New Camp Nou Stadium for FC Barcelona

Architect:
Foster + Partners

Original Stadium Architects:
Francesc Mijtans-Miro, Garcia Barbon and Soteras Mauri
Inaugurated 24 September 1957

Projected Stadium Footprint:
52,000 m²

Projected Floor Area (gross):
180,000 m²

Approximate Budget:
Euro 250 million

Projected Capacity:
Increased from 98,000 to 106,000 seats (Largest stadium in Europe)

New Accommodation:
Expanded hospitality/VIP accommodation,
Function rooms
Hospitality boxes
Public concourses
New Stadium Museum
FCB offices
Third Party Offices
TV broadcast + studio facilities
Press areas
Catering
Underground service vehicle roads and bays
Provision for disabled people throughout

Seating Bowl
Existing seating bowl retained with upper tier expanded to accommodate extra seating capacity. Asymmetric upper tier of stadium to be retained. Presidential box retained on west side.

Spectator circulation:
Horizontal and vertical circulation for all tiers to rationalised. Ramps to upper tier to be replaced by new escalators. New escape stairs to be built around outside of stadium to release internal stadium area for concourses and stadium accommodation.

Stadium Enclosure:
Stadium to be enclosed in new mosaic enclosure composed of translucent panels in the colours of the FC Barcelona club. Enclosure will act as rain screen around sides of stadium allowing naturally ventilated concourse areas. Enclosure to include photovoltaic panels to harvest solar energy. At night lighting will make enclosure glow in bright colours and will feature animated effects to give the stadium changing image and dynamic response to environment and events.

Roof:
New stadium roof to be added to cover seating bowl on all sides. Cable net roof structure spans across the stadium and is tensioned within compression ring above the outer edge of the seating bowl. Roof structure to be erected progressively whilst stadium remains in use. Mosaic pattern of enclosure to continue over roof.

New Basement:
New stadium basement will include a new service ring road and new back-of-house facilities such as goods loading bay, TV outside broadcast compound and stores. Basement will also allow extended players changing area and extended press conference and mixed zone.

First Team Training Pitch:
Retained on stadium site with underground link to players changing area inside stadium.

Museum:
New larger stadium museum incorporated into rebuilt stadium accommodation on west side.

Stadium Tour:
Stadium to allow stadium tour visits with segregated circulation from FCB operational circulaton.

The stadium, already the largest in Europe, will be enlarged to accommodate over 106,000 fans, together with extensive new facilities including hospitality and public areas. A new roof will also be created to shelter the fans. The stadium will be enclosed by a brightly coloured mosaic outer skin that wraps around the building and continues over a new roof. The multi-coloured enclosure comprises overlapping translucent tiles in the club colours. The myriad of tiles can be seen as symbolising the loyalty and devotion of FC Barcelona’s fans worldwide.

The remodelled stadium retains the essential elements of the original Camp Nou, designed by architects Francesc Mitjans-Miró, García Barbon and Soteras Mauri, which was inaugurated in 1957.

On match nights, the stadium will glow, providing a new architectural icon for the city. In the same way that FC Barcelona is ‘more than a club’, the new Camp Nou will be much more than a stadium.