The NFL’s Washington Commanders and HKS have shared more renderings of the team’s new $3.65 billion stadium.
Sports Business Journal said the renderings illustrate the stadium as it would appear when approached from different directions.
They also show how the stadium adheres to Washington D.C’s Monumental Axis requirements, which prevent the city’s governmental and historic monuments from being blocked by large buildings, by dipping in the center.
The venue and extensive mixed-use real estate will be developed on 180 acres at the site of the recently demolished Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, where the Commanders played from the 1960s to mid-1990s.
Guided by the goal of long-term accessibility the stadium’s design ensures at least 30 percent of the site will be dedicated to public recreation, outdoor plazas, and green areas along the Anacostia River.
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington Metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The 67,617-capacity Northwest Stadium serves as their current home.
The proposed stadium, which will be able to accommodate up to 70,000 plus people, is envisioned as a catalyst for the surrounding mixed-use development, delivering lasting value for the district residents while serving as both a neighborhood gathering place and a national stage.
Designed to link the City’s historic core with the Anacostia River and the neighboring landscapes the stadium will feature a sculpted, transparent domed roof that establishes a dynamic yet respectful profile rising to welcome visitors from the North and South while maintaining a lower presence along the East–West axis in deference to the U.S. Capitol and monuments.
Drawing inspiration from the legacy of RFK Stadium, the design emphasizes openness, continuity and shared experience with a continuous colonnade strengthening the relationship between the public realm and the interior and reinforcing the stadium’s role as a unifying civic landmark.
D.C. officials, the Commanders, and HKS have held roughly two dozen meetings with the local community to collect input about the stadium’s design and the broader project.
As the process continues, the design will continue to evolve as stakeholder and community feedback is incorporated.
HKS is also actively designing the Browns’ Brook Park stadium and mixed-use development, which opens in the Cleveland suburbs in 2029.
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