Case study Textile Architecture Volgograd Arena 2018 World Cup VALMEX® TF 400 Architect: Client: Manufacturer: gmp architects & PI Arena Sportengineering Dovleti/Kubantent At the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex .... the Arena was built, near the Volga Low & Bonar GmbH developed specific River. It has a capacity of around 45,000 blue type of membrane which features spectators. German gmp architects from the colour of the club which is to overta- Berlin developed the design together with ke the stadium after the FIFA world cup. sbp as structural engineers. Apart from By chance the club’s blue and white rhom- being venue of several group games the bi are very similar to the Bavarian flag in stadium will host FC Rotor Volgograd in the Southern Germany. An international public future. Project institute ARENA (PI Arena), a knows the light blue and white emblem Russian architects’ office founded in 2011, from the Oktoberfest in Munich. There coordinated the planning process and was might even be the opportunity for an Okto- Volgograd Arena World Cup 18 responsible for the execution work during berfest edition in the newly built Volgograd implementation. The detail planning of the Arena .. roof was monitored by Maffeis Engineering. Project Name: Volgograd Arena Material: VALMEX MEHATOP F1 Type IV The grandstand areas have a cover of blue Quantity : 37.000 sqm white and 44.000 sqm light blue color and white rhombi consisting of membranes Concept & Design: design by gmp architetcts & execution by PI Arena made in Germany. Low & Bonar GmbH Completion: 2018 City: Volgograd provided more than 80.000 sqm of techni- Country: Russia cal textiles in two colours. The roof adds Client: Sportengineering up to the eye-catching venue as a whole – Multi-disciplinary engineering: PI Arena meant to embed this specific stadium in the Structural engineers: design by sbp, execution by PG Maximum public memory and essentially putting the Consulting engineer membrane: Maffeis Engineering venue and its location on the map. Hence Main contractor: Stroytransgaz Volgograd Arena and the “The Motherland Contractor for the membrane: Kurganstalmost (KSM) Calls” statue as its direct neighbour tell the Manufacture and installation: Dovleti/Kubantent city’s story of the past and the present..