RCD Espanyol Stadium in Spain

This gigantic stadium has the capacity for 45 thousand spectators in 100 thousand square meters of built area.nnnnThe project of this stadium won as an award to the Company Stadium 2010 for the best sports installation.nnnThe stadium of the RCD Espanyol with 100 thousand square meters has a capacity for 45 thousand spectators and has several additional services of sport and commercial use, which can be their library and hotel.The civil engineering team Arup was responsible for the structural design, both of the grandstand and foundations, as well as the roof, made of reinforced concrete and steel, respectively.nnnnTo obtain the best possible visibility during the celebration of matches, this project has the best sports facilities in 2010 during the competition organized by the Guinness group and the StadiumBusiness.com portal. Such project was designed by the architecture team of Reid Fenwick Associates Gasulla & Associates.nnTo obtain the best possible visibility during the celebration of matches, the design of the stadium has a position in which the spectators are as close to the playing field as possible to create a good sports environment inside the installation.nnnn security is before everything and in the stadium have taken precautions as the evacuation strategies of the stadium has been developed under the stadium has been developed a successful method.Design for the stadium ceilingnnThe building in general has the shape of an ellipse with a ceiling of 200 x 160 meters in the form of a flat rectangle, with a central hole that coincides with a diameter of 120 x 80 meters. The design of this open center always covers the long and short steps, leaving the corners and the central area of the outdoor playing field, which is an exact measurement of the field area facing upwards.nnOne of the most interesting aspects in terms of its design is the shape of the ceiling, which is totally flat, with large lights up to 200 meters between columns. The ceiling is composed of metal boxes of tubular steel fence and primary and secondary sheet on the straps. In addition, the steps have been modified in their design by the company Arup to have a form of L.