Current Situation and Solution: Design and Construction of Sports Field Canopy in Grandstand Area – Enhancing Value and Experience
In addition to ensuring the protection of spectators from the sun and rain, the roof of the sports field in the grandstand area also brings important brand image value to the field owner. Depending on the needs and scale of the tournament as well as the number of seats, you can choose a suitable roofing form. Currently, many field management units often use corrugated iron roof systems as covering materials because of their popularity and low cost, but the aesthetic effect is not high and the lifespan is limited. Flexiiform introduces 5 beautiful canvas roofing models from two main materials, PVDF and PTFE, with a durability of over 10 years of use. In general, the design and construction requirements for outdoor canvas roofing need to ensure two important issues: compact and safe structure, repeated module design to ensure a wide view with little rain splash and impressive appearance. The canvas structure completely ensures the above requirements.
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Technical Requirements Analysis & Solution Context
Sports stadiums, from mini stadiums to national stadiums, operate in a variety of weather conditions, requiring versatile and durable grandstand roofing solutions. Traditional corrugated iron roofs often cause heat for spectators on sunny days, are noisy when it rains heavily, and have a short lifespan and quickly deteriorate, especially in coastal provinces such as Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vung Tau, Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hai Phong. This negatively affects the viewer experience and the image of the stadium. This context raises the need for a roofing solution that not only provides effective cover but also has high aesthetics, good sound and heat insulation, is easy to install and maintain, and is capable of withstanding heavy loads and adapting to harsh weather conditions, bringing long-term economic value and symbolism to the project.
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Technical Solutions
Tensioned canvas roofing for the grandstand area is the optimal solution, meeting the diverse technical and aesthetic requirements of sports facilities.
Covered seating for Mini Outdoor Sports Court
For mini outdoor stadiums with seats ranging from a few dozen to a few hundred, Flexiiform provides extremely flexible assembly construction solutions. All components will be manufactured and constructed with modules under $6\text{m}$, packed and transported directly from the factory to the construction site. With the foundation prepared, the construction time can be completed in less than 7 days, bringing quick efficiency and cost savings. The projects of SMC2 Construction is a typical example of this solution.
Covering the Grandstand of the Provincial Club Sports Stadium
Compared to corrugated iron materials that limit design creativity and cause discomfort to spectators (hot, noisy when it rains), canvas roofs for grandstands are a completely suitable alternative. They have the common characteristics of being soft, flexible, and light, thus reducing the load on the foundation. This helps to overcome the problem of rapid deterioration and affecting the image of the stadium, while meeting the large capacity scale and symbolic requirements for provincial tournaments.
National Sports Stadium Stand Cover
With a special assembly method, the tensioned canvas meets the desired construction schedule for installing the roof of the sports stadium and speeds up the progress if necessary. This solution still ensures safety and meticulousness in every detail, especially for stands with many large spans. The tensioned canvas materials operate firmly on the iron frame system and connecting components, have the ability to cover large spaces and high aesthetics, creating unique, non-duplicated features for each different regional sports stadium project. They provide architects with creative imagination for projects with large spaces, breaking the stereotype of the style of the sports stadium roof with pure materials.
Olympic grandstand canopy
Sports field roofs designed from stretched canvas for the stadium's grandstand area usually consist of:
- The canvas layer of the stadium's canvas canopy is a mesh-like stretch fabric made from PVDF fabric, which is waterproof, soundproof, and heat-insulating.
- The body of the canvas roof of the stadium stands is made of steel pillars, designed to be connected together and painted with electrostatic paint, ensuring safety on stormy days.
- The cylindrical frame structure of the stadium's stretch canvas roof is sturdy, stable, can withstand large loads for the entire roof system, ensuring safety in all weather conditions.
Tension canvas provides many modern design models, enhancing the architecture of the stadium. Tension canvas materials are also extremely diverse, from surface texture, outstanding properties such as heat resistance, blocking direct UV rays during the day and the ability to diffuse natural light at night to increase the cheering effect for matches taking place at night. Moreover, the structure of the tension canvas is completely calculated precisely from the curvature amplitude, slope, and wind resistance, all of which are predicted before installation, helping to limit as many risks as possible.
Benefits of canvas roofing for stadium stands
- Simple but durable and sturdy construction.
- High sound and heat insulation: Helps control temperature and reduce noise, creating a comfortable environment for spectators and athletes.
- Easy to maintain and clean: The surface of the stretched canvas material is often self-cleaning or easy to clean, reducing maintenance costs.
- Large spaces can be created without pillars: Thanks to its light weight and large span capacity, it optimizes the view for the audience.
- High durability, usage time up to 30 years: Ensure long-term economic value.
- Fire Resistant: Helps reduce the risk of fire, increasing safety.
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Results and Performance Evaluation
The application of canvas roofs for sports stadiums in the grandstand area has brought about outstanding efficiency, guaranteed in large grandstand roofing projects in the world. The components of this type of structure are flexibly manufactured and can be adjusted at the construction site with urgent time requirements. At the same time, with specialized calculation software, the dimensions of the materials are accurately calculated for processing and installation as originally planned. This solution not only enhances the image of the football field, exploits the usage time more effectively (operating both day and night), saves electricity by taking advantage of natural light, but also creates an airy space and brings long-term economic value to the investor. The audience has a more comfortable experience, and the sports field has an iconic, sustainable architecture that adapts well to weather conditions and tournament scale.
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Contact Technical Consulting
Flexiiform is a professional Tensile Fabric design and construction company in Vietnam. With a team of well-trained and skilled Architects and Engineers, we are proud to be the only unit in Vietnam to receive professional advice from FasTech Company – The leading design and construction company of tensioned fabric structures in Thailand, with nearly 30 years of prestige and experience in the industry and successfully implementing more than 1,000 tensioned fabric projects in Thailand and Southeast Asia. With the strength of creative ideas in tensioned fabric architectural design, along with practical construction methods, Flexiiform is confident to bring the most optimal solutions for each specific project.
For expert advice or to request a detailed quote for your sports field canopy or grandstand area, please contact us.
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