IRINA AKHMANOVA. WORK PROJECTS

STADIUM "MOSKVITCH"

OLYMPICS 1980 LEGACY IN MOSCOW. RECONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS COMPLEX WITH A FOOTBALL STADIUM. CAPACITY - 4,200 SPECTATORS
STADIUM "MOSKVITCH" WAS REBUILT IN 1979 AS A PART OF SPORTS PROGRAM FOR OLYMPIC GAMES IN MOSCOW IN 1980, REFLECTING ITS PURPOSE IN AN UNUSUAL, "5-RINGS" DESIGN OF THE TRIBUNES

ICONIC "OLYMPIC" DESIGN HAD PASSED THROUGH THE RENOVATION IN 2021, AND WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SPORTS TRAINING AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED A FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR 4200 SPECTATORS, A 50m AND 10m SHOOTING RANGES, A BLOCK OF OUTDOOR SPORTS PLAYGROUNDS, AND A BASEBALL FIELD.
LOCATION: Volgogradskyi avenue, 46/15, build.1, Moscow, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2021
CAPACITY: 4200


DESIGN COMPANIES:
  • ARCHITECT: PI "ARENA"
  • ENGINEERING: PI "ARENA"

ROLE ON THE PROJECT:

  • Senior Architectural advisor.
  • SD and DD Phases
  • Venue Program coordination with requirements and codes, advising for all planning solutions and integration of the engineering and structural systems.
overall aerial view © PI "ARENA"
DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS, THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE FAÇADE WAS PRESERVED, WITH THE ADDITION OF ACCENTS THAT EMPHASIZED THE UNIQUE SHAPE OF THE STANDS.
THE AREA OF ​​THE SPORTS FACILITIES WAS EXPANDED FROM 1,500 TO 10,000 SQUARE METERS.

THE STADIUM'S SITE ALLOWED FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE COMPLEX'S SPORTS PROGRAM THROUGH THE ADDITION OF HIGH-END SPORTS GROUNDS.

Stadium "Moskvitch" @Tatiana Malyutina, PI "Arena"
TRAINING FACILITIES:

SPORST COMPLEX OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS FACILITIES FOR OLYMPIC LEVEL TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SPORTS :

  • MAIN FOOTBALL FIELD (ARTIFICIAL TURF) WITH TRACK&FIELD FACILITIES
  • AUX. FOOTBALL FIELD (ARTIFICIAL TURF)
  • FOUR OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS
  • BASEBALL FIELD
  • OUTDOOR THROWING SECTORS
  • INDOOR SHOOTING RANGES FOR 50m AND 10m

INTERESTING FACTS:

  • THIS STADIUM HISTORICALLY BELONGS TO A BIGGER SPORTS CLUSTER, BUILT AS A PART OF THE SPORTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAM FOR THE WORKERS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING PLANT "AZLK"
  • THE PROGRAM OF THIS CLUSTER ALSO INCLUDES AND ICE HOCKEY ARENA, CURNLING ARENA,MULTISPORTS ARENA, INDOOR TENNIS COURTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE "MOSKVITCH" FOR COMMUNITY USE
Photo Credits:
@Tatiana Malyutina
@PI Arena