PROJECTS
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Location | Flushing, NY, USA |
Region | North America |
Material | PTFE |
Architect | Rossetti Architects |
Engineering | WSP |
Application | Roof, Retractable |
Market Sector | Stadiums / Arenas |
Size | 19500 sqm |
Year | 2016 |
The renovations include Arthur Ashe Stadium’s new retractable roofing system with 210,000 square feet of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane, as well as the completion of the new Grandstand Stadium, which features a façade flanked with 27,000 square feet of PTFE-coated mesh façade and a 23,000-square-foot solid PTFE-coated fiberglass membrane cantilevered roof system. The recent renovations also include a new 3,900-square-foot PTFE fabric canopy for its Mojito Bar & Restaurant, fabricated and built by Taiyo. Thanks to the design, fabrication and installation of the new tensile fabric structures, the 2016 US Open events will benefit from enhanced shading and a reinvented iconic aesthetic, all without sacrificing daylight or circulation.