Stade de France, Saint-Denis
The arched roof takes off from the ground to form a taut arc, translating a quest for solidity, rootedness, and lightness. It’s a stable and diaphanous form that comprises a mobile roof. Its limpid soothing curve attracts the eye more by its brightness and finesse than by its technological prowess. On nights when there is a match, the brightly lit roof glows in the Plaine.
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Program
80 000 seats football stadium with 6 000 parking places.
Client
SANEM Grand Stade
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Rémy van Nieuvenhowe, Walter Grasmug
with Dietmar Feichtinger
and Michel Aupetitalot, Laurent Bievelot, Olivier Boiron, Paolo Carrozzino, Michael Gresty, Woytek Sepiol
Key figures
80 000 seats
Area : 28 000 m² SHON + 42 000 m² exterior spaces and outbuildings
Competition 1994 (2nd turn)
Photography credits
Chaix & Morel et Associés
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