Ghelamco Arena and Dakar Ghent | Bontinck Architecture and Engineering

Stadium of the Year 2013 Ghent / Belgium / 2013

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Concept The new Ghelamco Arena along the Ottergemsesteenweg-Zuid will be a multi-purpose stadium accommodating various football-related areas, office space and commercial units. It will be easily accessible by virtue of its location at the junction of the R4, E17 and E40 motorways. On the left of the stadium there will be a VIP car park and behind the stadium, there will be a coach park for visitor coaches. There will be a large square in front of and adjacent to the stadium that can be pedestrianized during football matches so that supporters can quickly and easily access the stadium. The building is primarily designed to be a football stadium. The pitch will form the central feature surrounded by seating for ~20,000 fans consisting of 18,300 regular seats, 1,260 business seats, 264 skybox seats, 264 officebox seats and 64 seats for persons in a wheelchair, there are also seats reserved for people who are deaf and blind. The seating areas will be accessible via eight gates that lead out onto the gallery on the second level. An ambiance will be created around the gallery with a combination of food and drink stands, and supporters' restaurants. Supporters will be able to reach the stands from the gallery via gates. Business seating and skyboxes will be reached via a separate VIP entrance to the left of the stadium. A business restaurant, Club 50, and skyboxes, each with a view of the pitch, will be situated on the third and fourth floor. The stands as well as the canopy will fully encompass the stadium 360°. Pitch lighting will be integrated into the canopy. Commercial units will be located on the ground-floor level for distribution and logistics purposes. Offices will be located on the right-hand side on ground-floor, first, third, fourth and fifth floor. Office space is available for lease on the third floor. A sunken car park with 1,100 spaces will be built at the Dakar site for vehicles approaching from the Sluisweg during football events. Pedestrians will be directed to aboveground crossings via the underground car park. Two office blocks with floor areas of 10,000 and 14,000 m² respectively, and a retail area covering 13,000 m² (shop and storage space) will be built creating a square where an additional five hundred parking spaces will be laid out principally for retail purposes. Photo credits: Copyright Bontinck Architecture and Engineering Photos: Koen Van Damme, Bontinck Architecture and Engineering, Pieter Vantieghem, Yves Masscho. Renderings : Bontinck Architecture and Engineering - Animotions
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    Concept The new Ghelamco Arena along the Ottergemsesteenweg-Zuid will be a multi-purpose stadium accommodating various football-related areas, office space and commercial units. It will be easily accessible by virtue of its location at the junction of the R4, E17 and E40 motorways. On the left of the stadium there will be a VIP car park and behind the stadium, there will be a coach park for visitor coaches. There will be a large square in front of and adjacent to the stadium that can be...

    Project details
    • Year 2013
    • Work finished in 2013
    • Client CVBA Artevelde-Stadion, NV Ring Investments, NV IRC
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Stadiums
    • Websitehttp://www.ourfuturestartshere.be/
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