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Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam
6 May 2021
New Feyenoord Stadium
Design: OMA
Location: Rotterdam, Holland

Fondly referred to as De Kuip (or the tub) in Rotterdam, Feyenoord?s stadium in the city?s south has been home to the Dutch football club for over eighty years. When completed in 1937, the stadium structure?built entirely with steel and concrete tiers and including a curved, cantilevered stand?was a forerunner in modernist football stadium.

Feyenoord?s current ambitions to further strengthen the football club, in combination with the municipality of Rotterdam?s plan to rejuvenate the area of Rotterdam-Zuid, have led to the development of the new Feyenoord Stadium as part of Feyenoord City?a masterplan designed to transform Rotterdam-Zuid into a well-connected and vibrant neighbourhood for sports, recreation, and living.
Over the past decades, stadium design has been evolving in response to football clubs? new demands, including engagement with a larger supporter base, diversification of hospitality offerings, and development of commercial opportunities. For Feyenoord, various renovations of De Kuip between the 1950s and 1990s have offered immediate solutions to the needs of the football club to upgrade the football watching experience, and to increase its business and hospitality capacity.

While catering to Feyenoord?s changing needs, these transformations also compro...