This stadium will have a 60 000 seating capacity and a retractable roof system.
Qatar stadium floating roof.
Construction at al bayt stadium al khor city a proposed semi venue for the 2022 fifa world cup continues at pace as work begins on the assembly and installation of the roof structure system.
The british designers sought to mirror the ancient arab craft of bowl weaving in the stadium s inner structure.
The al bayt stadium in al khor takes the shape of a giant tent of qatar s nomadic tribes in the desert.
Identical solar powered floating hotels should accommodate 1 616 fans in all at the 2022 world cup in qatar 2 the innovative hotels in the small gulf state will each have 101 guest rooms.
Qatar 2022 bid committee.
Qatar had 27 000 hotel rooms in fall 2019 a recent report showed leaving a substantial shortfall since fifa requires a minimum 60 000 hotel rooms to accommodate guests at the 2022 world cup.
The saddle form roof appears to float above the concrete seating bowl discreetly supported by a ring of arching columns.
Countries that host a major sporting competition are often left with white elephant stadia than are not frequently used after the event.
Its central section can be retracted to allow the pitch to be either open to the sky or fully covered.
The central section of this stadium allows the pitch to be open during match or fully covered after the tournament.
It helped secure the bid.
Located 40km north of doha the 60 000 seat stadium was designed to emulate a traditional nomadic qatari tent.
Al bayt stadium s roof steel structure is made in italy and shipped directly to qatar.
Khalifa international stadium the only pre existing stadium to undergo renovation for qatar 2022 was completed in 2017 making it the first tournament ready venue.
Al thumama s design is patterned after the gahfiya a traditional cap worn by males in the middle east.
Building design of the stadium.
A 500 seater prototype stadium called the qatar showcase designed by british firm arup was built to demonstrate how the system might work.
The stadium is located in south eastern qatar albeit just 40 miles from doha.