Energa Gdansk Stadium, Gdansk, Poland
Northern gold
| Client | City of Gdansk, BIEG 2012 |
| Architecture | Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky Architektur + Städtebau, HPP Architekten |
| Area | 33,5 ha |
| Competition | 1st Prize |
| Project team | Oliver Alten, Marta Dobrzanska, Martina Kibler |
| Completion | 2010 |
| Location/Google-Maps | Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1, 80-560 Gdańsk, Polen |
Amber – the gold of the north – takes around 260 million years to transform from a viscous resin into a solid, shimmering substance. This image of the gradual formation of amber is carried over into modern times in the morphology of the stadium.
The process is referenced on two levels: the lower level, the origin of development, is defined by a forest of pines, its canopy forming a roof above the 5,000 visitors’ parking spaces. The upper level, the end result of development, is occupied by the stadium in the form of a giant amber stone that shimmers onto the city and links into it using generous, sweeping bridges, stairs, lifts and slopes. Smaller pieces of amber are formed by a hotel and other commercial facilities.
