STUFISH Entertainment Architects在东伦敦设计了ABBA剧场，这是一个全新的演出空间。剧场可以容纳3000名观众，是ABBA视觉演唱会ABBA VOYAGE的主场，已于2022年5月26日向公众开放。建筑靠近布甸磨坊里DLR车站，将成为城市新的文化目的地。

这座钢木建筑被设计成了一个神秘的体块，吸引着人们的注意，同时营造出了一种热情的氛围，让游客能够享受在这里的体验。设计由内而外进行，25.5米高的六边形剧场呼应了演出、舞台和座椅几何形式的要求。建筑被设计为可拆卸的临时场所，可以迁移到其他地方，其大小是同类型建筑之最。

STUFISH Entertainment Architects have designed the ABBA Arena– a brand new performance space in East London. The 3000-capacity arena will serve as the home for ABBA’s virtual concert ‘ABBA VOYAGE’, which opened 26 May 2022. The building is set to become a new cultural destination to the city, situated close to Pudding Mill Lane DLR station.

The steel and timber building has been conceived as a mysterious, intriguing object that demands attention, whilst creating a welcoming atmosphere for visitors to enjoy their experience. Designed from the inside out, the 25.5m high hexagonal form of the arena is in response to the requirements of the show, the staging and the desired seating geometry. The largest of its kind, the structure has been designed as a demountable temporary venue, which is able to be relocated to another site.

▼建筑外观，external view of the building

剧场中心的观众厅容纳了大量高科技设施，提供了独特的沉浸式娱乐体验，共设有1650个坐席和1350个站席。临时场馆的结构被设置在混凝土台上，净跨度达70米，可以满足大型360度沉浸式演出的需求。结构由ES Global建造，起重量被尽可能优化，将基础上的荷载减到最小。屋顶的设计直接回应了观众厅巨大的结构跨度，补全了场所的神秘外观。剧场被整合在一个半轴对称的钢结构穹顶下，穹顶重量为744公吨，在地面建造完成后通过18架拉索千斤顶提升到25.5米的空中，最终安装在指定位置，这是一场工程壮举。屋顶和墙壁的覆板不仅要满足场所的声学要求，还要控制对周边居住区的噪声影响。与内部精彩的高科技演出空间不同，设计在固定钢制穹顶和剧场的外部结构上覆盖了一层由可持续木条组成的多孔屏障。顺着木材设置的LED灯带在两侧立面上组成了巨大的ABBA标志。

At the heart of the arena, the auditorium houses high tech capabilities and offers a unique immersive entertainment experience, designed to fit 1650 seats and space for a standing audience of 1350. The structure of the temporary venue that sits on concrete pads, is designed to create an internal clear span of 70m to allow for a large 360° immersive production. Built by ES Global, it has been optimised to be as light as possible to minimise the load on foundations. The design of the roof is a direct response to the large structural span of the auditorium and a desire to compliment the venue’s mysterious appearance. An engineering feat, the arena is unified beneath a semi-axisymmetric steel dome weighing in at 744 tonnes, which during construction was built on the ground and then lifted 25.5m into the air by 18 strand jacks to its final position. The roof and wall cladding have been designed to meet the acoustic performance of the venue and to limit the effects of noise on surrounding residential areas. To contrast with the spectacle of the high tech show inside, the external structure that braces the steel dome roof and auditorium, is clad with a porous screen of sustainable timber battens. The large ABBA logo is integrated onto two facades with LED light strips following the timber.

▼LED等待组成的logo，logo created by LED light strips

▼入口，entrance

观众厅外的集散区用来服务到访的听众，由Stage One建造的巨大木制顶棚为他们提供庇护。正如超级结构本身，顶棚采用可以分区拆卸的模块化系统，能够根据新场地的要求改变形状。木制单元顺应场馆的六角形形状，容纳了食物和饮品站、零售、卫生间、以及一间游客休息室。

Outside the auditorium an extended concourse area is used to serve visitors as they arrive, sheltered from the elements by a large timber canopy built by Stage One. Like the superstructure itself, the canopy is a modular system that can be removed in sections and can be reconfigured to meet the needs of a new site once it has relocated. Timber modules follow the hexagonal shape of the venue to accommodate food and beverage options, retail, toilets, and a guest lounge.

▼木制顶棚覆盖的集散区，concourse area covered by a timber canopy

经历了LLDC Legacy社区计划带来的告诉发展，布甸磨坊里以其靠近文化中心、奥林匹克公园以及Hackney和Stratford居住区的地理位置，被认定为最适合建造这座革命性场馆的场所。在此项目之前，基地是一片空地，偶尔用作活动的临时停车场。作为可持续性环境议程的一部分，与公共交通线路的距离成为了选址在布甸磨坊里的有一个原因。剧场开放后，横贯铁路将为游客提供更多的公共交通选择。根据交通评估，83%的游客会利用公共交通来到该场馆。

After undergoing rapid change under the LLDC Legacy Communities Scheme, Pudding Mill Lane was identified as the suitable location for the revolutionary new venue, due to its closeness to nearby cultural hubs, Olympic Park and neighbouring Hackney and Stratford. Prior to construction the site was vacant and occasionally used for temporary event parking. As part of its sustainable environmental agenda, its proximity to public transport links made Pudding Mill a desirable choice and once opened, Crossrail will allow even more options for visitors to reach the venue by public transport. The transport assessment indicates that 83% of visitors will travel to the arena using public transport.

▼走道，corridor

▼观众厅，auditorium

除了为ABBA期待已久的演唱会设计场馆，STUFISH Entertainment Architects还ABBA VOYAGE视觉秀的舞台设计。STUFISH拥有超过30年的舞台设计经验，为碧洋琪、麦当娜、Lady Gaga、滚石乐队等诸多明星设计过演出舞台。此次，他们再次利用自己的魔法，在制作人Svana Gisla和Ludvig Andersson、以及导演Baillie Walsh的指导下，将ABBA的表演带到了现实之中。

As well as the architects for the venue that will house ABBA’s long-awaited concert, STUFISH Entertainment Architects have also been commissioned as the stage designer for the virtual ABBA VOYAGE show. With over 30 years’ experience conceiving stage designs for the likes of Beyonce, Madonna, Lady Gaga and The Rolling Stones, STUFISH have brought their magic once again to help bring ABBA’s show to life, under the direction of producers Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson and director Baillie Walsh.

▼表演现场，scenes of the show

▼专为演出设计的独特舞台，unique stage designed for the show

STUFISH Entertainment Architects由Mark Fisher创立，是世界上永久和半永久建筑设计的引领者。SUFISH致力于设计独特而创新的娱乐建筑，从音乐体验到剧场演出、展览和定制场馆，为全球观众创造充满灵感的回忆。包括东伦敦的ABBA剧场在内，STUFISH已经在世界各地设计了诸多剧院场馆，如Chimelong剧院、Han Show剧场、Dai Show剧场，等等。

Founded by the late Mark Fisher, STUFISH Entertainment Architects have become world leaders in permanent and semi-permanent architecture. STUFISH designs unique and innovative entertainment architecture to create inspirational memories for a global audience, from live musical experiences to theatrical shows, exhibitions, and bespoke buildings. Along with their new ABBA Arena in East London, STUFISH have designed theatres across the globe including the Chimelong Theatre, Han Show Theatre, and the Dai Show Theatre.

▼建筑效果图，building renderings

Architect: STUFISH Entertainment Architects

Structural Engineer: Atelier One

M&E Consultant: Atelier Ten

QS: Gardiner & Theobald

Landscape Consultant: Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects Ltd

Acoustic Consultant: Charcoalblue

Project Manager Gardiner & Theobald

Principal Designer Gardiner & Theobald

Planning Consultant: Quod

Transport Planning Consultant: i-Transport

Main Contractor: ES Global