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Populous Set To Revamp Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium At Lake ComoArchitecture studio Populous has revealed its plans to renovate Lake Como's Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium and regenerate the surrounding lakeside urban landscape.
The stadium, which originally opened in 1927 and is home to top tier football club Como 1907, will be upgraded into a multifunctional venue for sports and other events.
Collaborating with the Municipality of Como, Populous hopes to revitalise the wider lakeside area of Como with the renovation.
Stadium revamp the "missing piece" of Lake Como regeneration
"The redevelopment of the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium should be seen as the missing piece in the complete revitalisation of the lakeside area of the city of Como," Populous Italia senior principal Silvia Prandelli told Dezeen.
"The project aims to be a powerful driver of renewal for all the surrounding open spaces," she continued.
"The stadium will become a more modern, multifunctional, efficient facility capable of hosting large, internationally significant events."
Although the design has not been finalised, renders unveiled at the press conference show a stadium with four regular stands sheltered by roofs. The lakeside stand features a stepped roof overlooking Lake Como.
Populous aims to better connect the stadium to Como city centre while celebrating its location on the edge of Lake Como, surrounded by historic buildings.
The studio plans to improve pedestrian and cycling routes around the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium and transform it into a venue that can be used by the local community year-round.
Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium to be "a new strategic hub for Como"
"Its unique panoramic location by the lake, nestled between the gardens of the Tempio Voltiano and near historic buildings, is significant," said Prandelli. "It represents a great example of the integration between sports architecture and the urban context."
"However, the stadium is currently perceived as somewhat isolated and peripheral in relation to the city centre," she added.
"The redevelopment project, which is effectively an urban regeneration project, will reconnect the stadium to the city's fabric, turning the area into a new strategic hub for Como while respecting its social, environmental and landscape characteristics."
According to Prandelli, sustainable design will play a key part in the stadium renovation.
"Como 1907, the promoter of the project, aims to create a modern and efficient sports facility designed to meet the highest environmental and energy sustainability standards," Prandelli said.
"The work will use eco-friendly materials and incorporate the best innovative solutions into the existing structure."
Populous is currently working on numerous sporting venues around the world, including a 92,000-seat stadium in Riyadh and a 47,000-seat stadium in Al Khobar that are set to host games during the 2034 FIFA World Cup, an event that has recently been criticised for human rights violations.
The images are courtesy of Populous.stadium
Feb 07, 2025
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Hok And Snow Kreilich Raise Thin Canopy Above St Louis Soccer StadiumGlobal design studio HOK and Minnesota-based Snow Kreilich Architects have teamed up to create the Citypark urban sports campus and stadium for a Major League Soccer club in St Louis, Missouri.
Designed for the St Louis City Soccer Club, Citypark spans 25.5 acres in the heart of downtown St. Louis, near the iconic Gateway Arch and Mississippi River.
"[The venue] shifts the MLS stadium narrative from an enclosed singular space divorced from the city to a public space that brings together all of St Louis to be part of a civic soccer experience," the team said.
Completed in November 2022 by HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects, the complex includes a 22,500-seat stadium, team headquarters and a practice facility, and has a structural system made primarily with recycled steel.
The stadium was built on a former freeway off-ramp and parking lot with an elevated topography that allowed the pitch level to be set 17 feet (5.1 metres) below the street-level concourse and minimised the height of the building in relation to the surrounding buildings.
The team submerged the operations and support spaces below grade – accessed by tunnels and buried loading docks – to create a 360-degree seamless fan experience that connects to the surrounding street grid.
The ground level of the rectangular stadium is enclosed with light-grey masonry and glass that allow views both into and out of the venue.
Additionally, an elevated upper concourse wraps around the building with a drink rail along the facade, opening the stadium to the gameday festivities on the exterior of the stadium.
A 120-foot wide, portico-like canopy is supported by two rows of columns – an inner row of robust, compressed columns and an outer row of delicate, tensile columns – to balance above the steeply raked concrete seating bowl.
"It acts as a front porch to the city and creates connections between the city and the activity of the stadium," said HOK.
While providing shade to fans and amplifying the sound of cheering, HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects wanted to create a modernist structure reminiscent of the Gateway Arch.
"Citypark exhibits a seamless fusion of structural engineering and architectural design," said the studios.
"Through a coordinated system that features steel in a variety of ways, the structural engineering complements the architecture, creating open, interconnected spaces and fluid exterior forms."
Lightweight spanning trusses were combined with an invisible lateral system that concealed the seismic bracing. Meanwhile, the canopy's shallow cantilever is supported by an outrigger system and varied beam sizes that allow the edges of the canopy to look thinner.
The venue opened its inaugural season in 2023, billing itself as a "zero-waste venue: with 100 per cent recycled structural steel – that can be disassembled and reused – low-energy LED lighting, low-flow water fixtures, and a high-efficiency building control system.
"The urban stadium is connected to and focused on the City as much as it is on soccer," the team said.
An additional 17,000-square foot (1,580-square metre) flexible indoor event space sits in the centre of the complex, offering views into the pitch to the north, practice fields to the south, and the Mall to the east.
Meanwhile, a 70,000-square foot (6,500-square metre) outdoor space on the eastern side of the complex provides public infrastructure for civic events, food, and performances – further connecting the stadium to the context.
Other professional sports facilities that HOK is currently working on include Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium for New York City Football Club in Queens and a renovation for the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars stadium with a fritted dome in Florida.
The photography is by Michael Robinson.
Project credits:
Client: St. Louis CITY SCDesign architect: HOKDesign architect: Snow Kreilich ArchitectsArchitectural support: KAI EnterprisesArchitectural support: WA, IncLandscape architect: HOKLandscape architecture Support, Irrigation: DG2 DesignTurf design: Kimley-HornConstruction manager: MAK Joint Venture (Mortenson Construction, Alberici Construction, Keeley Construction)Steel fabricator: Hillsdale FabricatorsSteel detailer: Esskay Structures IncSteel erector: Alberici Constructors, IncOwner's representative: Kwame Building Group + Unlimited PartnersStructural engineer: HOKCivil engineering and structural engineering support: David Mason & Associates, IncMEP engineering, fire protection & technology: ME EngineersPlumbing engineering support: Custom EngineeringSustainability consultant: HOKInterior design: HOK + Snow Kreilich ArchitectsArchitecture/interiors support, FF&E: ArcturisSignage & wayfinding: Kiku Obata & CompanyLighting designer: ME EngineersCode: Code Consultants, IncWind studies: CPP IncAccessibility: Ed Roether Consulting, LLCTechnology design support: Faith Group, LLCFood service: S20 Consultants, IncVertical transportation: Van Deusen & Associates, Incstadium
Nov 13, 2024
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Cca Shades Mexican Baseball Stadium With Concrete UmbrellasMexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas.
The design of the stadium and surrounding complex was completed in 2023 to revitalize public life in Jálpa de Mendez and "renew the city's most representative public spaces".
Led by Bernardo Quinzaños of Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA), the sports-centred project has two main buildings, the stadium and a rectangular sports hall, called Estadio Manuel Vargas Izquierdo and Polideportivo de Alto Rendimiento, respectively.
The baseball stadium is defined by ten large umbrellas made with exposed concrete. A series of tubular tensioners in a rust colour support the umbrellas from below and rise into pyramidal-shaped lattices above.
The heavy umbrellas shade the raked concrete stands, which stack up in chunky seating and standing platforms while ramping down to sidewalks that offer universal access to the whole complex.
Red metal gates and railings add a delicate, coloured texture to the monumental form.
Underneath the stands, a colonnade extends out, forming a covered corridor that connects to the multi-sport complex. The colonnade turns back on itself to form a rounded triangular court with a sculptural concrete bench to hold the corner of the property.
The team remodelled the existing courts and service areas and added a new building with basketball and volleyball courts – marked with bright blue and green surfaces – and martial arts studios for karate and judo.
Outside, CCA added a skate park and children's play area.
The sports complex was constructed with exposed concrete brackets supporting a steel truss structure. The wide, squared-off brackets jut out from the perimeter of the building and fold down to form a double-height loggia along the side of the sports complex.
A smaller row of columns splits the concourse in half and eases the transition from exterior to interior.
"This structure creates shaded areas and open spaces, allowing users to participate in activities comfortably, regardless of the weather," the team said.
A second-storey screen made from small, grey square concrete blocks brings light and air into the double-height sports complex from every direction and negates the need for air conditioning with cross-ventilation in the large space.
The orange-toned concrete references the regional quarry stone that marks the main arcade of the city's historic centre. The material was selected for its ability to reflect the climate's heat and prevent moisture accumulation.
Additionally, the complex features a white, reflective sawtooth roof, rainwater collection and rainwater harvesting systems.
Recently, CCA constructed a wooden pavilion around orchid cultivation at Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido and built a nearby community centre with a central arched colonnade featuring the same orange-toned concrete as the Polideportivo de Alto Rendimiento and Estadio Manuel Vargas Izquierdo.
The photography is by Jaime Navarro.
Project credits:
Architect: Bernardo QuinzañosTeam: Andrés Suárez, André Torres, Miguel Izaguirre, Javier Castillo, Carlos Cruz, Gabriela Horta, Florencio de Diego, Lorenza Hernández, Mara Calderón de la Barca, Norma Mendoza, Jair Rodríguez, Santiago Vélez, Begoña Manzano, Fernanda Ventura, Victor ZúñigaClient: SEDATU, Municipio de Jalpa de MéndezBuilder: CLAVE. Luis Trinidad, Eber Castellanos Ramos, Erick Álvarez Aguilar, Tirso Cuesta Guillen. TRASGO. José Fernando Orozco González, Gerardo González Gutiérrez, Eber Castellanos Ramosstadium
Oct 10, 2024
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"Proud Mancunian" Norman Foster To Create Manchester United Stadium MasterplanEnglish football club Manchester United has appointed Foster + Partners to created a masterplan for the redevelopment of the land surrounding its Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK.
The football club is set to redevelop the site to create "a world-class football destination", ahead of plans to redevelop the stadium, which is the largest in the Premier League.
It announced that Foster + Partners, which is led by Manchester-born Norman Foster, will create the masterplan.
"As a proud Mancunian, I am passionate about the chance to rebuild on Manchester's great industrial heritage, creating a vibrant new mixed-use community, served by highly sustainable and improved transport links, providing homes and jobs for the local community, all catalysed by a world-class stadium for the world's most famous football team – Manchester United," said Foster.
"We have a clear vision"
The masterplan will focus on around 100 acres of land around the stadium in the west of Manchester, which suspends two sides of a canal and is largely used for car parking and warehouses.
According to the club, the plan is to create a mixed-use development that will "benefit the local community, attract new residents, increase job provision".
"We have a clear vision to transform and revitalise the club-owned land around Old Trafford and we know that Foster + Partners is the best partner to help us develop the plans," said Manchester United chief operating officer Collette Roche.
"This is an area of Greater Manchester ready for major new investment so that it can thrive once more, and we are determined to help deliver those outcomes, " she continued.
"We want this area to become a true destination, that not only provides an unbeatable matchday experience for our fans, but also supports other forms of entertainment, leisure, business and residential facilities surrounding a world-class stadium."
The stadium will form the centrepiece of the redeveloped area; however, its design will be determined after the masterplan is created. The club has not yet determined if it will revamp the existing stadium or aim to create a new venue on the site.
Old Trafford has been the home of Manchester United since 1910. It has been redeveloped and expanded numerous times, most recently in 2006, and has a capacity of 74,310, making it the largest stadium in the Premier League.
It is the second largest stadium in the country behind Wembley Stadium in London, which was designed by Foster + Partners and stadium specialist Populous. Populous previously carried out a feasibility plan for the redevelopment of the Old Trafford stadium and surrounding land.
Foster + Partners is already working on the redesign of the men's first-team building at the Carrington training complex for the club.
The lead photo is by HonorTheKing.stadium
Sep 23, 2024
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Gmp Architekten Set To "Reinvent" Roof Of Roger Taillibert’S Olympic Stadium In MontrealGerman architecture studio GMP Architekten has been selected to design a replacement for the roof of Roger Taillibert’s "controversial" Olympic stadium in Montreal for the studio's first North American project.
The ageing Olympic Stadium was designed by French architect Roger Taillibert for the 1976 Montreal Summer Games and features a now-iconic angled tower that suspends the roof from a series of cables.
The structure consists of a ring of cantilevered concrete beams that wrap around the entire building and encircle a central oval-shaped roof.
The central portion was originally designed to retract, but proved to be "problematic" and was replaced with a non-retractable version in 1999, which has also required a number of costly repairs throughout the years.
A team including GMP Architekten (GMP) and engineering firm SBP won a 2018 competition issued by Quebec officials to "reimagine" the stadium into a multifunctional arena, which included renovating the roof, improving acoustics and introducing increased natural light into the interior.
Engineering firm WSP and the consortium's design team ACDF, Lemay and Walter P. Moore were also selected to work on the project.
"In their first North American project, the global architecture firm GMP has announced a major new project in Montreal," said the team. "The reinvention and re-engineering of the controversial and expressive Olympic Stadium created for the 1976 summer games."
According to the team, GMP will largely "follow the original supporting structure principle" of the stadium's design, with a focus on introducing natural light to the interior.
"In addition to a flexible integration of event technology and considerable improvements to the acoustics within, our design focuses above all on natural lighting of the stadium bowl," said GMP executive partner Stephan Schütz. "The suspended roof structure follows the curves of the sculptural concrete ribs and is set off from the historic building by glazing all the way around."
The current iteration of the roof consists of peaks of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) – covered fibreglass resting on a steel cable structure. GMP's design sees the addition of glazing around a flattened, opaque centre.
"To withstand the harsh Canadian winters, the upper covering is opaque, while the roof is fitted with a translucent membrane on the underside, allowing for varied scenarios using indirect lighting or projection, or both," said the studio.
It will also be non-retractable, but only partially suspended by a cable system.
A lightweight steel frame will be implemented to take weight off the surrounding concrete beams, replacing a previous concrete "ring".
"[The roof] has a new inner roof structure composed of a steel truss dome, and it is partly suspended from the tower, partly supported by the stadium ribs, allowing it to elegantly 'hover' above the existing venue," said SBP.
"To keep the reference to the original roof, the deck is waterproofed with a white PVC layer. On the inside, the structure is cladded with a glass/PTFE liner which is indirectly illuminated."
Slated for completion in 2028, GMP says it plans to "deeply appreciate" Taillibert's original creation.
"At GMP we believe a basic prerequisite of successful projects like this is to deeply appreciate what others created in the past," GMP executive partner Stephan Schütz told Dezeen.
"This means both a rejection of any throwaway mentality whatsoever and an orientation toward protecting the climate and resources in line with the ever-present sustainability requirements."
The studio is known for its work on stadiums, including its recent remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium for Real Madrid and the completion of a stadium on a Chinese island with aluminium louvres and a membrane roof shade.
The images are by GMP Architekten unless otherwise statedstadium
Aug 30, 2024
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Aug 09, 2024
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