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The Grand Stade Hassan II, with a 115,000-capacity, is projected to be the largest football stadium in the world.
The Grand Stade de Casablanca offers an architecture deeply rooted in its site, engaging in dialogue with the millennia-old culture of Morocco. It embodies the tradition of welcome and hospitality that is so distinctive to us. The project draws on the concept of the “Moussem,” a major festive gathering place, and uses the archetype of the tent—this primordial figure of architecture—as the starting point for inventing a powerful and unique architectural presence.
The Grand Stade is conceived as a landscape-building: open, generous, and sustainable.
A vast, lightweight tent, unfurled toward the sky, covers the entire stadium and its surroundings, creating a spectacular landmark within the landscape. Made from a network of cables supporting aluminum sunshades, the tent is held up by a ring of 32 stair towers, forming monumental porticoes that support the grand concourse. At ground level, beneath the tent, a multitude of acclimatization gardens and activity spaces complete this natural atmosphere.
The stadium will be fully compliant for FIFA competitions, with the ability to host the final at the FIFA World Cup 2030, following Morocco’s naming as joint hosts for the tournament alongside Spain and Portugal. It will also serve as the home of two local clubs.
Design Team: Maffeis Engineering, ME Engineering, Rider Levett Bucknall