Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
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The Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (MRS) will have a capacity over 30,000 and feature a 'bio-frame' roof design providing extensive seat coverage and excellent spectator sight lines.
When complete, the MRS will be the new home of the elite Melbourne Victory and Storm soccer and rugby teams, and will provide an outstanding training, sports medicine and administration complex.
The MRS continues the strong architectural lineage of MelbourneÕs sports and entertainment precinct evidenced since 1956 by the Myer Music Bowl and Olympic Pool Complex, and later by Rod Laver Arena and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The project represents a complete integration between architecture and engineering - every element of the design has a purpose and has been optimised for its specific application. The sculptural qualities of the design are a result of function and structure.
The stadium has been designed with a unique and dynamic form that is innovative and memorable. At the heart of the design is the bioframe, a lightweight steel design based on the inherent structural efficiencies of the geodesic dome which allows for 50% less steel than a typical cantilever roof structure. This structure is skinned in a triangular panelised facade made up of a combination of glass, metal and louvres. Together the bioframe and the skin form a highly sculptural, non-industrial kind of building.