A COLORFUL WORLD CUP 2010

June 11^th was the kickoff of the opening match of South Africa versus Mexico in the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.

The Soccer City stadium, designed by Boogertman Urban Edge and Partners from Johannesburg, has a capacity of 95.000 spectators.
The stadium, made of 30.000 m2 fibreC in various typically African colors, will be a world wide eye catcher for the opening match but certainly a thrilling final as well.

Not only does Soccer City meet all constructional requirements of a modern soccer arena, it also ensures that the World Cup 2010 will become a world championship which will connect the flair and culture of Africa to the rest of the world. This is why the construction of the stadium will also be a South African landmark in the optical sense: an ‘African Pot’ as soccer stadium!
 

The shape and colors of the exterior remind of a traditional African drinking bowl, the gourd. The natural colors and the material of the fiberglass concrete slabs portray the bottle gourd. To realize these colors, six different colors of liquid pigments have been supplied by Scholz. Rieder Smart Elements collaborated with Harold Scholz GmbH, Recklinghausen to make the colors for the “African Pot” as realistic as possible.

The prefab elements withstand wind and weather and they meet all requirements with regard to fire safety and fire resistance.

In addition to the technical and aesthetic solution the architects were mainly convinced by the environmentally friendliness of the raw material. The energy consumption during the production of fibreC is far below that of normal prefab elements.

With this, Scholz hopes to not just provide the stadium with color, but also to contribute to a better environment!

South Africa – the World Cup and Scholz: a colorful and environmentally friendly combination!

We wish you tons of soccer fun!