Cox Architecture and Hassell unveil plans for Brisbane Olympic Stadium
Australian studios Cox Architecture and Hassell have released visuals of a stadium in Brisbane set to serve as the main venue for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Planned for Victoria Park in the capital of Queensland, the 63,000-seat Brisbane Olympic Stadium will be designed to serve as a community asset beyond the multi-sport event, for which Brisbane will be the host city.
Cox Architecture and Hassell were awarded the design contract by MP Jarrod Bleijie, who serves as Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development.
They will deliver the stadium in collaboration with Japanese practice Azusa Sekkei, engineering firms Arup and SBP and Indigenous-owned consultancy Blaklash, which the team said will "guide meaningful and ongoing First Nations engagement throughout the project".
"The stadium will be of the park and be a catalyst for increasing the connectivity, usability and amenity of Victoria Park," said Cox Architecture chair Richard Coulson.
"It will have a critical role in 2032, but its life after the games will be its most important legacy for the community," he continued.
"It will not only deliver a world-class experience for athletes and fans but provide Brisbane with a vital piece of sporting infrastructure of true global calibre – a place all Queenslanders will be proud of," added Hassell's managing principal Lucy O'Driscoll.
"The design will provide enduring cultural value and enjoyment for the community all year-round. It goes beyond satisfying the demands of major international events by ensuring the venue can be adapted for a wide variety of sporting and cultural uses, making it a genuine asset for the whole community," O'Driscoll continued.
Few details about Brisbane Olympic Stadium's design have been revealed, but the visuals suggest that it will have sinuous walkways and terraces lined with trailing plants.
A circular oculus will puncture its large transparent roof canopy, which is depicted overhanging the terraces.
Brisbane Olympic Stadium is expected to begin construction in 2027 and will host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2032 games.
According to the national architecture publication ArchitectureAu, the design of the Brisbane Olympic Stadium is being developed in place of an upgrade to the Gabba stadium, which was originally going to serve as the main venue.
Cox Architecture and Hassell have previously worked together on the Optus Stadium in Perth, as well as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Adelaide Cricket Ground.
Other recent projects by the studios include Cox Architecture's Western Sydney International Airport, which it completed with Zaha Hadid Architects and Woods Bagot, and Hassell's station designs for Melbourne's Metro Tunnel.
The visuals are courtesy of Cox Architecture.
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