Barcelona have selected a design submitted by Japanese architects Nikken Sekkei and Catalan partners Pascual i Ausio Arquitectes for the planned renovation of their Camp Nou.

The Camp Nou will be expanded to seat 105,000 spectators while also being modernized.

The joint Japanese-Catalan bid was chosen in the end, as confirmed by a club statement which praised the "elegant" and "democratic" nature of the winning bid. 

"FC Barcelona has announced that the Espai Barca jury has unanimously selected the bid by Nikken Sekkei + Pascual i Ausio Arquitectes as the winner of the tender for the design of the new Camp Nou," the statement said. "The jury, made up of five FCB members, three members of the Collegi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC) and one member of Barcelona City Council, made its decision after a review of the different proposals.

"The Nikken Sekkei + Pascual i Ausio Arquitectes proposal stands out for being open, elegant, serene, timeless, Mediterranean and democratic. It is also notable for its relationship with the environment, providing depth, creating shadows and making members the stars of the facade and of the open area at all times.

"It is a unique solution, reproducing the characteristic vision of the grandstand and canopy, from the inside out, a silent and powerful tribute to the stadium built by Francesc Mitjans in 1957."

Barca say that work is scheduled to start in the 2017-18 season and to be completed during the 2021-22 season.