Qatar Stadium Floating Roof

The al bayt stadium in al khor takes the shape of a giant tent of qatar s nomadic tribes in the desert.

Qatar stadium floating roof.

The saddle form roof appears to float above the concrete seating bowl discreetly supported by a ring of arching columns. It helped secure the bid. Identical solar powered floating hotels should accommodate 1 616 fans in all at the 2022 world cup in qatar 2 the innovative hotels in the small gulf state will each have 101 guest rooms. Its central section can be retracted to allow the pitch to be either open to the sky or fully covered.

It s shape bears similarities to a nearby fort. The saddle form the roof of stadium looks like floating above the concrete seating bowl. Building design of the stadium. A 500 seater prototype stadium called the qatar showcase designed by british firm arup was built to demonstrate how the system might work.

The central section of this stadium allows the pitch to be open during match or fully covered after the tournament. The british designers sought to mirror the ancient arab craft of bowl weaving in the stadium s inner structure. This stadium will have a 60 000 seating capacity and a retractable roof system. Construction at al bayt stadium al khor city a proposed semi venue for the 2022 fifa world cup continues at pace as work begins on the assembly and installation of the roof structure system.

Al bayt stadium s roof steel structure is made in italy and shipped directly to qatar. The stadium is located in south eastern qatar albeit just 40 miles from doha. Located 40km north of doha the 60 000 seat stadium was designed to emulate a traditional nomadic qatari tent. Qatar 2022 bid committee.

Qatar had 27 000 hotel rooms in fall 2019 a recent report showed leaving a substantial shortfall since fifa requires a minimum 60 000 hotel rooms to accommodate guests at the 2022 world cup. Khalifa international stadium the only pre existing stadium to undergo renovation for qatar 2022 was completed in 2017 making it the first tournament ready venue.