Qatar Stadium Floating Roof

A team from germany believes it has created the most sustainable solution for the qatar 2022 world cup a floating 65 000 seater stadium that can be transported to another offshore location after the event.

Qatar stadium floating roof.

Countries that host a major sporting competition are often left with white elephant stadia than are not frequently used after the event. Al thumama s design is patterned after the gahfiya a traditional cap worn by males in the middle east. Its central section can be retracted to allow the pitch to be either open to the sky or fully covered. This stadium will have a 60 000 seating capacity and a retractable roof system.

Al bayt stadium s roof steel structure is made in italy and shipped directly to qatar. 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. The al bayt stadium in al khor takes the shape of a giant tent of qatar s nomadic tribes in the desert. It s shape bears similarities to a nearby fort.

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. Located 40km north of doha the 60 000 seat stadium was designed to emulate a traditional nomadic qatari tent. The saddle form roof appears to float above the concrete seating bowl discreetly supported by a ring of arching columns. Identical solar powered floating hotels should accommodate 1 616 fans in all at the 2022 world cup in qatar 2 the innovative hotels in the small gulf state will each have 101 guest rooms.

The central section of this stadium allows the pitch to be open during match or fully covered after the tournament. Building design of the stadium. Qatar 2022 bid committee. A 500 seater prototype stadium called the qatar showcase designed by british firm arup was built to demonstrate how the system might work.

It helped secure the bid. The british designers sought to mirror the ancient arab craft of bowl weaving in the stadium s inner structure.