Large-Scale Public Building Design: Football Stadium
The Volgograd Football Stadium in Russia is shaped like an inverted truncated cone. The facade is designed based on a solemn image of salute. The entire building's diamond-shaped structure is composed of a steel shell, branching upwards from the top of lower diamond modules, forming smaller cross-sections that intersect at higher points, creating a magnificent pattern reminiscent of a rocket taking off. Due to the most intensive organization and development of the site and plot, this project makes the most efficient use of land resources. The spaces between the steel reinforcements of the facade shell are filled with stainless steel mesh, giving the stadium a unique aesthetic appearance and also serving as windbreaks for spectator lounges and entrance halls. The stadium's design considers the needs of people with mobility impairments. For example, it includes 460 seats for disabled people and provides high-sound-pressure speakers and a system to transmit sound signals to hearin...