14 DAY TRIAL // It may very well be that the host city for the upcoming 2020 Olympics is yet to be officially named, yet such technicalities do not seem to bother MenoMenoPiu Architects and FHF Architectes in the slightest. Hence their already rolling out plans for a solar-powered Olympic stadium in Tokyo.
These architects went public with their plans for said stadium earlier this week, and greenheads will be glad to hear that sustainability has been one of their top concerns.
Inhabitat informs us that, as the plans show, the stadium is to be powered by means of green energy.
The architects plan on fitting it with several solar arrays whose purpose will be that of collecting the sun's energy and making it meet the stadium's electricity demands.
The solar panels are to be placed on the stadium's roof, and rumor has it that, whereas some of them will be translucent, others will be opaque. One can only suspect that this variety is first and foremost meant to please the eye.
Besides having solar panels on its roof, it appears that this green-oriented stadium is to display a rainwater collection system, the same source reports.
Thus, whatever water happens to hit the stadium during the Olympics will be collected and reused on-site.
As far as the stadium's design is concerned, the architects who worked on this project have agreed that it would be best to opt for a spiral-shaped structure that very much resembles a ramp.
Because of its having this rather peculiar design, the stadium will allegedly be able to accommodate thousands of people (roughly 80,000, to be more precise) without any jams ever being created.
In fact, the architects are fairly confident that, should circumstances demand for it, evacuating the entire structure could easily be done in approximately 15 minutes.
Because of its design, the stadium was named The Twist.
The host city for the 2020 Olympics is to be announced this coming September, and here's hoping that this eco-friendly stadium will eventually be built.