New Camp Nou

THE NEW CAMP NOU

The Camp Nou of the 21st century

After 50 years, the Camp Nou can look to the future with optimism. The prestigious Foster + Partners team of architects is in charge of the project to remodel the stadium.

On the basis of Francesc Mitjans’ original design, the Camp Nou is set to become an essential architectonic reference for the 21st century. The renovated stadium will be seen as an architectonic entity in its own right.

The whole stadium will be contained within a clearly defined volume, with a unified appearance from the outside. The added spaces and installations are totally integrated both functionally and architectonically.

When the work is complete on restructuring the Camp Nou, visitors will be able to enjoy a renovated stadium offering a unique and distinct image of FC Barcelona, which will be totally integrated into the city’s architectonic heritage. From street level it will look like a totally modern stadium, but it will also look that way on the inside, with large service areas, and electronic escalators to take spectators up to the highest levels.

This is the new Camp Nou

The new Camp Nou will be seen as an architectonic entity in its own right. The whole building will be contained within a clearly defined volume, with a unified outward appearance created by its mosaic design.

Characteristics

When the work is complete on remodelling the Camp Nou, visitors will enjoy a stadium offering the following characteristics:

• The image of the renovated stadium will be unique and distinctive of FC Barcelona. Its carefully constructed architecture will be strong and vibrant. It will make sure that the image of the Camp Nou is as powerful as ever and has been based entirely on elements that define FC Barcelona’s identity.

• Everybody will see the new image as a strong and daring item within the urban environment. The design will be totally integrated into the architectonic heritage of the city of Barcelona, with so many colourful and distinctive buildings. From the street, people will appreciate a fully modern stadium that has been proudly built on the basis of local heritage.

• Barcelona fans will be able to enjoy a transformed public leisure area. The new escalators will take them to the higher parts of the stadium, where there will be a large number of new areas aimed at the general public, and plenty of service areas to cater for spectators.

• The renovated stadium will separate the routes taken by visitors and by club staff through the creation of new vertical and horizontal routes.

• The stadium will cover all of the spectator safety requirements and will be totally adapted to the needs of disabled people.

• Spectators will enjoy a much clearer and more logical distribution of entrance points into the respective zones on either side of the stadium.

• The new stadium will have a two-directional service lane at a 360 degree angle, as well as a new circular all-round walkway for the club’s operations staff.

• The stadium will offer visibly improved facilities for the media that will be separated from the public zones.

• The players and auxiliary staff will enjoy brand new dressing rooms, new work areas, a new presidential zone and new offices.

• VIP guests will experience improved hospitality services in the new exclusive areas on both sides of the stadium. The VIP zones will offer an exceptional space and top standard services to ensure that the high demands of such zones are respected.

• The new facilities, given their majestic nature, will make FC Barcelona an excellent basis on which the club will be able to look towards the future with even more confidence than ever.