Chelsea FC Stadium - concept design

The requirement of this new stadium from the planning board was to stay contextual to its surrounding buildings. The architects answered that by using a ribboning effect on the facade made of ribs cladded in bricks that gradually curve up and down to the different heights of brick piers that will support a steel ring. Bricks are common materials used in adjacent buildings and is the local vernacular of this area. The uniformity of the rhythmic piers and the vertically undulating facade is aimed to have the stadium stand on its own and become a landmark.