SAPPORO DOME

Sapporo Dome conducted an international competition for the design of an all weather dome on the outskirts of the city. The new building had to include a professional grade baseball diamond and be able to host events such as rock concerts and large exhibitions.

Sapporo Dome have two arenas, one indoors and one outdoors. The domes aerodynamic form grew out of the need for a roof that could not only withstand and deflect the snow but also shelter a vast, column free space. The dome's flat end opens onto the outdoor stadium. Here an internal bridge and tension cables complete the structural loop by channeling loads to either side. While sheets of glass seal the bridge double deck slot of space, moving wall underneath opens up like traditional Japanese sliding doors to let the soccer field pass through at ground level.

While rolling out synthetic turf and adding a feke pitchers mound are all it takes to turn the arena into a baseball field, the conversion to soccer mode literally glides from outdoors to indoors like a magic carpet.

From time to time world have developed with the new technology. Have a lots of idea to construct buildings with something new and sophisticated. Most of the architecture and design for the stadium is something different because have a climatic condition and solve the problem they have.