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King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh

KSA Sports Building Renewal – design by Schiattarella Associati Architects, Rome

16 Dec 2016

King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh Building

Design: Schiattarella Associati, Architects

King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh in KSA

Schiattarella Associati, the Rome-based firm, will be signing the project for the modification of King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh commissioned by the General Sport Authority (GSA) and consisting of refurbishing most part of the Stadium able to guest almost 50,000 spectators.

King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh

Schiattarella Associati, in competition with other 5 internationally known architectural firms, prevailed for the planning quality of its proposal.

King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh Building

It is another achievement for the Rome-based firm in the Gulf Area after the Celebration Hall project in Riyadh, the Art Center project in Addirriyah and QUAM project in Qatar.

Therefore the idea has been to realize an artificial hill at the base of the stadium in order to link, from a functional and formal point of view, land level with the Concourse level allocating the bleachers.

KSA Sports Building Renewal design by Schiattarella Associati Architects, Rome

By highlighting the typical veils of the covering, representing an important urban landmark of Riyadh, the artificial landscape designed by Schiattarella Associati fulfills the task of introducing another element, perfectly coherent with the context that fits rational simplification in allocating the new spaces.

King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh

Underneath the artificial hill there will be almost 1000 parking places, access areas to the West Stand that will be completely modified in order to implement spaces dedicated to spectators (about 12.000 sqm) and fit FIFA requirements.
Between the hill and the Stadium a space, with a green area, will allow natural light to enter deeply inside lighting up the entrances, and act as a filter between the Stadium and parking lots.

New Stadium in Riyadh

In the next weeks the project will be delivered to GSA to start the construction tender process.

King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh Building images / information from Schiattarella Associati

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