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New Mineirão

Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil 2012

Inaugurated in 1965 (original design by Eduardo Mendes Guimarães and Gaspar Garreto) as the second largest stadium in the world, the legendary Mineirão Stadium is located by the Pampulha Lagoon, close to Oscar Niemeyer’s and Burle Marx seminal work, and Belo Horizonte’s main postcard. As Brazil was chosen to host the World Cup 2014, opportunity came about to transform the traditional stadium, which façade is heritage listed, into a contemporary arena. In this context, to transform the “Pampulha Giant” into a modern multifunctional facility, the interventions proposed are both radical and respectful, reinforcing the monumental original structure within the iconic modernist landscape.

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As for the original architecture of the Stadium, only the outer “shell” remained: the 88 structural semi-porticos, the concrete roof and the upper tiers. The rest of the “core” was completely rebuilt to guarantee the total overhaul inside the arena, including the new extension of the roof (a system of steel trusses and self-cleaning membrane that works together with the existing concrete structure which was reinforced), all the new program and infra-structure, besides the lowering of the pitch and the lower tiers redesign, improving the sight-lines for the new capacity of 62.160 seats.

The renovation on the outside is total, with a new 200.000 m² operational platform separating the spectators´ from the accredited flows. The “Esplanade” includes various facilities around the stadium, opened to the public as an immense landscaped plaza, visually linked to the Pampulha Lagoon. This platform is sculpted and molded to the site as an artificial topography, integrated with the immediate surroundings, being perceived as a continuation of the street domain. The public is attracted by programs strategically distributed throughout the esplanade, creating legacy areas with potential to generate activities and movement during all day, seven days a week.

The project has also sustainable features, being the first solar powered stadium in the world and the first in Brazil with PLATINUM LEED Certification. After the event, many operational areas which are specific for the 2014 World Cup will have other uses (institutional, commercial and leisure programs), contributing for the economic sustainability of the complex.

The New Mineirão points out ways in which sports mega events can leave a lasting legacy to the host-cities. Here, even though interventions are made on a stadium scale, they respond to the demands of larger scales, the neighborhood, the landscape and the city itself. Therefore, the urban domain is invited into the realm and scope of the architecture.

 

Recognition
Description
Year
  • Award
    Honorable Mention at the 8th ASBEA Award in the Institutional Buildings category
    2014
    First place at the XV Architecture Award IAB-MG (Institute of Architects of Brazil) in the "Built Works" category
    2013
New Mineirão Executive Architectural Project

Project World Cup 2014 – New Mineirão
Construction cost R$ 654.000.000
Year 2012
Area 348.900,00 m²
Capacity 62.160 spectators
Location Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG
Authors Bruno Campos, Marcelo Fontes, Silvio Todeschi
Consultants Fernando Maculan, Mariza Machado Coelho, Carlos Teixeira
Team Patrícia Bueno, Leonardo Paes, Luciana Maciel, Michelle Moura, Mara Coelho, Leonardo Rodrigues, Joana Vieira, Carolina Eboli, Gabriela Jacobina, Henrique Amin, Isabel Garcia, Thiago Bandeira, Camila Belisário, Fani Frkovic, Demetris Venizelos, Daniela Ribeiro, Marta Guedán Vidal, Felix Morczinek
Client Minas Arena
Consortium Nova Arena BH: Construcap, Egesa e Hap Engenharia
Complementary Projects
Air Conditioning Conset Engenharia de Projetos
Wayfinding / Graphic Design Hardy Design
Steel Frames BM Consultoria
Concrete and Steel Structure Engserj
Pre-fab Concrete Structure Precon / Premo
Hidraulics and Fireproof installations  STE Engenharia
Electrical, Acoustics, Automation and Sonorization  MHA
Lighting Arquitetura e Luz
Landscape HS Jardinagem (with Rose Guedes) + BCMF Arquitetos (with Carlos Teixeira)
Structural Recovery and Waterproofing Recuperação Patologias e Durabilidade das Construções
Traffic System and Flow Studies Tectran / Modelle
Landwork Tempro
Topography Gerais Topografia
Leed Certification CTE
Status Completed on December 2012

Complementary projects

Ar Condicionado: Conset Engenharia de Projetos
Comunicacao Visual: Hardy Design
Esquadrias: BM Consultoria
Estrutura de Concreto e Metalica: Engserj
Estrutura de Concreto Pre Moldado: Precon / Premo
Instalacoes Hidraulicas, Prevencao e Combate a Incendio: STE Engenharia
Instalacoes Eletricas, Acustica, Alarme e Deteccao de Incendio, Automacao e Sonorizacao: MHA
Luminotecnica: Arquitetura e Luz
Paisagismo e Supressão Vegetal: HS Jardinagem (com Rose Guedes) + BCMF Arquitetos (com Carlos Teixeira)
Recuperacao Estrutural / Impermeabilizacao: Recuperacao Patologias e Durabilidade das Construcoes
Sistema Viario: Tectran / Modelle
Terraplenagem: Tempro
Topografia: Gerais Topografia
Certificação Leed: CTE

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