The future stadium of Valencia CF is still accumulating prizes thanks to its modernist and spectacular design, despite being still under construction.

The new stadium of our Club was awarded as the ‘Best Urbanistic Project’, according to the opinion of the readers of ‘ Actualidad Económica’ and ‘Expansión’. The event took place at the ‘Hotel Las Arenas’ this year, in Valencia, with the presence of Mrs Belén Juste – Industry, Trade and Innovation Minister of the Valencian autonomous government.

The original idea

An original idea that imbues the future home of Valencia CF with singularity and a special identification with the fan base.

The façade and the roof of the future stadium will be formed by 16 main plates each representing one of the city’s districts on a small scale.

These plates will be composed of a total of 23,000 aluminium scales, measuring 2.10 by 1.20 metres.

Linking the 16 districts will be a spectacular glass skylight representing the old Turia river bed.

Three rings with perfect visibility from 73,000 seats 

The future Valencia CF stadium’s stands will be on three levels with 73,000 covered seats designed using an advanced computer application to provide – in an individual analysis – perfect visibility of the match. The dimensions of the field will be exactly the same as those of Mestalla: 105 x 68 metres. 

The Nou Mestalla will have a three-tier design and for a unique design the exterior will be modelled on the City of Valencia

Oval, closed and vertical design to optimise environmental pressure 

The special curvilinear design of the stands and the building itself, exclusively provided by RFA / ARUP SPORT, contributes both to the aforementioned optimal visibility and to strengthening a maximum feeling of environmental pressure on the rival team.

The first rows will be very close to the field (in accordance with the minimum distances established by UEFA) and the overlapping and vertical design of the stands will contribute to increasing the pressure of the fans. The roof, which is only open directly above the field, shapes the space and focuses attention on the match in order to increase the feeling of “stage fright”, which is a feature of the current Mestalla.
The distribution spaces for the spectators will be comfortable and roomy, especially from the level of the new entrance from the outside; there fans will enjoy a new visual sensation, a spectacular panoramic view from an almost diaphanous ground level of the entire stadium and the pitch, located some eight metres below. 

The seating bowl of the Nou Mestalla stadium in Barcelona will offer space which is unrivalled by other European football stadia

 

A comfort level far exceeding standards

If there is an element that defines the new stadium it is a comfort level for all users that far exceeds the standard of major European stadiums. For example, the usual distance of 75 to 80 centimetres between rows of seats is complied with in the narrowest area of the new Valencia stadium: the top stand. In the bottom stand, this distance is 85 cm and in the middle stand it varies from 85 to 105 cm. Fans will enjoy a space between seats that is greater than that of the chairman’s seat at the current Mestalla (80 cm).

Similarly, the comfort of all spectators will significantly increase due to the range of services on offer to them. All these commercial, leisure and sanitary services exceed the standards set by UEFA for ‘Elite’ stadiums.

Safety will also play a significant role, given that according to the evacuation flow calculations, all the seats in the stadium can be evacuated in approximately 8 minutes. Furthermore, access to each seat will also be especially quick thanks to in-depth studies carried out with regard to the number of entrances and circulation areas.

Key Data

• Key Data: Start Year 2006
• Project Type: New stadium
• Location: Valencia, Spain
• Key Players: SponsorValencia CF
• Financing: Valencia CF
• Contractors: Reid Fenwick Associates, Arup Sport, Arup Madrid, PGI Grup
• Capacity: Spectators 75,000 in three tiers
• See the Stadium location in Google Maps
• Sources: www.valenciacf.com, www.designbuild-network.com

Related Posts

• Athletic Bilbao Vs Barcelona: The final of the Spanish King’s Cup will be played in Valencia on May 13. (0)
• The Silk Exchange of Valencia, a World Heritage Site (0)
• BMW ORACLE Racing wins the 33rd America’s Cup (0)