Qatar Stadium Floating Roof

Building design of the stadium.

Qatar stadium floating roof. The british designers sought to mirror the ancient arab craft of bowl weaving in the stadium s inner structure. It s shape bears similarities to a nearby fort. Its central section can be retracted to allow the pitch to be either open to the sky or fully covered. The saddle form the roof of stadium looks like floating above the concrete seating bowl.

Countries that host a major sporting competition are often left with white elephant stadia than are not frequently used after the event. Al bayt stadium s roof steel structure is made in italy and shipped directly to qatar. Al thumama s design is patterned after the gahfiya a traditional cap worn by males in the middle east. The stadium is located in south eastern qatar albeit just 40 miles from doha.

Khalifa international stadium the only pre existing stadium to undergo renovation for qatar 2022 was completed in 2017 making it the first tournament ready venue. Qatar 2022 bid committee. Located 40km north of doha the 60 000 seat stadium was designed to emulate a traditional nomadic qatari tent. The central section of this stadium allows the pitch to be open during match or fully covered after the tournament.

Construction at al bayt stadium al khor city a proposed semi venue for the 2022 fifa world cup continues at pace as work begins on the assembly and installation of the roof structure system. Qatar had 27 000 hotel rooms in fall 2019 a recent report showed leaving a substantial shortfall since fifa requires a minimum 60 000 hotel rooms to accommodate guests at the 2022 world cup. It helped secure the bid. The al bayt stadium in al khor takes the shape of a giant tent of qatar s nomadic tribes in the desert.

The saddle form roof appears to float above the concrete seating bowl discreetly supported by a ring of arching columns. A 500 seater prototype stadium called the qatar showcase designed by british firm arup was built to demonstrate how the system might work.