Hattu­temppu!

Loca­tion

The Tammela Stadium in the epony­mous district of the Finnish city of Tampere (popu­la­tion 249,000) is a hybrid of a high-quality soccer stadium, resi­den­tial buil­dings, stores and parking areas.

The new buil­ding replaces one of Finland’s most tradi­tional stadiums from the 1930s on the same site. Despite the need for urban densi­fi­ca­tion, the city of Tampere decided to preserve this loca­tion for sport.

The realized design “Hattu­temppu ” (Hattrick) by JKMM Archi­tects had already emerged as the winner of an invited compe­ti­tion in 2014. It was opened in spring 2024.

Hybrid

The design by JKMM Archi­tects creates a link between urban design, archi­tec­ture, struc­ture and traffic plan­ning. The stadium was inte­grated into an almost 50,000 m² block that includes five resi­den­tial buil­dings, a busi­ness center and parking areas in addi­tion to the stadium. The brick-clad resi­den­tial buil­dings are oriented towards the streets, while their inner cour­ty­ards are raised to the level of the stadium roofs. The stands rise directly from the edges of the pitch. The glazed entrances provide protec­tion from the weather without inter­rupting the connec­tion to the surroun­dings.

The most striking archi­tec­tural feature is the arched roof that spans the stadium from east to west. This over­han­ging steel struc­ture conti­nues over the roofs of the resi­den­tial buil­dings and visually inte­grates the stadium into its surroun­dings.

Deve­lo­p­ment

Spec­ta­tors enter the stadium via seats to the south and north, while visi­ting fans use a sepa­rate entrance to the north-east. The areas for athletes, VIPs and media are located in the west stand, with the main stand on the oppo­site side. Commer­cial areas and parking spaces are located under­neath the stadium.

The concept of the resi­den­tial buil­dings focuses on diver­sity. On some of the upper floors, tenants even have an unob­s­tructed view of the pitch.

High quality

The design by JKMM Archi­tects creates a link between urban design, archi­tec­ture, struc­ture and traffic plan­ning. The stadium was inte­grated into an almost 50,000 m² block, which includes five resi­den­tial buil­dings, a busi­ness center and parking areas next to the stadium. The stands rise directly from the edges of the pitch. The glazed entrances provide protec­tion from the weather without inter­rupting the connec­tion to the surroun­ding area.

The most striking archi­tec­tural feature is the arched roof that spans the stadium from east to west. This over­han­ging steel struc­ture conti­nues over the roofs of the resi­den­tial buil­dings and visually inte­grates the stadium into its surroun­dings.

Tammela Stadium combines high-quality sports infra­struc­ture with urban living space and creates a new form of hybrid stadium use