Lambeau Field, South End Zone and North End Zone Expansions
Lambeau Field, South End Zone and North End Zone Expansions Green Bay, Wisconsin Owner City of Green Bay and Green Bay / Brown County Professional Football Stadium District Architect Elkus Manfredi Architects Project Manager Hammes Company Construction Manager Miron Construction Co., Inc. Team National Football League Green Bay Packers Completion Date 2013 Construction Cost Confidential Seating Addition 6,600
Lambeau Field opened in 1957 and is the oldest continually occupied NFL stadium. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering and construction support services for expansions to the football stadium’s north and south end zones. Completed for the 2012 / 2013 season, the north end zone expansion included a new stadium gate, a new 65-foot-tall by 150-foot-long scoreboard, a rooftop viewing terrace, and a six-story elevator tower. The south end zone expansion, completed for the 2013 / 2014 season, featured the addition of 6,600 seats with a snow melt system, new concession and club areas, six new viewing levels, a nine-story vertical transportation tower, and a new 70foot-tall by 220-foot-wide scoreboard. Using 5,500 tons of steel and 6,600 yards of concrete, the south end zone structure adds 336,000 square feet and increases the seating capacity to 80,000, making Lambeau Field one of the NFL’s largest stadiums. To overcome the challenge of building on top of an existing stadium, Thornton Tomasetti used SAP 2D and 3D analysis models to identify the necessary reinforcements of existing columns and baseplates. A cast-inplace concrete tread and riser system for the new seating levels allowed for construction over the existing lower bowl seating. Thornton Tomasetti also provided mill order and fully connected Tekla models, tower crane foundation design, and eight months of full-time on-site representation services to aid in creating an efficient construction process.
Lambeau Field opened in 1957 and is the oldest continually occupied NFL stadium. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural engineering and construction support services for expansions to the football stadium’s north and south end zones. Completed for the 2012 / 2013 season, the north end zone expansion included a new stadium gate, a new 65-foot-tall by 150-foot-long scoreboard, a rooftop viewing terrace, and a six-story elevator tower. The south end zone expansion, completed for the 2013 / 2014 season, featured the addition of 6,600 seats with a snow melt system, new concession and club areas, six new viewing levels, a nine-story vertical transportation tower, and a new 70foot-tall by 220-foot-wide scoreboard. Using 5,500 tons of steel and 6,600 yards of concrete, the south end zone structure adds 336,000 square feet and increases the seating capacity to 80,000, making Lambeau Field one of the NFL’s largest stadiums. To overcome the challenge of building on top of an existing stadium, Thornton Tomasetti used SAP 2D and 3D analysis models to identify the necessary reinforcements of existing columns and baseplates. A cast-inplace concrete tread and riser system for the new seating levels allowed for construction over the existing lower bowl seating. Thornton Tomasetti also provided mill order and fully connected Tekla models, tower crane foundation design, and eight months of full-time on-site representation services to aid in creating an efficient construction process.
