Euphorbia: Mass timber stadium

Abstract

The key concepts of material efficiency, lifespan, design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), design for flexibility of use and design for disassembly and reuse, are currently at the forefront of mass timber development. The role that timber must play in decarbonising the construction industry is of vital importance, replacing the more conventional building methods building established in the last century, mainly using concrete and metal; materials and ways of building that are widely blamed for excessive amounts of carbon dioxide emissions. These topics are at the centre of our architecture philosophy, both in research and practice. In this spirit, we present ?Euphorbia," a mass timber stadium in Galatsi, Athens, designed by KAAF Kitriniaris Associates Architecture Firm in collaboration with timber engineers and consultants.