Welcome to theOlympiastadion Berlin

Building specifications:

Two story collonades with 136 Pillars

  • Circumference: approx. 803m
  • Heigth: 16,37m, 21,26m at the attic (roof edge)
  • Depth below ground level:: 15m (pitch), 17,40m (level -4 Atrium)
  • Opening at Marathon Gate: 24,65m at its narrowest spot)
  • Width North-South:: 230,73m
  • Length East-West: 304,26m
  • Infield: Width 116,11m, Length 189,97m

Roof construction

Total roof area: ca. 42.000m²

  • Upper roof membrane: approx. 27.000m², distributed to 77 sectors
  • Lower roof membrane: approx. 28.000m²
  • Glass surface: 6006m²

Material: PTFE-coated glass fiber (PTFE: Polytetrafluorethylen)
Roof width: approx. 68m
Distance roof to infield: 39,99m
Roof weight: ca. 3.500t

Number of steel posts inside seating area: 20 with the distance between posts ranging from 32 to 40m and a length of 8,50m
Diameter: bifurcation 35cm, pedestal 26cm
Number of outside posts: 132
Binders: 76
Material: Steel St 52 and St 37

Areas:

  • Stadium: 56.616m²
  • Osttor Plaza: 7.729m²
  • Südtor Plaza: 3.238m²
  • Swimming Pool Plaza: 2.797m²
  • Maifeld Plaza: 4.326m²
  • Path around stadium: 3.727m² (inside driving lane around stadium)
  • Südtor parking area (PO Süd): 4.533m²

Lighting Concept

  • Manufacturer: Lanz Manufaktur Germany GmbH
  • Installation: november 2019 until december 2020
  • full-colour floodlighting (first in a stadium) with the innovative reflector technology
  • plus unique, coloured architectural lighting
  • Total number: approx. 10,500 LED single luminaires
  • Floodlighting with 2,300 lux vertical illumination (comparison: previously approx. 1,300 lux)
  • Energy savings of around 50%
  • CO² savings of around 142 tonnes per year
  • lighting system complies with and exceeds the requirements of the UEFA, DFL, national and international athletics federations

Video walls

  • Manufacturer: Expromo
  • Completition: Juni 2018

Video wall east:

  • Pixel pitch: 10 mm
  • Size: 137,28m² (15,6m x 8,8m)
  • Format: 16:9
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pixel
  • Power input: max. 41.000 Watt
  • Brightness: 7000 nit

Video wall south:

  • Pixel pitch: 10 mm
  • Size: 81,6m² (12m x 6,8m)
  • Format: 16:9
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pixel
  • Power input: max. 24.300 Watt
  • Brightness: 7000 nit

video wall north:

  • Pixel pitch: 10 mm
  • Size: 81,6m² (12m x 6,8m)
  • Format: 16:9
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Pixel
  • Power input: max. 24.300 Watt
  • Brightness: 7000 nit

Speakers

  • Manufacturer: Electrovoice
  • Completition: August 2018
  • 19 loudspeaker panels with a total of 180 loudspeakers (EV XLCLinearray)
  • 64 Power amplifier
  • Upgrade from analogue to digital amplifier technology
  • Energy saving 50 %
  • 112dB maximum sound level, 150,000 watts

Sanitary areas in the Lower Tier:

  • Men: 316 urinals, 62 WC
  • Women: 156 WC
  • Toilets for wheelchair users: 14 WC

Sanitary areas in the Upper Tier:

  • Men: 184 urinals, 30 WC
  • Women: 96 WC

Outer areas:

  • Men: 96 urinals, 12 WC
  • Women: 20 WC

Lower Tier:

  • 12 Kiosks
  • 1 Restaurant

Upper Tier:

  • 12 Kiosks

Outer areas:

  • 12 mobile Kioskes (minimum)

Kiosks for Merchandising:

  • one at the Südtor Plaza and one at the Osttor Plaz

“Location Award 2014 – first place category: Stadiums, Arenas and Multi-function-halls”

“FM-Efficiency-Award 2013”

“Location Award 2014 – second place category: Major Events”

“BDA-Architecture-award “Nike” 2007 category:” best ambience” Olympiastadion Berlin”

“red dot Award 2007: Chapel inside the Olympiastadion Berlin”

“iF Gold Award: Chapel inside the Olympiastadion Berlin”

“IPC/IAKS Special-award 2007”

“IOC/IAKS Award in Gold 2007”

“Architecture-Award Berlin 2006, Award: Olympiastadion Berlin”

“German Architecture-Award 2005, Recognition – Olympiastadion Berlin – Modification, Resoration and Roof-construction”

“Light-Architecture-Award 2005 – Olympiastadion Berlin – Modification, Restoration and Roof construction”

“German Steel Building Award 2004: Olympiastadion Berlin”

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