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The Lebanese Government aimed to build a stadium compliant with international standards to boost Lebanon‚ candidacy for hosting the AFC Asian Cup and aimed to develop a design that integrates the stadium with the city.
Master Planning
Architecture & Engineering
Landscape Design
Marine Studies
Construction Supervision
Laceco responded to the above objectives by:
Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings.
Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds.
Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development.
Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.
Laceco responded to these objectives
by rethinking the city‚ northern entrance and conceiving the stadium as a catalyst integrated within a broader master plan.
The new proposal adopts a subtle architecture that preserves the equilibrium of Saida‚ urban fabric while enriching it with a sports component. The design also
makes sure that views to the sea for pedestrians walking along the Saida corniche are uninterrupted. The stadium
is designed so that it can be converted
for civic events, leading to its frequent
use by citizens as a gathering and entertainment spot. The design also features a submersed wave-breaker
that protects the project from 7-meter winter waves.
