Detail: Pancho Arena

摘要

Located just outside of Budapest, Hungary, the 3,400-seat Pancho Arena at the Puskas Academy exemplifies the look of the campus, which was master planned by Imre Makovecz, a proponent of organic architecture. Local firm Doparum Architects designed the 130,000-square-foot soccer arena to harmonize with the natural environment, from the fan vaults that spread like tree branches to its prominent use of timber. Cantilevering 43 feet over spectators, the roof is supported by glulam beams rooted into concrete piers every 20 feet. As the supports extend farther from the piers, their depths increase to accommodate the accumulating cantilevered load. Secondary beams connect to the primary beams via radial glulam crutches. The result is a hybrid timber and fan-vault structure based on gridshell principles, built from nearly 1,000 tons of wood.