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Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

Japan Architecture News - Aug 26, 2015 - 10:02   10162 views

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

stadium external view-from baseball field, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

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Zaha Hadid Architects with Arup Sports, have produced this explanatory booklet with an accompanying video to help the public understanding of the project and debate on the next steps for the New National Stadium. Hadid's new report explains the requirements behind the design, the Gaien site and the cost of the project. The site is complicated and so is the procurement in a limited and inflated market so ZHA thinks the opportunities to get a better result without using the current design are over stated where the risks outweight any assumed benefits.

The Video Presentation and Report outline in detail the unique design for the New National Stadium which has been developed over two years to be the most compact and efficient stadium for this very special location in Tokyo. Zaha Hadid Architects welcomes a new contractor bidding process for the New National Stadium to reduce costs and ensure value for money in terms of quality, durability and long-term sustainability. 

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

stadium external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid Architects has outlined the issues in this document and as we are professional consultants with extensive stadia experience who have worked on the design of the new national stadium on the Gaien site for over two years, ZHA is best placed to explain these risks before it is too late. Similar mistakes have been made on previous stadiums and we think the government of Japan should learn from these mistakes to avoid a repeat.

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

view from southwest, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

The New National Stadium for Japan should aspire to represent the greatness of the Japanese nation as much as it should achieve short term aims on capital investment. The stadium needs to last well beyond the initial investment so it becomes a respected institution of public celebration and congregation for the next 50- 100 years. The only way to achieve this ambition is to stick with the current design and use it to achieve value in the current marketplace and a long term quality of architecture that can be fit to be called the National Stadium of Japan. 

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

stadium external view-from north west, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Japanese partners, the New National Stadium contains all the knowledge and expertise gained from the team’s direct experience of other Olympic, World Cup and World Championship stadia. The substantial investment in time, effort and resources already made by the Government and people of Japan into the existing team over the past two years ensures the New National Stadium can be completed in time to welcome the world to Japan in 2019 ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and become a new home for sport for many future generations of Japan’s athletes, sportsmen and women.

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

stadium external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

skybridge external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

 Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

skybridge external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium external view, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium view from the road, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium-athletics, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium view from concert, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium cross section, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium football, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium rugby, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

new national stadium-VIP restaurant, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

‘‘new process should concentrate on achieving competitive bids based on the existing design’’ -image © Zaha Hadid Architects

In the 91-page report, there many comparisons and technical issues are presented to understand and debate the basic requirements and construction details of the stadium. In addition, many diagrams, graphics explain very well and give a detailed information about The New National Stadium process as you can understand from the graphics below.

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

project schedule comparison, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

stadium lighting comparison, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

annual event schedule, image © Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid reveals New Explanatory Report and Video Presentation About New National Stadium

site and stadium relationship,  image © Zaha Hadid Architects

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