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Monday 9 February 2015

The Matmut ATLANTIQUE: an "English-style" stadium

Optimal visibility !

Bordeaux's new stadium offers optimum visibility at every point of the infrastructure.
Following the "English" stadium typology, synonymous with visual comfort for all spectators, this Anglicism is found right down to the railings near the playing surface, known as Wembley railings.

Enhanced safety

There's no pit or wire mesh here: the first rows of bleachers, less than 10 metres from the players, are separated by railings equipped with elastic cables, preventing spectators from entering the pitch from the north and south stands. Having proved their worth in England at the famous Wembley Stadium, the use of this type of material is truly a safe bet.

With a height of one metre, the guardrails on the lower flight provide optimum visibility of the playing area. What's more, in the event of crowd movement, access gates controlled by the stadium's security command post open onto the pitch, allowing the public to be directed to the multiple exits provided in the event of evacuation.

100% visibility

On the upper flight, as on level 2 of the dressing rooms, level 3 of the passageway and the bowl, the guardrails are 90 cm high, enlarged and inverted, with a glazed surface. The use of glass here ensures an enclosure offering 100% full-visibility seating. ARESTALFER, a company based in Gradignan in the Gironde region of France, is in charge of the entire production and assembly of the metal structures required for public safety. All told, the company has produced over 3 km of handrails for the steps, and 500 m of glass balustrades for the upper flight of the New Bordeaux Stadium.