AARHUS STADIUM

The new Aarhus Stadium interprets and celebrates the unique atmosphere in Kongelunden. It contributes to a sense of place and a collective memory of magic by responding to its context. Withs its location in the lush ancient beech forest, vicinity to the rich coastline, and in a strong connection to the city, the new stadium invites everyone to experience Kongelunden in new ways and unites nature, history, urban life, and the community of sports. In the evening the stadium reflects a warm light– a golden shine that radiates from the clearing, illuminating the treetops, expressing pride and the exhilarating sense of victory.

Bowl Structure

and reduce summer overheating.

Microclimate

The term microclimate concerns the local weather conditions, for instance parameters as wind, temperature, solar etc. in close proximity to the stadium. The localized climate conditions are strongly affected by the surrounding buildings and variations in the landscape levels. To achieve the best spectator experience when visiting the stadium, the microclimatic conditions both surrounding and within the stadium bowl has been considered in the design process, with the aim to maximize outdoor comfort and reduce summer overheating. Furthermore, the growth of the grass on the pitch can be encouraged by the microclimatic conditions.

The stadium bowl is made up from a modular, highly repetitive construction kit of precast concrete elements. This forms a robust and highly functional structure and enables a fast installation process on site, allowing for a minimized impact on the Aarhus stadium operations during construction. Modularity also fosters the potential for a reuse of the elements at the structure’s end of life, supporting a Circular Economy in the construction sector. The stadium grid has been optimized regarding spans especially for the precast concrete steps and total number of elements, leading to a regular grid with 8m spans.

Analyzing local climate weather conditions shows, that the dominating wind direction is from west and south-west. In the western part of the site the existing arena-building and threes shelters the stadium and breaks the wind to reduce wind speed and turbulence. Furthermore, the variation in of the terrain levels helps reducing the wind-tunnel effect. To achieve comfortable conditions within the stadium-bowl the entire stadium-bowl is equipped with vertical transparent membrane that follows the structure, which significantly reduces the risk of uncomfortable wind conditions for the spectators. Furthermore, the slope of the roof construction deflects the airflows in minor upward direction.

construction (overhang) with transparent sheltering membrane, thus allowing light to penetrate the roof to some extent while significantly reducing the direct solar radiation. The vertical membrane following the structure at the outer perimeter at level 4 is significantly more transparent since the direct solar radiation is low, which allows for more light to penetrate the membrane.

Analyzing local climate weather conditions shows, that the dominating wind direction from west and south-west. In the western part of the site the existing arena-building and threes shelters the stadium and breaks the wind to reduce wind speed and turbulence. Furthermore, the variation in of the terrain levels helps reducing the wind-tunnel effect. To achieve comfortable conditions within the stadium-bowl the entire stadium-bowl is equipped with vertical transparent membrane that follows the structure, which significantly reduces the risk of uncomfortable wind conditions for the spectators.