OLYMPIC STADIUM, MUNICH

INTRODUCTION
The Olympic Games was to be held in Munich in 1972, Fre:
Otto Gunther Behnisch and were responsible for teaching
Overview the world a new Germany, in a new light. Their goal was to
Location: Munich, Germany design a structure that emulates the motto of the games:
"The Happy Games*, "The Happy Games as a whimsical
Completion: 1972 architectural response to cover the heavy and overbearing
Architect: Günter Behnisch shadow left bu the Berlin gomes.

Structural Engineer: Frei Otto

Otto and Behnisch voltoge conceptualize a structure that
Purpose: Built to host events for the 1972 Summer Olympics, continuously flow olong the site mimicking the draping
and the rhythmic elevations of the Swiss Alps, a structure
including track and field, soccer, and other athletic events
suspended like a cloud that seems to float over the place
Capacity: Originally 80,000, now reduced to around 69,000 bronching between the poois, gym and the main stadium.

FORM FINDING: TENSILE: MAST

Principle of force transition in MAIN CABLE
two cable net elements: The
tensibility of the structure is CABLE NET
achieved by establishing
STRUCTURAL ANALYIS
Edge Cable Cable net FIxed spatial Form Finding double curved by using the
points
principal member, the mast CABLE

to support the cables that is

SUPPORTED The use of tensile elements
The form of the structure is established by form MAST (below

pulling the cable nets net) allows the roof to absorb and
finding in, which the fixed spatial points are put
upwards and downwards to distribute forces more
in, applying tension on the cable net to form the ANCHOR

the anchor. effectively than rigid

desired roof shape.
structures, enhancing the
durability of the roof. LATERAL LOAD
GRAVITATIONAL LOAD
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

Tension
Forces

Compressive
Compressive Forces
Forces

Construction of concrete Installation of pre- Installation of saddle PVC coated polyster fabric
pile and seating. manufactured steel masts. type net and plexiglass. was attached individually
to each grid cell.

ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS CONNECTION DETAILS

Tension
Forces

SITE PLAN
CROSS SECTION

COVER MAST: HOLLOW CYLENDRICAL

CABLE NETS
STEEL TUBES
JOINTS
CABLE NET: STEEL FRAME
MAST COVER: PLEXIGLAS
EDGE CABLE: LOCKED COIL
ROPED
JOINTS AND CONNECTORS: CAST
STEEL
ROOF PLAN DETAILED ROOF PLAN GUY CABLES: PARALLEL STRAND
BUNDLES

Tubular steel masts up to 106m tall, 2.7m in diameter, 76.2mm in wall

thickness
Coble tension structure of saddle type nets
Polyester fabric coated with PVC suspended independently in cachiot
the cells
STRUCTURAL SECTION SECTION Reflective bronze-tint acrylic panels from 3m3 to 25m3 in thickness
Concrete pilings provide gravity cas reactions to tense structure

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