Real MadridTOThe playing field will also be retractable to give the stadium more functionality
ANDhe new Santiago Bernabu will be one of thearchitectural references of Madridand one of the most spectacular stadiums in the world. itswraparound skin and its retractable roofthey will be your most visible identity, butthe best kept secret in the club is inside the enclosure. The project that is already underway to make the new Bernabu a stadium with a retractable grass.
A plan that will allow the white coliseum to have a removable turf. In fact, within the new philosophy of a multifunctional stadium, the fact that the Bernabuhave your stadium for other events, especially concerts, and who knows if in the future even basketball games or other disciplines, was key. For this, it was essential to havea lawn that could be removed in just a few minutes.
Since the new Madrid venue was designed, different projects were considered to carry out this idea. Remove all grass from the stadium, such asin the case of the Schalke field, was unfeasible given that the Bernabu, in the heart of the city, has no place to take out the entire playing field. So the option ofremove the grass on plates that move by ralesand host them somewhere in the same stadium.
Coming soon
This implies a complex and ambitious work that, taking advantage of the fact that he is not going to play at the Bernabu at the moment, will begin shortly.You have to find a place underground and be below the west side. Agreenhouse cave house the seven or eight platesfrom the field of play. One behind the other, they moved to the side andfrom there they will descend one on top of the otherto be housed in the proper maintenance conditions.
The project is ambitious because you have to make a kind of greenhouse cave to create theideal humidity and light conditionsso that the lawn can be lodged underground without problems. And it is not easy.You have to do a work below the stadiumand there are different factors that complicate it and need careful work to avoid damaging other structures in the city itself that pass under the stadium.
As is known, keep in good conditionthe Bernabu grass-which has always been impeccable for many years- is not easy due to the characteristics of the stadium itself,high and closedso not much light enters the field of play. Every year, in fact, is changed for the new season,but with this system the maintenance of the playing field is even less expensive in the long term.
The big problem that many of the clubs face when giving up their stadiums for concerts is undoubtedly theconsequences of these events on the pitch, that do not bear the influx of the public and hence they are only held at the end of the season. With this formula, Real Madrid will be able to celebrate this event and many others in the middle of the season without the grass suffering.
The new Tottenham stadium and the Schalke 04 stadium already use this system. Unlike Real Madrid, both take the field of play out of their facilities, whilein Madrid staying inside the premises. The Spurs use a system of plates and rails very similar to the one that the white club will implant while the Germansthey take the whole field out in about 12 hourswith a10,000 ton platefor someguides 25 centimeters wide and 300 meters long.
Increased business
Madrid maintains that the new Bernabu will be the best remedy for the times ahead becauseits operation is going to be the club’s largest revenue item. For years all efforts,apart from aesthetics and make it more avant-garde and comfortable, are focused on increasing the exploitation of the club that allows giving the club a necessary economic boost.
To make it possible to have a stadium open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, this project of a Bernabu without grass was essential forcomply with the new philosophyof what a multipurpose soccer field should be.The work is already underway.
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