Where is aami stadium

Plans for the new stadium were originally conceived when Melbourne bid for a new Super 12 franchise. While delaying construction of the venue, its capacity was eventually increased to just over 30, Construction commenced in late on the site of Edwin Flack Field.

An eight-year naming rights sponsorship deal was struck with insurance company AAMI just prior to its opening and has since been extended. The game attracted a near sell-out crowd of 29, Facilities at the venue also include 24 seat corporate boxes plus external seating, a capacity dining room, 14 bars, an elite training centre, gymnasium, lap pool and office space for tenant clubs. There are two video screens situated in opposite corners while the pitch measures x 82 metres.

The design enables spectators to enjoy unobstructed views, free from pillars, walls or other support structures. Facebook Twitter Instagram. More than 20, square metres of cladding in the roof.

Turf was grown in Pakenham before transplanting to stadium. Facilities x 82m rectangular pitch — accommodating rugby league, rugby union and soccer. A sports campus including an elite training centre, gymnasium, lap pool, and office space for tenant sporting organisations. A dining room with capacity for 1, Merchandising facilities, food and beverage outlets and 14 bars.

Given the high embodied energy of steel, its minimal use in the stadium represents a significant environmental benefit. Rainwater will be harvested and stored from the roof.

Low water use fittings. Elsewhere, low energy light fittings used where possible. Maximum natural ventilation and light. Recycled building material where appropriate. A technique that allowed it to be constructed using 50 percent less steel than a typical stadium roof of the same size.

The exterior is covered in thousands of LED lights that can be programmed to display a limitless variety of colours and patterns to suit the event taking place within. A key philosophy of the project was to provide a perfect seating bowl, with seats rising to optimise the preferred east and west flanks with excellent sightlines and proximity to the action.

This form was articulated in a series of bays that echo the roof domes to maximise a sense of theatre and engagement, allowing spectators to enjoy unobstructed views, free from pillars, walls or other support structures. This unique structure not only reflects an ideal seating bowl, it provides a new hybrid structural system of shell, arch and cantilever that has delivered a distinctive addition to Melbourne.

The campus also incorporates an elite training centre and team administrative headquarters as well as public bars, cafes, 24 corporate boxes, a dining room with capacity for people, a gym and lap pool. Project Contact. Alastair Baxter. Technical Information City.