Replacing the existing Stadium Governador José Fragelli, the new Arena Cuiabá, designed by GCP Arquitetos, is aimed at being an instrument of urban renewal and a legacy for future generations. By transforming this area, which is currently far away from it’s major potential, they have created a landmark park for sports, culture, education and leisure to the Mato Grosso State capital, Cuiabá. Occupying an area of approximately 300,000 sqm, the unusual Arena´s bowl footprint, with four open corners, is the result of a design strategy, which allowed the solution of several issues, such as giving the desired flexibility of a smaller capacity Arena for the legacy mode and local environmental constrains. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Due to the fact that football pitch needs to be built in a strict North/South orientation, to avoid glare on cameras during TV matches transmission, the Architect’s had to work out an innovate solution for one of the local main concerns: Cuiaba´s very high temperatures. By chopping out parts of the grandstands on the four corners, the scheme guarantees that wind will always cross the Arena on the main terraces level. Luxurious landscape with local species is used on the open corners, helping to attain efficient thermal convections.
