof and retractable seating to support the widest range of sports and leisure events throughout the year.  The moveable section of the roof is clad in translucent ETFE pillows and incorporates a matrix of LED lighting and, at 20 000 sqm, it is one of the largest LED displays in the world, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates Adjacent to the stadium are community, recreational and retail spaces, all conceived as an integral part of the wider masterplan, by Arup, DP Architects & AECOM. Landscaping is an essential component of the public realm, its design and planning resonating with Singapore’s identity as a Garden City. Design versatility Versatility is central to the stadium design and is a key factor in the stadium’s high footfall. By integrating moving tiers, palletised turf modules and a fully closing roof, this is the first stadium in the world custom designed to host athletics, football, rugby and cricket all in one venue. It also hosts major international concerts, shows and festivals with the dramatic skyline of the city of Singapore as a backdrop.  As a new cultural icon, the design has focused on creating a close relationship with the city by opening the interior seating bowl and roof towards the waterfront and the city skyline providing spectators with breath-taking views, Image Courtesy © Christian Richters An engineering feat The National Stadium roof, at 310 meters, is the world’s largest free-span dome. The moveable roof provides shade and cooling when required and of course shelter from rainfall. The roof is left open when the Stadium is not in use, keeping the grass pitch in healthy condition. The moveable section of the roof incorporates a matrix of LED lighting and, at 20,000 square meters, it is one of the largest LED displays in the world.  The dome roof form was chosen as it is inherently a highly structurally efficient geometry for a roof structure of this scale, especially one that integrates a retractable roof, Image Courtesy © Christian Richters Comfort in the tropics The National Stadium is a model for tropical climate design. It features an innovative energy-efficient spectator cooling system that delivers cooled air to every seat in the stadium. These pockets of cooled air will reduce energy use significantly, compared to a more conventional overhead cooling system. The ultra-thin dome roof structure with a movable roof that extends over the pitch provides shade during events.  Singapore National Stadium is the first stadium in the world purpose-built for Athletics, Cricket, Football and Rugby, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates Total Architecture Arup has a long-standing track record of bringing the best of its international expertise to large projects around the world – and there is no better story to tell than its role in delivering the design of the Singapore Sports Hub. A key tenet of design at Arup is the concept of ‘total architecture’ or holistic design from city scale to spectator. This philosophy was exemplified in the way design teams were organised to foster collective thinking in the development of Singapore Sports Hub.  Elite-level sports functionality as well as every-day use are both key drivers for the new National Stadium design, Image Courtesy © Christian Richters Innovative ideas were nurtured and delivered, to make the Sports Hub a venue perfectly matched to its location. It meets all its objectives: providing a day-to-day recreational sporting environment for all of the city’s residents, and a unique, sustainable and spectacular setting for international sporting fixtures and world-class concerts. A magnificent sporting and event facility, the Sports Hub will serve Singapore well for many decades to come.  The Stadium incorporates a moving tier of seats that can be pulled forward when the athletics track is not in use. This improves proximity to the pitch and thus enhances spectator experience and atmosphere, Image Courtesy © Christian Richters About Arup Associates Arup Associates is an architectural design studio, studio within the international consulting engineering group Arup. We are part of a global legacy associated with excellence and innovation in the built environment. We center our approach on creating beautiful, effective and technologically advanced buildings that encourage people to fulfil their potential. Collaborative by nature and informed by Ove Arup’s belief in ‘total design’, we understand that built space will be inspirational when all of its components work in harmony. At Arup Associates, we are not interested in formalist solutions. It is this philosophy that informs our award winning, holistic design approach. We pride ourselves on our power to transform people’s every day experiences and our ability to work with clients from a wide range of industries and geographies. We are international leaders across a range of sectors, with experts in sports and sports venue design, commercial, transport and science and industry.  The energy used to cool the Stadium is 100% offset by renewable energy sources, via PV cells fitted to the roof of adjacent Sports Hub buildings, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates Arup Sport Venue Design (SVD) is the specialist sport division of Arup Associates. We provide comprehensive venue design solutions to architects, organising committees, contractors and event organisers across the globe. SVD has a fourteen year track record in the design and delivery of iconic sports venues, where our contribution ranges from bowl and sports venue architecture, through to the numerous specialist engineering disciplines associated with professional sport.  The largest free spanning dome in the world – The Singapore National Stadium could comfortably envelope the Sydney Oprah House, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates  A radical cooling system ensures that the stadium will be comfortable whatever the occasion or sporting event. Instead of being supplied at a high level, cooled air will be introduced beneath stadium seats. This will also minimise the volume of air cooled and thus considerably cut energy use. Giant louvres, meanwhile, will provide protection from sun and rain for the grand arcade encircling the stadium, and allow a free circulation of air, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates  The 5,000-seat stadium is a striking addition to a 35-hectare waterfront site at Kallang in south-east Singapore, Image Courtesy © Oaker  The dome structure provides shade and cooling when required and is left open when the stadium is not in use, keeping the grass pitch in healthy condition, Image Courtesy © Arup Associates
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