In collaboration with the famous advisor and design society Bear Stadiums, the Italian company Rubner Holzbau - leader in lamellar wood buildings - has developed and launched a model for the stadium of the future: modular, made of lamellar wood, with low environmental impact, comfortable, totally green.
Equipped with bleachers close to the playing area, with ergonomic seats and stands with perfect visibility, the stadiums can be mounted in a few months and with low-costs: 6/8 months for a medium capacity stadium, for 1,500 euro/seat (2,000 euro/in smaller sizes seats), against the 18/24 months of the traditional stadiums, for 2,500/3,000 euros. The extreme lightness also makes them suitable for seismic areas.
“There is an increasingly worldwide demand for medium-capacity stadiums, ranging from 5,000 to 20,000, seats, representing actually the 80% of this type of infrastructure in global market”, the architect Jaime Manca of Villahermosa explains, creator of this new Format and co-founder of the Bear Stadiums. “These kind of stadiums should replace the crumbling existing structures, made of concrete or metal, which have high maintenance costs and are no longer appealing to public and supporters. In this context, considered the great development of HD television technology - which encourages to comfortably watch the matches at home, seated on the sofa - the new concepts of beautiful, comfortable, safe and easy-to-install stadiums become more and more present, as these structures have the potential to express well-being and serenity and favour the meeting between people and supporters”.
“Wood is an extraordinary material for buildings - Claudio Rustioni says, CEO of Rubner Holzbau - this material is able to create warmth and comfort and provide a safe and lightweight structure. We built our stadiums with certified wood, coming from forest with a management based on sustainability. In particular, the lamellar wood enhances the structural features of wood and allows the development of innovative design solutions and an efficient engineering. This is an advanced technology product, obtained by gluing layered slabs together with high mechanical strength ecological stickers. The production and assembly of lamellar wood structures involves low energy consumption, which helps to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere and respect the environment”.
The new GREEN stadium offers the customer a "turnkey" structure, thanks to a partnership agreement with a group of Italian companies active in each specific sector.
*Il progetto
Il progetto modulare parte da una tribuna minima da 1.500 posti, concepita per la lega Pro Italiana ideale per le piccole società sportive che si affacciano al Calcio Professionistico e contenente di tutti i servizi necessari, come spogliatoi di ampia metratura per atleti e arbitri, area antidoping, infermerie, sale lavoro giornalisti, sala conferenze, ma anche la terrazza del Club al primo piano, tutta vetrata sul terreno di gioco con bar, ristorante e facile accessibilità agli spalti.
La modularità permette di passare con estrema facilità costruttiva dai 1.500 posti, limite di capienza minimo inderogabile per la Lega Pro italiana, ai 20.000 posti, capienza tipica per la Serie A italiana (escludendo i grandi Club), abbattendo i costi di gestione e di manutenzione, con uno stadio sempre adeguato alle esigenze della società.
“Concepito per soddisfare le esigenze di società sportive piccole/medie – aggiunge Rustioni - il progetto ha già suscitato l’interesse di diverse federazioni calcistiche italiane ed estere, che intendono attuare il piano di sostenibilità annunciato da FIFA. I Presidenti di numerose società, dai Caraibi alla Cina, passando da Canada, Qatar e Messico, hanno visto nel progetto la possibilità di contribuire in modo tangibile al successo dell’iniziativa Climate Neutral Now initiative, alla quale la FIFA aderisce da settembre 2015. Scegliere un modello costruttivo in Glulam (legno lamellare), piuttosto che cemento armato o metallo, equivale a ridurre fortemente le emissioni di gas a effetto serra, il consumo energetico in modo drastico, e consente, grazie alla leggerezza delle strutture, di minimizzare l’impatto paesaggistico.”
