Skilled Park By Populous

I love a good sporting facility. Here’s one that caught my eye, the new Skilled Park in Queensland designed by Populous. Home to the Gold Coast Rugby League NRL team, the rectangular stadium also accommodates rugby union and soccer and host entertainment events.

The design focus here is squarely on atmosphere and cost-effectiveness; the seating bowl is a single wrap around tier designed to achieve the closest possible seating configuration, plus the maximum coliseum effect. The cantilever roof is also built to provide a sense of enclosure as well as providing retention of sound and light and protection from weather. Skilled Park is looked upon as a key design anchor for a regional urban precinct in a developing area. [via aioa]