design solution of having only one permanent stand. Rather than building a 60,000-capacity stadium and then shrinking it down to 30,000 for the legacy mode, Populous came up with a vision of creating a multi-purpose, 30,000-capacity stadium and adding 30,000 temporary seats for the Asian Games. Perhaps the most revolutionary aspect of the stadium is that the entire added capacity was on one side of the playing field – meaning that in legacy mode the venue will be reduced down to a single sided-grandstand. The temporary East stand will be removed and replaced by community parkland which will be contoured around the football pitch. Sarah Ciuffetelli, communications manager at Populous’ Brisbane office, says the design offers a number of advantages when it comes to delivering a sustainable legacy. “Firstly, the design financially reduced the building by two-thirds, meaning there are substantial savings in operational and maintenance costs. The management only has to deal with one permanent stand and the maintenance costs were cut in half once the temporary stands were gone. The space created by removing the temporary seating also allows
Above: The London 2012 Games created an entirely new, modern district in East London Below: How the Incheon Stadium will look in its legacy mode
these areas to be used for other things – in Incheon’s case, a green community park. “Secondly, from a fan experience perspective, only having one permanent stand meant we were able to move the field of play right up to the action on the western side and to site the permanent seats in the optimal position for sport.” As well as the sustainable design, the
Incheon stadium boasts impressive energy- saving solutions which offer direct savings to the venue’s operator, Incheon Main Stadium Department (IMSD). The main energy-generating infrastructure is the solar panels which have been installed on the roof of the West stand. 238kW panels generate power for the internal lighting, while 135kW solar panels generate power to heat water for the shower rooms. In addition, rainwater is harvested and used for the irrigation of the parkland. IMSD expects to save around US$600,000 a year in energy costs as a result.
ADVOCACY LEADS TO ACTION While green stadium design will ensure sustainability at new venues, improving environmental practices at existing stadiums is an ongoing challenge.
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