Huge Japanese architecture firm Nikken Sekkei and Barcelona studio Pascual i Ausió Arquitectes have been selected to renovate the Camp Nou stadium, home of FC Barcelona.
Dubbed the New Camp Nou, the proposal from the two architecture firms will see significant alterations to the stadium in Barcelona, Spain, which was originally designed in 1957 by Spanish architect Francesc Mitjans Miró.
The triple-tier structure will remain, but the third tier will be extended and a roof covering more than 47,000 square metres will be added to make sure all seats are sheltered from the weather.
The capacity will be increased from 99,350 to 105,000. One of the main requirements of the brief was for all of the seats to have a good view of the pitch.
Images of the Japanese and Spanish design team's proposal also show red lighting around the outside of each tier, and colour-effects on the roof.
Nikken Sekkei and Pascual i Ausió Arquitectes beat seven other shortlisted teams, which included stadium specialists like HOK, HKS and Gensler, as well as Danish firm BIG.
"The Nikken Sekkei + Pascual i Ausió Arquitectes proposal stands out for being open, elegant, serene, timelessly Mediterranean and democratic," said a statement from FC Barcelona, which announced its decision today.
Each tier will feature a wide walkway around the outside with transparent barriers, and images also show ticket and entrance pavilions that rise up out of the ground with angled roofs.
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