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Singapore National Stadium
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CONTEXT |
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| The complex of the interventions |
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 The 5,000-seat stadium is a striking addition to a 35-hectare waterfront site at Kallang in south-east Singapore.
At the heart of Sports Hub is the new Singapore National Stadium, a state-of-the-art 55,000 seat sports venue. The innovative design, led by architects and engineers from Arup, is a model for future sustainable stadium design.
Adjacent to the stadium are community, recreational and retail spaces, all conceived as an integral part of the wider masterplan, by Arup, DP Architects & AECOM. Landscaping is an essential component of the public realm, its design and planning resonating with Singapore’s identity as a Garden City. |
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| Relationship with the location |
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 As a new cultural icon, the design has focused on creating a close relationship with the city by opening the interior seating bowl and roof towards the waterfront and the city skyline providing spectators with breath-taking views. |
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 Located on a stunning, central, 35 hectare waterfront site, the Singapore Sports Hub provides a unique ecosystem of sporting, retail and leisure spaces, at the pivot between Singapore’s expanding city centre and the wider public community.
- 55,000-seat National Stadium with movable roof, ultra-thin dome roof structure.
- The world’s largest free-span dome, spanning 310 meters.
- Innovative moving tier design to accommodate a wide range of sporting and cultural events for year-round activity.
- Energy-efficient spectator cooling system designed for Singapore’s tropical climate.
- The largest sports infrastructure Public Private Partnership project in the world.
The stadium is air-cooled for comfort and designed with a movable roof and retractable seating to support the widest range of sports and leisure events throughout the year.
Adjacent to the stadium are community, recreational and retail spaces, all conceived as an integral part of the wider masterplan, by Arup, DP Architects & AECOM. Landscaping is an essential component of the public realm, its design and planning resonating with Singapore’s identity as a Garden City. |
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| Design versatility |
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 Versatility is central to the stadium design and is a key factor in the stadium’s high footfall. By integrating moving tiers, palletised turf modules and a fully closing roof, this is the first stadium in the world custom designed to host athletics, football, rugby and cricket all in one venue. It also hosts major international concerts, shows and festivals with the dramatic skyline of the city of Singapore as a backdrop. |
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| An engineering feat |
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The National Stadium roof, at 310 meters, is the world’s largest free-span dome. The moveable roof provides shade and cooling when required and of course shelter from rainfall. The roof is left open when the Stadium is not in use, keeping the grass pitch in healthy condition. The moveable section of the roof incorporates a matrix of LED lighting and, at 20,000 square meters, it is one of the largest LED displays in the world. |
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| Comfort in the tropics |
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 The National Stadium is a model for tropical climate design. It features an innovative energy-efficient spectator cooling system that delivers cooled air to every seat in the stadium. These pockets of cooled air will reduce energy use significantly, compared to a more conventional overhead cooling system. The ultra-thin dome roof structure with a movable roof that extends over the pitch provides shade during events. |
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| Total Architecture |
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 Arup has a long-standing track record of bringing the best of its international expertise to large projects around the world – and there is no better story to tell than its role in delivering the design of the Singapore Sports Hub.
 A key tenet of design at Arup is the concept of ‘total architecture’ or holistic design from city scale to spectator. This philosophy was exemplified in the way design teams were organised to foster collective thinking in the development of Singapore Sports Hub.
Innovative ideas were nurtured and delivered, to make the Sports Hub a venue perfectly matched to its location. It meets all its objectives: providing a day-to-day recreational sporting environment for all of the city’s residents, and a unique, sustainable and spectacular setting for international sporting fixtures and world-class concerts. A magnificent sporting and event facility, the Sports Hub will serve Singapore well for many decades to come. |
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steel, ETFE, reinforced concrete The moveable section of the roof is clad in translucent ETFE pillows and incorporates a matrix of LED lighting and, at 20.000 sqm, it is one of the largest LED displays in the world.
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ECO-SUSTAINABILITY |
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 A radical cooling system ensures that the stadium will be comfortable whatever the occasion or sporting event. Instead of being supplied at a high level, cooled air will be introduced beneath stadium seats. This will also minimise the volume of air cooled and thus considerably cut energy use. Giant louvres, meanwhile, will provide protection from sun and rain for the grand arcade encircling the stadium, and allow a free circulation of air.
The energy used to cool the Stadium is 100% offset by renewable energy sources, via PV cells fitted to the roof of adjacent Sports Hub buildings. |
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| Systems typology |
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LOCATION |
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| Continent |
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Asia |
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Singapore |
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Kallang |
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TYPOLOGY |
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Main |
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ARCHITECTURE | Sports buildings
Stadiums, grandstands
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Additional |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for cultural activities
Libraries and media libraries
Museums and buildings for exhibitions
Specialized museums
Sports buildings
Gyms and swimming pools
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2007 - 2008
project winner of competition
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Realisation |
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2010 - 2014 |
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AWARDS |
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| 2016 |
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| International Design Awards (IDA) |
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| 2015 |
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World Stadium Congress Awards
Stadium of the Year |
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| 2015 |
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IStructE
Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence
Sports or Leisure Structures |
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| 2014 |
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World Architecture Awards
Sports Category |
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| 2014 |
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SIA Design Award
Singapore Institute of Architecture |
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| 2014 |
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Tekla Global BIM Awards
Steel Category |
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| 2013 |
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World Architecture Awards
Future Projects, Leisure-led Development Category |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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 "Singapore Sports Hub", The Arup Journal 1/2015, pp. 24-51 |
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"Sport", Icon 137, november 2014, pp. 62-87
Owen Pritchard, "Open Goal", Icon 137, november 2014, pp. 68-75 (62-87) |
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ADDITIONS AND DIGRESSIONS |
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The largest free spanning dome in the world
The Singapore National Stadium could comfortably envelope the Sydney Opera House. |
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CLIENT |
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| Dragages Singapore & Singapore Sports Hub |
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AMOUNT |
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| Capacity |
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Football / Rugby: seats 55,000
Cricket: seats 52,000
Athletics: seats 50,000 |
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STRUCTURES |
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
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STAFF |
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| Project |
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| Project leader |
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Andrew Henry, Chia Wah Kam, Clive Lewis, Malcolm Smith, Mike King, Nick Boulter, Peter Hoad, Ruth Wong, Scott Munro, See Lin Ming |
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CREDITS |
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Photos © Christian Richters, Franklin Kwan, Arup Associates
Drawings © Arup Associates
Text edited by Arup Associates
Courtesy of v2com
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