Apparently the Toughest Fiber in the World

There is no doubt in the talent of the architect Zaha Hadid to create amazing buildings. Thanks to creation of the project of the National Stadium, Tokyo she's establishing an important milestone in the textile architecture development and is creating a new symbol of Japan.

Zaha Hadid is one of the superstars on the international stage for architects. The National Stadium in Tokyo will become another creative success of farsighted Hadid. The sports complex meets the highest design and functionality standards, and, besides, it is decorated with textile materials.

The new National Stadium in Japan, the author of the project is Zaha Hadid, © zaha hadid architects

It is like a vein in the city's organism, urban junction that directs and attracts the stream of visitors. The raised platforms support the exact stream of visitors along the geometric forms of the building. All this develops an image of muscle fiber in a person's mind. The textile membranes between the braces of the building are the smallest elements supporting the muscle fiber concept.

The building structures resemble muscle fibers, © zaha hadid architects

The building is located in the centre of the urban landscape, and is separated from the main construction of the stadium, its architectural skeleton, from the textile membranes of its facade and the museum. They make up one complex whole, light and closed. The wide building of the stadium joins a residential bridge, then a vast exhibition hall, guaranteeing visitors a new experience, which they can get walking along the bridge from the northern to the southern part of the building.

The complex construction seems extra light, mainly thanking to the textile membranes © zaha hadid architects

The roof creates a silhouette that, according to the staff of the architectural bureau, perfectly fits into the landscape of the city. Widely separated "ribs" are covered with light in weight and light-transmitting textile membranes. The interior design of the stadium is built using a contrast between the remarkable roof construction and the textile cover.

The substantial completion is scheduled for 2018, © zaha hadid architects

The building, resembling a spaceship landed in the heart of the metropolis, can become a motivation for architects to look at the possibility of usage of light-transmitting textile covers from a new perspective in the construction of exterior structures, facades, as well as in creation of interiors. However, we'll be able to admire the merging of textile and architecture into one whole, and creation of new worlds, not earlier than in 2018, unfortunately. It's when the sports complex will be open.

Author: A.S.

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