IRINA AKHMANOVA. WORK PROJECTS
AQUATICS CENTRE "OLYMPIISKII"
A WORLD-CLASS WATER COMPLEX COMBINING ELITE COMPETITION, FAMILY LEISURE, AND WELLNESS.
ITS AQUAPARK, SURF CENTRE, AND 15 SAUNA CONCEPTS REDEFINE MOSCOW’S INDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCE.
ITS AQUAPARK, SURF CENTRE, AND 15 SAUNA CONCEPTS REDEFINE MOSCOW’S INDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCE.
THE OLIMPIYSKIY AQUATIC COMPLEX WILL BE ONE OF THE LARGEST IN EUROPE, UNITING PROFESSIONAL SPORT, FAMILY LEISURE, AND WELLNESS UNDER ONE ROOF.
LOCATION: Olimpiyskiy Prospect, Moscow, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2027 (under reconstruction since 2019)
TOTAL AREA: over 850,000 sqm
ARCHITECTS: Kievskaya Ploschad', Mosproekt-2, SPEECH, Ateam Group (Masterplanning)
ENGINEERING: Mosinzhproekt, Metropolis
DEVELOPER: OST Group
FUNCTIONS: Sports, Wellness, Aquatics, and Leisure Complex
ROLE ON THE PROJECT:
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2027 (under reconstruction since 2019)
TOTAL AREA: over 850,000 sqm
ARCHITECTS: Kievskaya Ploschad', Mosproekt-2, SPEECH, Ateam Group (Masterplanning)
ENGINEERING: Mosinzhproekt, Metropolis
DEVELOPER: OST Group
FUNCTIONS: Sports, Wellness, Aquatics, and Leisure Complex
ROLE ON THE PROJECT:
- Project Manager and Planning Team Lead.
- SD and DD Phases, Tender Documentation.
- Management of cross-disciplinary teams.
- Venue Program coordination with requirements and codes, developing all planning solutions, including high profile hospitality zones and precinct activation.
- Coordination with Sports Federations, State Authorities, sub consultants, engineers and structural engineers
- Communication with the Client, approving all architectural solutions.
- Coordinating architectural solutions with the Project budget.
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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.
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.
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AQUATIC CENTRETHE OLIMPIYSKIY AQUATIC COMPLEX WILL BE ONE OF THE LARGEST IN EUROPE, UNITING PROFESSIONAL SPORT, FAMILY LEISURE, AND WELLNESS UNDER ONE ROOF.
THE CENTRE INCLUDES:
THE AQUATIC CENTRE REPRESENTS A NEW APPROACH TO WELLNESS ARCHITECTURE — COMBINING ELITE SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SOCIAL AND FAMILY-ORIENTED SPACES.
THE CENTRE INCLUDES:
- 15 POOLS, INCLUDING TWO OLYMPIC-SIZE COMPETITION POOLS WITH SEATING FOR 4,000 SPECTATORS
- DIVING AND TRAINING POOLS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING FEDERATION (WORLD AQUATICS) STANDARDS
- INDOOR WATER PARK — A UNIQUE PROJECT IN EUROPE — WITH WAVE POOLS, SLIDES, PLAY AREAS, AND FAMILY CAFÉS
- SURFING CENTRE WITH TWO LINEAR AND ONE CIRCULAR WAVE, ESTABLISHING MOSCOW’S FIRST DEDICATED SURF COMMUNITY HUB
- THERMAL AND SPA COMPLEX (“THE THERMÆ”) FEATURING 15 SAUNA CONCEPTS, A 600 SQM INFINITY POOL, AND DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE WATER PARK
THE AQUATIC CENTRE REPRESENTS A NEW APPROACH TO WELLNESS ARCHITECTURE — COMBINING ELITE SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SOCIAL AND FAMILY-ORIENTED SPACES.
UPON COMPLETION IN 2027, THE OLIMPIYSKIY SPORTS COMPLEX WILL BE THE LARGEST MULTIFUNCTIONAL VENUE IN EUROPE, UNITING SPORT, WELLNESS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT IN ONE ARCHITECTURAL ICON.
THE PROJECT WILL CREATE OVER 8,000 JOBS AND PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR MOSCOW’S RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
THE NEW OLIMPIYSKIY IS A SYMBOL OF RENEWAL — A PLACE WHERE THE OLYMPIC HERITAGE OF 1980 MEETS THE VISION OF 21ST-CENTURY URBAN LIFE.
A DESTINATION THAT UNITES PERFORMANCE, WELL-BEING, AND ARCHITECTURE IN A CONTINUOUS LOOP OF ENERGY AND EVOLUTION.
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