Gabba West proposal for 2032 Brisbane Olympic stadium
Brisbane-based architectural studio Kirk have released their 'Gabba West' proposal - a new 60,000-seat main stadium built adjacent to the existing venue for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
It's the latest in a long list of stadium proposals to be considered in the 100 Day Review for Olympic infrastructure.
The proposal delivers Brisbane a modern stadium while utilising the existing Gabba stadium for warm-up tracks and expanded spectator events during the Games.
Following the Olympics, the current Gabba stadium would be demolished and the historical site returned to the city to deliver over 2500 apartments, community green space and expansion of the East Brisbane State School by 2042.
The proposal taps into the site’s generous transport infrastructure, seamlessly integrating with the Cross River Rail and South-East Busway while being within a 15-minute walk of eight major central rail and busway stations including Southbank, Kangaroo Point and the CBD.
Building a new stadium adjacent to the existing venue would also mean the Brisbane Lions and cricket wouldn't need to relocate to another venue, as they would have had to if the exiting venue was replaced under that proposal.
The site on which the new stadium would be built is already an active construction site (for the Cross River Rail project), allowing development to commence immediately.
Architect Richard Kirk told the Brisbane Times the 60,000-seat stadium would be built using timber, making it one of the most environmentally friendly stadiums in the world, while the structure could be prefabricated off-site to reduce construction time.
