Architecture
The new Emirates Stadium site is a narrow triangle of space between two key rail routes, in a densely inhabited Victorian suburb, typical of the Inner London streetscape. The design centers on the compact venue set to the north of the site, opening up the southern area for new residential projects adjacent to the existing suburban streets.
The elliptical stadium plan opens up the immediate boundaries to enable a new public podium space, with two new pedestrian bridges across the rail lines to the east, which create effective links to the surrounding area and existing transport networks.
The stadium roof follows the elliptical plan form and is supported on just eight cores, allowing the slender roof plane to appear to float above the robust facade of the building below. The curved glass, concrete and steel mesh paneled facades rise between the terraced streets, contrasting with the existing red brick streetscape. The symmetrical facades offer a series of dramatic views of the venue to the approaching visitor, each reinforcing the public image of the Club and recognition of the venue for match-day arrivals.
