IRINA AKHMANOVA. WORK PROJECTS

STADIUM IN NIZHNII NOVGOROD

FIFA-COMPLIANT STADIUM FOR 45,000 SPECTATORS, DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2018

THE STADIUM'S DESIGN DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE VOLGA REGION, INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF WATER AND WIND.
NESTLED IN THE SCENIC NIZHNY NOVGOROD STRELKA AREA, THE STADIUM AND ITS SURROUNDING LANDSCAPED PARK OCCUPY A UNIQUE, ELONGATED SITE SITUATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE OKA AND VOLGA RIVERS

LOCATION: Dolzhanskaya Street, 7, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2018
CAPACITY: 45,000
OVERALL AREA: 127,500 sqm

DESIGN COMPANIES:

ARCHITECT: PI Arena
ENGINEERING: JSC “Stroytransgaz”
CONSULTANT: GMP Architekten

ROLE ON THE PROJECT:

Project Manager and Planning Team Lead.
SD and DD Phases, Tender Documentation, Construction works, Site supervision.
Management of cross-disciplinary teams.
Coordination with FIFA, State Authorities, sub-consultants, engineers and structural engineers
Communication with the Client, approving all architectural solutions.
Coordinating architectural solutions with the State budget.
Coordination of the architecture with the ID development.

distant view of the stadium that is located djacent to the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral ©Stroytransgaz

THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD STADIUM IS A MASTERPIECE OF MODERN SPORTS ARCHITECTURE, SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING INTO THE CITY'S HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. ITS UNDULATING FAÇADE FEATURES A SLEEK, METALLIC EXTERIOR THAT SHIMMERS IN THE LIGHT, WHILE THE INTERIOR BOASTS A STATE-OF-THE-ART SEATING BOWL WITH A CANTILEVERED ROOF.

THE STADIUM'S DESIGN SHOWCASES CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATION, INCORPORATING ADVANCED LIGHTING AND SOUND SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS LUXURIOUS PLAYER FACILITIES AND MEDIA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE FEATURES A SCENIC PEDESTRIAN ZONE ALONG THE VOLGA RIVER, OFFERING PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE CITY.

the membrane panels are attached to the outer side of the column on one side and to the inner side on the other ©Stroytransgaz

LEGACY MODE:

AFTER THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP, THE STADIUM WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A VERSATILE VENUE, HOSTING:

FOOTBALL MATCHES FOR FC NIZHNY NOVGOROD
RUGBY AND ATHLETICS EVENTS
CONCERTS AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

2019: WINNER OF THE STADIUM OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURE AWARDS

INTERESTING FACTS:

THE STADIUM FEATURES A PIONEERING HYBRID GRASS SURFACE, COMBINING NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FIBERS FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE.
THE DESIGN INCORPORATES TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS WHITE STONE AND ORNATE METALWORK.
THE STADIUM'S CONSTRUCTION CREATED OVER 1,000 JOBS AND STIMULATED LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH.