PROJECTS
Estadio Ciudad de la Plata
Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Region | South America |
Material | PTFE, Steel Structure, Cable Structure |
Architect | Roberto Ferreira |
Engineering | Weidlinger and Associates, New York |
Application | Roof |
Market Sector | Stadiums / Arenas |
Size | 29000 sqm |
Year | 2011 |
Description
Frequently host to soccer and cultural events, La Plata Stadium features a unique distinctive twin-peaked fabric dome roof. To accommodate the unconventional geometry of the stadium, the main roof structure was formed by tensioned steel cable hoops at three different levels, together with vertical columns, diagonal cables, and ridge cables.