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Sports Venues – Projects
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Photo: Courtesy of Tekfen Construction
Major challenges in design process
To precede design with design build / fast-track project according
to the scheduled construction period was very important with
this new icon in Baku. Dividing the circle (perfect circle) external
form (outer geometry) were repeated in 60 of the module
configuration was selected as the possible construction of a large
area in a short time this film (fabric) is also the choice of external
materials.
PC bowl design is one of the critical long lead times. During
construction-related phase, long lead item is one of the largest
PC bowl design item. In DD (Design development), PC (Precast
concrete) was designed in consultation with local manufacturers
so that inefficiency of PC manufacturing and errors in installation
were removed prior to production. This resulted that not only one
RFI came up.
In addition, all possibilities to reduce the period were
dissolved in design by considering constructability (build-ability)
to take the advice of the CM (Construction management) team in
Heerim in progress of every step of design.
International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti provided
structural design services for the stadium. To meet an aggressive
18-month design and build schedule, the project team performed
design and construction simultaneously. To maximise design
flexibility, the structural design used piled raft foundations,
a system more typical of high-rise buildings than stadiums. An
advanced modeling approach also supported the accelerated
schedule. The engineering team developed an automated design
routine to check beam and column reinforcement against seismic
code provisions, greatly speeding the design process. Precast
reinforced concrete, main and secondary steel structures were all
modeled using Tekla Structures 19.0 and full fabrication drawings
were delivered to fabrication facility in Turkey.
Photo: Courtesy of Heerim Architects & Planners
Sustainability and consideration for future use
Image: Courtesy of Thornton Tomasetti
Baku National Stadium has the geographical difficulties. The
Stadium is set on land fill site of petroleum production. It was difficult to determine the height of the appropriate ground level
because the groundwater is high due to the adjacent lake but the more earth work causes the longer construction period.
Moreover, in Baku, desert area, it is hard to obtain the soil. It was the big reason we had to adjust necessary amount of soil.
Approximate 600,000 square metres brown field area is remediated for reuse, removed possible contamination from industrial
activities and will be turning into park which includes green field. This effort has significantly meaningful in terms of sustainability.
Moreover, post event venue utility - how to use the stadium after event - can determine sustainability of building after all. As
mentioned above, the stadium will be utilised in a wide range of sports and non-sports event.
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