The schedule was tight when Red Bull Bragantino expanded its stadium to meet Brazilian Championship and Fédération Internationale de Football Association events. The project combined complex design challenges with an accelerated construction timeline. Cold-formed steel (CFS) framing helped the team complete a full stadium transformation in just eight months.
The article “SteelCorp Deliver a Fast-Track World-Class Stadium with LSF Innovation,” from Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) member FRAMECAD, highlights how CFS and industrialized construction methods provided speed without compromising performance.
“This project didn’t just meet the schedule, it redefined what was possible for large-scale sports infrastructure,” says Marcelo Ros Marcelo, FRAMECAD business development manager for Brazil.
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The Red Bull Bragantino Stadium expansion used cold-formed steel (CFS) framing to meet an aggressive schedule and complex project requirements.
Construction Without Disruption
Brazilian design-build firm SteelCorp used FRAMECAD technology to help deliver the complex stadium expansion. The project added grandstands, press facilities, hospitality spaces and a three-story operations building. The team completed the work while protecting the football field throughout construction.
“The grass could not be touched,” says Chiara Ferro, executive manager of the projects department at SteelCorp. “Construction happened around it while the field itself was being planted.”
FIFA, fire safety and local inspection requirements added pressure to an already aggressive schedule. The facility needed to open fully compliant for the 2025 season.
Engineers used cold-formed steel (CFS) framing to create innovative spectator seating structures for one of Brazil’s most ambitious stadium projects.
CFS Speeds Construction
The project relied on cold-formed steel (CFS) framing and industrialized construction methods from the beginning. Offsite manufacturing allowed crews to prepare structural components during the foundation work.
“[Cold-formed steel framing] allowed us to move much of the work off-site,” says Chiara. “When the foundations were ready, the structures were ready too.”
Engineers developed tiered spectator seating structures using CFS framing. The design marked a first for a stadium of this scale in Brazil. Detailed analysis and testing verified structural performance and safety requirements.
The project demonstrates how cold-formed steel (CFS) framing can deliver complex stadium projects on schedule without compromising performance.
Red Bull Bragantino Project Results
- 8-month construction schedule
- 100% compliance with FIFA and local inspection requirements
- Zero disruption to the active playing field
- First large-scale stadium in Brazil to use this innovative CFS framing approach
Setting a New Benchmark
Digital coordination connected design, manufacturing and field operations. Autodesk Revit and FRAMECAD software linked design models with production equipment.
The team completed the stadium expansion in eight months. The project met FIFA and local inspection requirements without disrupting the football field. It also established a new benchmark for stadium construction using CFS framing in Brazil.
The completed stadium demonstrates how CFS framing can accelerate construction, support complex designs and meet demanding project requirements.
Read the full article from FRAMECAD.
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