Arena Curitiba, Estudio Carlos Arcos Estudio Carlos Arcos
Arena Curitiba, Estudio Carlos Arcos Estudio Carlos Arcos

The Joaquim Américo Guimarães Stadium is considered one of the most modern stadiums in the country, undergoing its last renovation in 1999 that resulted in a built area of 55.797m2 in a horseshoe form with a capacity for 24,510 seats. Having adequate levels of comfort and safety, plus the opportunity to complete the ring with a new building, made it possible to comply with the requirements for capacity, visibility, comfort and safety according to the FIFA Technical Specifications.

With the latest renovation and expansion of the stadium completed in 2014, the Joaquim Américo Guimarães Stadium now consists of 126.836m2 with a capacity for 42,417 seats. Its programmatic operation – of extreme complexity and with highest technologies according to international standards – meets the needs of various types of massive contemporary events.

The architectural solution adopted was to create an icon for the city: a 'Illuminating Box ’. The idea was to build an enclosure that formally unified the complex and allowed for a binding image of the interior event with the neighborhood and the city. This outer skin was conceived as part of a component system of easy assembly, fast construction, and low cost. The materials used were standardized and preferably locally manufactured. 

The quest for material permeability between inside and outside, which through its lightness, translucency and lighting, produces a constant and active interaction with its surroundings.

Among the various complexities faced in design process, three major assumptions guided the process in order to leave a legacy of high value for the population of the city of Curitiba:

• Multievent Arena

The capital of Paraná State, Curitiba, has a population of 4,000,000 inhabitants and offers an upscale cultural scene. 

However, the city still lacks a Multievent Arena to meet some of its contemporary needs. This Cultural and Sports Complex thus becomes the most important one in South America, composed of the Stadium, an Indoor Arena with a capacity of 10,000 seats, and an exterior public outdoor space. This combination comprises an infrastructure capable of hosting multiple events of diverse characteristics: sporting, cultural, religious, political, entertainment, business, etc.

• Urban Integration

Despite the central location of the stadium, within a dense urban fabric, the old building had an inappropriate relationship with the urban context. Firstly, the corresponding level of the Plaza Afonso Botelho was transformed into in a large Commercial Urban Plaza that unifies the space, integrating the new complex to the city. This intervention made it possible to build up real material and symbolic ties with the surroundings. Secondly, a 300-meter long by 17 meters wide terrace was designed on the longitudinal axis to allow proper access to the entire complex.

• Sustainability

The complex was designed utilizing various passive design strategies in order to achieve maximum comfort regarding thermal, acoustical, and lighting levels. In addition, the stadium features a rainwater harvesting system that reuses 100% of all rain and grey waters, which are stored for later use in the old moat that surrounds the soccer field.

The complex was constructed utilizing building methods and tools such as: mass production of modular elements to minimize energy costs in the manufacturing process, transportation and assembly work on site, sun protection and natural ventilation systems to reduce the thermal load of the interior spaces, and polycarbonate panels on the roof to reduce heating of the building through shading.

Moreover, the project has complied with the environmental sustainability regulations established by LEED in the LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations and is currently in the process of accreditation.

Project information

Owner: Clube Atlético Paranaense Arena

Location: Curitiba, Brazil

Project date: 2007-2014

Site area: 60,429 m2

Built area: 124,966 m2

Total capacity: 42,500 seats (General Public 40,300, VIP 2,200)

Parking: 1,250 spots

Built Management and Coordination: CAP S/A Arena dos Paranaenses

Architectural Project / Interiors / Landscape; carlosarcosarquite(c)tura

Coordination with Project Consultants: carlosarcosarquite(c)tura

Project Inspection: carlosarcosarquite(c)tura

Technical Coordination with FIFA: carlosarcosarquite(c)tura

Construction Supervisor and Direction: Engineer Architect Luiz Volpato (Clube Atlético Paranaense)

Construction planning: MCA Auditoria e Gerenciamento

Concrete structure: Fhecor do Brasil

Foundations: Baras Engenharia Geotécnica e Fundações / Emepê Fundações

Steel Structure: Andrade Rezende Engenharia de Projetos

Electrical Systems: CAP S/A Arena dos Paranaenses (Engineer Rodrigo Silva Maia)

Hydraulics and Fire Prevention: Barsch Engenheiros Associados

HVAC: Michelena Climatização

Information Technology: Jugend Engenharia de Automação

Technical lighting: Philips / Ledmax

Environment Consulting: Instituto de Pesquisa e Conservação da Natureza Ideia Ambiental

LEED Certification: Petinelli Business Consulting

Visual Communication: carlosarcosarquite(c)tura / Foggiatto Visual Communication

Multitud Flow Study: Modelle – Logistics and Engineering

LIST OF SUPPLIERS

Steel structure: Brafer / SGE / TECMETAL / PERFIL

Retractable roof automation: Lanik

Elevators: ThyssenKrupp

Polycarbonate: Day Brazil / Sabic / Engepoli

Flooring: Tecnogran

Chairs: Kango

Painting: Renner / PPG

Light Fixtures: Philips / Ledmax

LED screens: Panasonic

Ceramic walls: Portobello

Metal fittings: Hansgrohe / Docol

Bathroom Fixtures: Deca

IT: NEC

Electrical system: Proelt

Hydraulics: Hidroved

Aluminum frames: : Rissi Fachadas e Esquadrias

Glass: Vidrolar

Walls and bathroom partitions: Div Company

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