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Brief In a world full of fondness for sports and leisure, it would be reasonable to create new, modern arenas for sport fans where many different sporting events could take place. Using movement and flow as a theme would correlate with the movement in sports, which would make the design look more appealing and understandable.
The objective is to design an arena, which is inspired by movement and flow, influenced by any sort of movement in both exterior and interior. This arena will include many facilities such as indoor and outdoor merch shops, a large area in which sport events, concerts etc can take place, and food courts . The significance of having these accessories in the arena is so that visitors have a way of feeling a connection with the arena, in terms of the movement and flow design and the food shops, merch etc. This arena will have more than one floors in which there would be space for other provisions.
Specification The interior and exterior structure should be inspired by movement and flow Entertainment and leisure arena should be designed in a modern manner Able to accommodate those with disabilities The arena should have 8 built-in food take away shops (4 on each floor) Should also include 1 separate eat in-restaurant outside the arena Outside café A greenery/park outside for visitors to explore Free WIFI Parking lot connected to the arena Seating areas outside
Idea 1, Shapes-Triangles Research The Shenzen Arena by Meinhard von Gerkan This Arena could perhaps have been inspired by shapes and colours of diamonds, which creates a beautiful, outstanding look, which attracts the public's attention. The greenery around the arena goes along with the arena's colour co-ordination, therefore making the whole atmosphere a 'go-to' place. In my opinion, colour coordinating is significant because the building should typically blend in with the environment naturally.
Experimenting with triangles
Here I am experimenting with triangles, figuring how it would best suit my stadium idea. However, I don't really like the idea of having irregular triangles on the top of the stadium- like the wembley stadium. It seems like it might look a bit too messy and disorganised, therefore I will stick to having the 3D trianglesand another area of the stadium.
Norman foster- Crossrail roof (primary research) The Crossrail Place Roof Garden in Canary Wharf is the first new building to open for Crossrail — London's new east-west rail link. Located above the new station, the garden is a celebration of the dockland's maritime heritage, showcasing unusual plants from across the globe, encased beneath an intricate lattice roof.
Hearst tower- Norman Foster (inspiration on texture)
The voids in the corner of the building's diagrid structure created by the corner nodes are called Bird's Mouth. The Bird's mouth are not just aesthetically pleasing Architectual elements in the Hearst Tower, but they are also very important players in the building's stability. The nature of their formation solves the structural vibration of having a 6 metres cantilever on every eight floors at each corner of the tower These blue dots represent the corner nodes on the hearts tower which stabilises the building.
The modern 'Hearst Tower' was built on top of an ancient building, which was used for William Randolph Hearst's newspaper empire in the 19th century. The site was originally intended to hold a two-story, mixed-use stricture with stores, offices and a 2,500seat auditorium. Side elevation
The Crystal- Excel Primary Research The envelope of the crystal-shaped design aims to both reflect the building's context whilst also having a degree of transparency to help connect the building with its surroundings. The project achieves this by using different types of highly insulated glass with varying levels of transparency, allowing spaces to be naturally lit whilst controlling solar gain. This careful use of translucent and mainly opaque glazing has been designed to minimise the running costs of the building.
Shape manipulation
Here I used inspiration from the crystal to create this quick model. My aim for this model is to create an entrance for my stadium. I would prefer my entrance to be around 4 to 5 metres in height and around 10 metres in length, enough room for the public in enter and exit. The exterior of the shape will be between a white material with wooden walls in the interior. It goes really well together and by including spot lights during the night would put the cherry on top.
Idea inspired by the shenzhen arena- model 2
This is a practice model I made which presents my idea of having a side of my stadium as Triangle windows
Royal Ontario Museum
Here are some more experimentation with how my stadium could look. I mostly used inspiration from the shenzhen arena to come up with these ideas. I like the details that the 3D triangles around the stadium give out, and the boldness of it however, in my opinion, I think that the irregular triangles makes the stadium look too messy and unorganised, so making a regular set pattern of triangles would catch the public's attention. On second thought, I would say that stadiums doesn't need to have a fixed pattern, most stadiums are symmetrical yet plain.
Sketch up design of glass side idea on arena
Default stadium outline
Sketch up design development
This is a quick model that I made on sketch up. This is meant to represent a triangular hill that could be placed next to my stadium. Having uneven land levels creates a more universal effect and much more
Changsha Meixihu international cultural centre- Zaha Hadid The new Culture & Arts Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects incorporates a contemporary art museum (MICA), an 1,800-seat theatre with supporting facilities and a multipurpose hall. Its organic architectural language is defined by pedestrian routes that weave through the site to connect with neighbouring streets. Providing views of the adjacent Meixi Lake from the city and giving access to the parks and walking trails on the lake’s Festival Island, this ensemble of three separate cultural institutions creates external courtyards where pedestrian routes intersect for outdoor events and sculpture exhibitions.
Water flow on Changsha Meixihu centre
Flow line Equipotential line Water table
These are the water flow diagrams which I assume may have been the inspiration to Zaha Hadid's Changsha Meixhu centre. The lines on the building is similar to the lines on the water flow diagram, with some improvements made by Hadid to make her design seem more detailed and interesting. Zaha Hadid Architects have cladded the organic, fluid structure of the Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Centre with a white tile pattern. The museum devoted to contemporary art comprises eight galleries covering 10,000 m2; these are grouped around an atrium conceived for large installations.
Not many parks have mini bridges for intersections between cycling routes and pedestrian pathway. Many accidents between cyclers and pedestrians occur due to clashes between them, so in order to fix this problem I will design a route just for cyclers to ride on and seperately one for pedestrians to walk on.
This is an idea plan of how I want my pathways to look. The orange path is for cycling and the grey one is for public to walk. There will be large open spaces around the stadium where people can walk freely without following a path. In the open space, there will be mini take away spots
Nature Research
Hangzhou Olympic sports centre
Like many cities in China, Hangzhou is undergoing rapid urban change. While the city center historically developed around the West Lake area, opportunities for industry and commerce have shifted the city’s expansion towards the Qian Tang riverfront. New construction has tripled the city’s size in the past decade, creating a modern architectural fabric that is powerful in scale, yet still in need of public space. The stadium exterior is made up of a series of unique yet repetitive truss modules, or petals, that enclose the stadium bowl.
Model 3
This is a quick model of what my naturalistic stadium could look like, using nature inspired by the Hangzhou Olympic sports centre
The Green Building
Ideas using primary photos
The surface of the stadium could be made of wood, with a smooth wood design that covers the whole stadium in a
This shape could be a brief layout of the landscape of the whole arena park. In this space, I could add different pathways and add trees to make a natural looking environment. Ideally, I would like my stadium to have a natural look, instead of an artificial look, but modernised. I was thinking of having a brown coloured exterior of the stadium, inspired by the conifer cone, with a bit of glass shapes( inspired by the shenzhen arena and the hearst tower) to add more detail and mix different materials to create an interesting looking stadium.
Freestyled model
These are initial drawings of my freestyle models. Inspired by Zaha Hadid’s famous ‘curves’
Initial ideas This is one of my potential stadium outline shape for my model. However, adding a few details that I could later be inspired by would
Terracotta Baguette-texture
Idea using Terracotta Baguette
Idea 3- light up stadiums Allianz Arena Secondary Research
Inside the Arena •6,000 m² of catering facilities divided into following sections: •28 kiosks •2 fan-restaurants (one in the north- and one in the south-stand), each with 1,000 seats •Bistro accommodating 400 people •Business Club with 2,152 seats •106 VIP boxes of various sizes accommodating 1,374 guests •offices and conference rooms •comfortably appointed media areas •a Kids Club •54 ticket counters •FC BAYERN STORE •FC Bayern Museum •4 changing rooms (FC Bayern, 2x Guest); 4 for coaches ; 2 for referees •2 warm-up rooms, each 110m² •1,121 WC-cubicles in the Arena •more than 750 screens in the Arena •Total: 75,024 seats (during national games)
Paris la defence Arena The Paris La Défense Arena (originally known as the U Arena) is a multi-use domed stadium that is in Nanterre, which is a western suburb of Paris. It is one of the two multi-use domed stadiums to be built in Europe, along with Telenor Arena. In Spring 2018, the arena was renamed from U Arena to "Paris La Défense Arena" following a vote by its board of directors. For the 2024 Summer Olympics, in which the arena will host gymnastics events and commercially sponsored names are prohibited, the local organizing committee is using "Arena 92", a name that had been used early in the venue's planning process.
Model 1
Structure of stadium- different layers pictures and drawings
Sketch up of these benches/tables
Initial Inspiration
Design benches/tables/pavilions that light up
Wembley Stadium Interior
Landscape Ideas- Park Zaryad'ye architecture plan