Retractable Roof for Domes and Stadiums
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Our company has a portfolio of technologies for manufacturing large-steel structures such as bridges and for moving them with highly precise control. We have been delivered retractable roofs for large-scale facilities such as domes and stadiums since 1980.
We draw from our manufacturing experience with various methods to propose optimal machinery systems to meet a customer's venue requirements.
A sport stadium or leisure facility with a retractable roof can host events for many different purposes in any kind of weather.
Opening/closing the retractable roof
Multimode type (FUKUOKA PayPay DOME)
A fleet of 48 bogies turns the two roof panels (4,000 ton each) at the start of the opening/closing process.
The roof can be retracted in about 20 minutes, The retractable roof system can cope with abrupt weather changes during games or events.
Closed status
Open status
Horizontal sliding type (SeaGaia Miyazaki Ocean Dome)
Closed status
Open status
Example of Delivery
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| No. | Name | Location | Designing supervisor | Delivery year & month | Type | Span | No. of Leaves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariake Coliseum | Koto-ward, Tokyo | Kenchiku Mode Kenkyusho, Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
Apr, 1991 | Horizontal slide | 136m | Retractable leaf: 2 |
| 2 | Mukogawa Women's University Junior & Senior High School Indoor Pool | Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. | Takenaka Corporation | Mar, 1991 | Round shell | 46m | Retractable leaf: 4 |
| 3 | FUKUOKA PayPay DOME | Fukuoka, Fukuoka Pref. | Takenaka Corporation | Mar, 1993 | Multi mode | 213m | Retractable leaf: 2, Fixed real: 1 |
| 4 | SeaGaia Miyazaki Ocean Dome | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Pref. | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | Jul, 1993 | Horizontal slide | 110m | Retractable leaf: 4, Fixed real: 2 |
| 5 | Akita Furusato Village Dome Theater | Yokote, Akita Pref. | Yamashita Sekkei Inc. | Dec, 1993 | Round shell | 28m | Retractable leaf: 4, Fixed real: 2 |
| 6 | Kyoto Citizen's Amenity Plaza | Kyoto, Kyoto Pref. | Nikken Sekkei Ltd | Apr, 1996 | Round shell | 34m | Retractable leaf: 2, Fixed real: 2 |
| 7 | Nagano Olympiad Ice Hockey B Arena Aqua Wing | Nagano, Nagano Pref. | Yamashita Sekkei Inc. | Sep, 1997 | Horizontal slide | 64m | Retractable leaf: 1, Fixed real: 2 |
| 8 | Tajima Dome | Toyooka, Hyogo Pref. | Mitsuru Senda + Environmental Design Institute, Daiken Sekkei Inc. Joint Venture | Jan, 1998 | Circling slide | ||
| 9 | Sendai Dome | Sendai, Miyagi Pref. | AXS SATOW Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | Mar, 2000 | Circling slide | ||
| 10 | Tsugaru Dome | Goshogawara, Aomori Pref. | AXS SATOW Inc. | Mar, 2002 | Circling slide |