About

Desi­gned by Popu­lous, the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium did host its first game on Wednesday 3rd April, when Tottenham Hotspur met Crystal Palace in the Premier League (2–0). The stadium heralds a new era for Tottenham Hotspur Foot­ball Club and has created a major land­mark for both Tottenham and London. With a capa­city of 62,062, the new stadium becomes the biggest club stadium in London and, by incor­po­ra­ting a fully retrac­table pitch, the first in the world to be custom-built to stage foot­ball and NFL games.

Best for both worlds

The stadium will host its first NFL game in Autumn 2019, show­ca­sing its unique ability to accom­mo­date the tech­nical and opera­tional requi­re­ments of the world’s two most popular sports.

Desi­gned to perfectly accom­mo­date both elite foot­ball codes, the natural turf pitch is fully retrac­table, split­ting into three pieces before sliding under­neath the South Stand to reveal a state-of-theart arti­fi­cial pitch beneath. This unique design provides full flexi­bi­lity for the venue to host a range of sports, concerts and events without compro­mi­sing the inte­grity of the grass playing surface.

Match day atmosphere

The stadium has been desi­gned to gene­rate one of the best match day atmo­spheres in the world, with unin­ter­rupted sight­lines and spec­ta­tors closer to the pitch than at any compa­rable ground in the UK. The stands are angled at 35 degrees — the stee­pest angle that UK guide­lines recom­mend — to create a tighter, atmo­spheric stadium bowl which focusses towards the southern ‘home end’, where 17,500 spec­ta­tors will come toge­ther to gene­rate a ‘wall of sound’ in the largest single-tier stand in the UK.

The areas at the front of the stand, as well as the away support’s section, have been future-proofed for safe stan­ding, with a first-ofits-kind design that gives equal prece­dence to safety and comfort. The rows of seating are sepa­rated by an ergo­no­mic­ally profiled bar set at 900mm for clear sight lines. Each of the seats, which provide the same levels of comfort and leg room as in all other areas of the stadium, is fitted with a lock to ensure it can be secu­rely fixed in the upright posi­tion.

A sense of arrival

Now completed, the stadium’s sculpted appearance has become clear; wrap­ping and folding its way around the stadium before reaching the home end, where a glass façade arches upwards to reveal the huge single-tier home stand, and a curved roof, which melds toge­ther with the stadium struc­ture to create a graceful and elegant clean cover over the seating bowl. The façade is dynamic, respon­sive to the chan­ging light. By day, the façade’s perfo­rated screens parti­ally shroud what’s going on inside, but at night they act like a lantern, high­lighting the acti­vity within.

A five-storey high glass atrium at the south end will provide a new meeting place for home supporters before and after the match inclu­ding an open food court bathed in natural light. This spec­ta­cular entrance provides a glimpse of life within the stadium and has been desi­gned to create a sense of arrival from the station.

Inspired by White Hart Lane

General admis­sion home team ticket holders are able to explore the full length of the general concourse with a wide range of food and drinks options and three pub-style bars inspired by the club’s former home, White Hart Lane, and the local area. In addi­tion, the general concourse also features a series of pop up and brand acti­va­tion spaces, inclu­ding a club merchan­dise shop.

Located under­neath the 17,500-seat single-tier South Stand, within a stun­ning five-storey atrium flooded with natural light, is the Market Place. Offe­ring a range of diverse expe­ri­ences available for fans to try throug­hout the season, designs for food and drink outlets take inspi­ra­tion from London’s vibrant street food market scene.

Memorable experiences

Popu­lous’ design responds to Tottenham Hotspur’s brief to create memo­rable expe­ri­ences for its supporters and ever­yone else who visits the multi-use stadium. To achieve this, unri­valled views of live Premier League action have been supple­mented with a vast range of food and drink, retail and premium expe­ri­ences, which will add to the match day expe­ri­ence.

Notable features include:

• 17,500-seat single-tier ‘home end’ stand — the largest of its kind in the country
• A fully retrac­table turf pitch with a state-of-the-art arti­fi­cial playing surface beneath for NFL matches and other large-scale events
• The Market Place, a new fan zone in the South Stand atrium, with street-food style market stall, the 65m Goal Line Bar — Europe’s longest bar — and a microb­re­wery operated by local brewer Beaver­town
• A choice of fine dining premium expe­ri­ences inclu­ding the H Club, a Michelin star calibre Members’ Club
• The Tunnel Club, a glass-walled private members club allo­wing fans a “behind-the-scenes view” of the players making their way to and from the pitch, as well as access to seats located behind the First Team tech­nical area
• The Sky Lounge, where guests can enjoy the pano­r­amic views across London from the highest point available in the stadium.