New Nou Camp Stadium, Barcelona : Information

Camp Nou Stadium Redevelopment, Barcelona, Spain 2007- Foster + Partners picture : Foster + Partners Camp Nou Stadium Barcelona : Facts and Figures Client: FC Barcelona Architect: Foster + Partners Collaborating Sports Architect (Competition): AFL Original Stadium Architects: Francesc Mijtans-Miro, Garcia Barbon, Soteras Mauri Inaugurated 24 September 1957 Projected Stadium Footprint: 52,000 m² Projected Floor Area (gross): 180,000 m² Approximate Budget: Euro 250 million Projected Capacity: Increased from 98,000 to 106,000 seats (Largest stadium in Europe) New Accommodation: Expanded hospitality/VIP accommodation, Function rooms Hospitality boxes Public concourses New Stadium Museum FCB offices Third party offices TV broadcast + studio facilities Press areas Catering Underground service vehicle roads and bays Provision for disabled people throughout image : Foster + Partners Seating Bowl Existing seating bowl retained with upper tier expanded to accommodate extra seating capacity. Asymmetric upper tier of stadium to be retained. Presidential box retained on west side. Spectator circulation: Horizontal and vertical circulation for all tiers to rationalised. Ramps to upper tier to be replaced by new escalators. New escape stairs to be built around outside of stadium to release internal stadium area for concourses and stadium accommodation. Stadium Enclosure: Stadium to be enclosed in new mosaic enclosure composed of translucent panels in the colours of the FC Barcelona club. Enclosure will act as rain screen around sides of stadium allowing naturally ventilated concourse areas. Enclosure to include photovoltaic panels to harvest solar energy. At night lighting will make enclosure glow in bright colours and will feature animated effects to give the stadium changing image and dynamic response to environment and events. Roof: New stadium roof to be added to cover seating bowl on all sides. Cable net roof structure spans across the stadium and is tensioned within compression ring above the outer edge of the seating bowl. Roof structure to be erected progressively whilst stadium remains in use. Mosaic pattern of enclosure to continue over roof. New Basement: New stadium basement will include a new service ring road and new back-of-house facilities such as goods loading bay, TV outside broadcast compound and stores. Basement will also allow extended players changing area and extended press conference and mixed zone. First Team Training Pitch: Retained on stadium site with underground link to players changing area inside stadium. Museum: New larger stadium museum incorporated into rebuilt stadium accommodation on west side. Stadium Tour: Stadium to allow stadium tour visits with segregated circulation from FCB operational circulaton. Barcelona FC stadium Redevelopment pictures / information from Foster + Partners