PROJECT PROFILE
KIIT Athletic Stadium Tensile Roof, Odisha
See the tensile fabric roof at KIIT Athletic Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, with repeated canopy bays following the spectator stands.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Client / site
- KIIT Deemed to be University
- Location
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Structure
- Tensile fabric grandstand canopy
THE SETTING
The project in context.
The KIIT Athletic Stadium project in Bhubaneswar uses tensile fabric above a run of spectator seating. From the track, the roof reads as a sequence of repeated curved bays. The underside view shows how the fabric and framing follow the stepped stands, making the relationship between the sporting area, seating and canopy easy to see.
A CLOSER LOOK
Form & arrangement.
Following the seating line
The outside view shows a continuous sequence of roof sections alongside the athletics track. Repetition gives the canopy a consistent edge across the spectator side of the stadium.
A visible frame rhythm
Curved framing members and diagonal truss elements sit below the fabric. Their repeated spacing is apparent from the seating area and connects the individual roof bays visually.
Keeping the venue readable
The roof sits above the blue stepped seating, with the track and field visible beyond its edge. The photographs show the canopy as one part of the wider stadium arrangement.
FROM PROJECT TO POSSIBILITY
Explore the approach.
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