Qatar, Doha

Al Janoub Stadium

The first exploits of the 2022 World Cup

As part of a joint venture with Midmac and PORR, Six Construct designed and built the Al Janoub stadium. Covering more than 580,000 m², it is one of the eight stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Six Construct and its partners completed the construction works beginning of 2019. Ahead of the prowess of the football stars, they have already carried off a major feat: slimming the budget by more than 30% relative to the initial plans.

Ingenious setting for the World Cup

More than 40,000 spectators will be able to watch the World Cup matches in the new Al Janoub stadium, 20 km south of Doha. In this ultra-modern stadium, shaped like a futuristic boat hull, everything will be provided for their comfort: parking area, retail complex, arrival and departure areas for supporters’ shuttle buses,etc. After the World Cup, the upper tier of this gem will be removed, reducing its capacity to 20,000 seats and giving it a second life after the high mass of football.

A 30% cost reduction

The plans proposed by the initial design office came with a high price tag for their implementation. At the customer's request, Six Construct sought ways to reduce them. The BESIX Group engineers in charge of the project study came up with the idea of compressing the stadium to reduce its footprint. This new design permits savings of over 30% on the original budget, despite needing to rethink the layout of the interior spaces and adapt the already-laid foundations.

A design mission was added to this project which initially only asked for a construction partner.

Out-of-the-box solution

In the initial design, the majestic enclosure encompassed the entire infrastructure required for the World Cup. BESIX Group, however, decided to place the temporary premises serving only for the big games of 2022 outside the enclosure. This reduced its radius by 7 m, while preserving the look, the capacity and the safety of the stadium. And especially without losing sight of the strict FIFA criteria, particularly in terms of surface areas and connections between premises.

Sustainable stadium

Al Janoub stadium ranks amongst the world’s most sustainable stadiums. It has been awarded a four-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS). The latter is a green building rating system (similar to LEED and BREEAM). The major sustainability highlight of the stadium is its innovative and energy-efficient cooling technology. The complex uses an energy recovery system in order to reduce energy consumption.