Children’s Mercy Park
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Year
2011
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Total Capacity
18,467
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Disciplines
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Ownership was clear about one thing: their passion for innovation drove an interest well beyond creating just another Major League Soccer stadium. They wanted something that would radically change the notion of soccer stadium design.
Based on the concept of stop-motion photography, the design of Children’s Mercy Park captures movement and motion by celebrating both the body and the ball. The building’s exterior of repeating angular metal fins represent the ‘body’ or, in other words, players’ athleticism and movement on the field.
The signature 145,000-square-foot roof canopy, meanwhile, mimics the long floating arc of a soccer ball as it soars across the field. From high to low point, the roof arcs from 65 feet to 95 feet. Its panels create an intimate scale and amplify crowd noise, while the polycarbonate material lets sunlight penetrate through to the pitch.
Sporting KC’s desire to create a fan-oriented experience was brought to life through various club spaces where fans can interact with players. We designed a year-round sports bar with input from and dedicated for the soccer team’s most passionate supporters — a first of its kind in Major League Soccer.
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Children’s Mercy Park has a 40-foot elevation change across its entire footprint.
The signature 145,000-square-foot roof canopy, meanwhile, mimics the long floating arc of a soccer ball as it soars across the field. From high to low point, the roof arcs from 65 feet to 95 feet. Its panels create an intimate scale and amplify crowd noise, while the polycarbonate material lets sunlight penetrate through to the pitch.
Sporting KC’s desire to create a fan-oriented experience was brought to life through various club spaces where fans can interact with players. We designed a year-round sports bar with input from and dedicated for the soccer team’s most passionate supporters – a first of its kind in Major League Soccer.
IMPACT. The soccer community’s reaction has been universal: Children’s Mercy Park is iconic, fun, intimate, authentic and awe‐inspiring. In bringing to bear all of our global soccer knowledge, the team’s goals of a completely authentic stadium were realized. Conceptual and logistical challenges inspired a design solution that established a new benchmark for mid‐sized stadiums in the United States, if not the world.
"This stadium certainly has raised the bar. It's set a new height for what soccer stadiums can be in the future."
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