A stadium modelled on a volcano?!?

Daysha

Early next year Mexico’s Club Deportivo Guadalajara will be playing football in a brand new stadium which has been modelled on, of all things, a volcano. French architects Massaud decided, along with help from the Mexican FA, that they should highlight the El Templo Mayor’s ecological design by disguising it as a lava-spewing hill. How can that be done? First of all, the lower half of the stadium itself will be surrounded by an incline of grass, resulting in the pitch itself sitting within what seems to be an artificial hill.

The roof of the stadium, consisting of white fabric stretched over a steel frame, will form the cloud of smoke hovering above the volcano with relatively narrow column supports ensuring the cloud never gets too close. This roof will also serve as a gigantic projection screen, home to large-scale advertisements directed towards the picnicing families outside on the hill. The final part of the volcanic equation will be the seats, the majority of which will obviously be lava-red.

Can't exactly see the resemblence tbh, but it's a pretty cool idea none the less.

Btw, don't ask me why those two pictures aren't the same. I just caught it from a different forum. My guess is they're just two different possible designs.

delija_sever029

Theres gonna be hot atmosphere on the stadium:D

mayordenis

I'm sure the place will errupt when the first goal is scored

K4t

delija_sever029 wrote: »

Theres gonna be hot atmosphere on the stadium:D

mayordenis wrote: »

I'm sure the place will errupt when the first goal is scored

I laughed at both

That does look unbelievable though. Cost a fair bit mind you.

Here it goes: I'm sure there will be plenty of scorching goals inside of it :pac:

Mad Dog

Bet the atmosphere will be just bubbling under

Well you lot did start it

delija_sever029

Would you people mind to go on that stadium?:D

BaZmO*

delija_sever029 wrote: »

Theres gonna be hot atmosphere on the stadium:D

mayordenis wrote: »

I'm sure the place will errupt when the first goal is scored

You gotta lava those two puns!

pickarooney

What a magma-nimous gesture to the people of Guadalajara. In fact I can think of no crater gift to the city.

Tusky

I'm sure there will be plenty of scorching goals scored there in the coming seasons.

leninbenjamin

pickarooney wrote: »

What a magma-nimous gesture to the people of Guadalajara. In fact I can think of no crater gift to the city.

dear god...

*wretches*



anyway, I really like the design, and i can certainly see the 'Volcano' in it. seats 45,500 apparently and will open in 2009.

Tom65

At least they'll save on under pitch heating.



(I know it's not a pun, but come on...)

~Rebel~

here's hoping their first victory is by a landslide!...oh...bugger

/gets coat. leaves.

Roar

and when it's not in use they can hire it out to super villains to conduct their evil schemes!

weemcd

Dave!

Volcano!

Pigman II

A new igneous themed stadium is great and all but won't supporters feel sedimental for the old place?

Dave!

I just hope the fans' pashion for the team doesn't blind them to the club's ulterior motives here!

Sorry, I just had to vent.......

Karmafaerie

These aren't puns.

They're "Turbo Puns!!!!!"