OMA - Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden, Stockholm, 1996

STOCKHOLM OLYMPIC STADIUM, SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM, 1996

Olympic stadium with service facilities and ecological program

Designing an Olympic Stadium for Stockholm is a paradox: how could we design a stadium that would serve the long-lasting functions for Stockholm, but could also function in a large-scale temporarily event like the Olympic Games? A stadium for 70.000 people is too large for a city like Stockholm; therefore our stadium has 2 parts: The first part is carved out of an artificial hill, popular in wintertime for skiing, and incorperates all the long-term facilities. The second part is the temporarily tribune. This structure can be dismantled after the games and transformed into an indoor sport hall.

The Stadium will stimulate outdoor sports during all 4 seasons and will be the gate towards the surrounding National Park. Our mission is to integrate the games into the landscape, just like Olympia and Delphi.

FACT SHEET

Project:
Olympic stadium with service facilities and ecological program

Year:
1996

Status:
Competition

Type:
Sport

Location:
Stockholm, Sweden

Program:
Olympic Stadium with service facilities and ecological program

COLLABORATORS

Structure:
de Weger Engineers: Hans Zegers

Olympic Buildings Advice:
Francesco Gnecchi-Ruscone

CREDITS

Team:
Rem Koolhaas, Rob Hilz, Christos Marcopoulos, Eric Schall, Yo Yamagata, Catharina Lundeberg