The image of Cape Town is uniquely characterized by the interaction of Table Mountain and Signal Hill, a soft, hilly landscape, and the surrounding Atlantic Ocean.

The exterior 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 light membrane is composed of expansive concave elements that form a cohesive flowing façade, which follows the stadium's undulating shape.

The light-colored glass-fiber tissue emphasizes this effect, since its color creates a sense of depth and animation, and the translucent surface absorbs and reflects the effect of the existing daylight. At sunset, the stadium possesses a reddish glow, a blue one on a bright summer day and has a gray appearance on a stormy day in winter. 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.

Developer:

City of Cape Town
Cape Town / South Africa
Tel.: +27(0)21-4001330 • Fax: +27(0)-4001332
eMail: city.manager@capetown.gov.za • web: www.capetown.gov.za

Architects:

gmp-Architekten
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Elbchaussee 139 • D-22763 Hamburg / Germany
Tel.: +49(0)40-8 81 51-0 • Fax: +49(0)40-8 81 51-177
eMail: hamburg-e@gmp-architekten.de • web: www.gmp-architekten.de

Louis Karol Architects
2nd Floor, The Palms, 145 Sir Lowry Road
ZA-8008 Cape Town / South Africa
Tel.: +27(0)21-4624500 • Fax: +27(0)21-4624550
eMail: info@louiskarol.com • web: www.louiskarol.com

General project management:

Mitchell du Plessis Associates
Marina Centre, Westquay Road
ZA-8001 Cape Town / South Africa
Tel.: +27(0)21-4197733 • Fax: +27(0)21-4252423

General contructor:

Murray & Roberts
P.O. Box 1000 • ZA-2008 Bedfordview / South Africa
Tel.: +27(0)11-4566200 • Fax: +27(0)11-4552222
eMail: info@murrob.com • web: www.murrob.com

pictures: Macina, gmp

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