Photo © Bruce Sutherland
Photo © Marcus Bredt
Photo © Marcus Bredt
Photo © Marcus Bredt
Photo © Bruce Sutherland

Cape Town Stadium

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Location
Vlei Road, 7000 Cape Town, South Africa
Year
2010

Cape Town Stadium is situated as a solitary body, embedded in Green Point Common at the foot of Signal Hill and is ordered into the landscaped complex. The shell of the stadium was designed as an abstract, linearly arranged membrane construction, which transforms the stadium into a sculpture and intensifies its integration in the existing landscape. The roof construction is a combination of a suspended roof with radial truss structure. It is outfitted with laminated safety glass elements and its interior is clad with a diaphanous membrane.

Consultancy
2006 – 1st Prize

Design
Volkwin Marg and Hubert Nienhoff with Robert Hormes

Client
City of Cape Town, spv 2010

Construction period
2007–2010

Seats
68,000

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