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130 Category 4: Special Projects 4 Owner Irish Football Association Architect Holmes Miller Associates General Contractor O’Hare and McGovern Engineering Office AECOM Construction Period 05/2013 - 01/2016 Windsor Park is the new 18,000 all-seater stadium. The development includes south and east stands, two large corners and a feature cladding enclosure (The Quaver). Each new building can be considered as a standalone unit separated via movement joints. The south stand is the largest section of the project measuring about 115 m in length. The structure of all stands is comprised of a steel frame with composite metal deck slabs. The roof concept is consistent across the stadium and consists of a cantilevered column and rafter system with stay support. At each bay a single mast with three stay members support cantilever rafter beams. The cantilever length varies between stands and is 26 m in the worst case. The flexibility to input and manipulate geometry in SCIA Engineer’s XML API access was instrumental in allowing a close collaboration with the sports architects. As a national stadium, the building had to be iconic, but in order to bring best value to the project, the structural design needed to be relatively understated. This meant combining rationalised structural design whilst also allowing for landmark features such as The Quaver. Such a design could only be completed in a versatile platform and SCIA Engineer was used across the board to design each stand in isolation and combined with Rhino to support a single output Revit model. National Football Stadium at Windsor Park - Belfast, Northern Ireland AECOM Contact Madalina Aghinitei Address 2 Leman Street E1 8FA London, United Kingdom Website www.aecom.com We are a global network of experts working with clients, communities and colleagues to develop and implement innovative solutions to the world’s most complex challenges. Delivering clean water and energy. Building iconic skyscrapers. Planning new cities. Restoring damaged environments. Connecting people and economies with roads, bridges, tunnels and transit systems. Designing parks where children play. Helping governments maintain stability and security. We are AECOM. Built to deliver a better world.