IRINA AKHMANOVA. WORK PROJECTS
STADIUMS IN SARANSK AND EKATERINBURG
FIFA-COMPLIANT STADIUMS FOR 45,000/ 35,000 SPECTATORS, DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2018
ROLE ON THESE PROJECTS: SPORTS ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT
(during the initial program development and architectural planning phases).
MORDOVIA ARENA, SARANSK
A BRIGHT SYMBOL OF NATIONAL UNITY AND REGIONAL IDENTITY, THE MORDOVIA ARENA WAS DESIGNED AS ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE VENUES FOR THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP.
THE STADIUM’S ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE SUN, THE ANCIENT SYMBOL OF THE MORDOVIAN PEOPLE, REPRESENTING WARMTH, ENERGY, AND COMMUNITY.
LOCATION: Volgogradskaya Street, Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2018
CAPACITY: 44,149 SPECTATORS
OVERALL AREA: 122,138 sqm
ARCHITECT: Sport-Engineering (FGUP “Sport-In”)
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: PSO Kazan
(during the initial program development and architectural planning phases).
MORDOVIA ARENA, SARANSK
A BRIGHT SYMBOL OF NATIONAL UNITY AND REGIONAL IDENTITY, THE MORDOVIA ARENA WAS DESIGNED AS ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE VENUES FOR THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP.
THE STADIUM’S ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE SUN, THE ANCIENT SYMBOL OF THE MORDOVIAN PEOPLE, REPRESENTING WARMTH, ENERGY, AND COMMUNITY.
LOCATION: Volgogradskaya Street, Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2018
CAPACITY: 44,149 SPECTATORS
OVERALL AREA: 122,138 sqm
ARCHITECT: Sport-Engineering (FGUP “Sport-In”)
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: PSO Kazan
© FGUP “Sport-In”
THE STADIUM’S FORM FEATURES A COMPACT, RING-LIKE GEOMETRY WITH GENTLY CURVED CONTOURS THAT EVOKE THE IMAGE OF A RADIANT SOLAR DISC. ITS BRIGHT ORANGE AND RED FACADE CREATES A STRIKING LANDMARK IN THE CITYSCAPE, WHILE THE STRUCTURAL FRAME AND LIGHTWEIGHT ROOF ENSURE FUNCTIONAL SIMPLICITY AND VISUAL LIGHTNESS.
BUILT ALONG THE BANKS OF THE INSAR RIVER, THE PROJECT TRANSFORMED THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT INTO A NEW URBAN PARK WITH A LANDSCAPED EMBANKMENT AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY CENTRE.
THE ARENA HOSTED FOUR GROUP-STAGE MATCHES DURING THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP, AND TODAY FUNCTIONS AS A MULTIPURPOSE SPORTS AND EVENT VENUE, INTEGRATED INTO THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF SARANSK.
MORDOVIA ARENA IS A MODEL OF HOW SPORTS ARCHITECTURE CAN REVITALISE SMALL CITIES — MERGING CULTURAL SYMBOLISM, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN, AND URBAN REGENERATION.
BUILT ALONG THE BANKS OF THE INSAR RIVER, THE PROJECT TRANSFORMED THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT INTO A NEW URBAN PARK WITH A LANDSCAPED EMBANKMENT AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY CENTRE.
THE ARENA HOSTED FOUR GROUP-STAGE MATCHES DURING THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP, AND TODAY FUNCTIONS AS A MULTIPURPOSE SPORTS AND EVENT VENUE, INTEGRATED INTO THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF SARANSK.
MORDOVIA ARENA IS A MODEL OF HOW SPORTS ARCHITECTURE CAN REVITALISE SMALL CITIES — MERGING CULTURAL SYMBOLISM, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN, AND URBAN REGENERATION.
EKATERINBURG ARENA
A MASTERFUL COMBINATION OF HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND CONTEMPORARY ENGINEERING, THE EKATERINBURG ARENA STANDS AS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE REUSE IN SPORTS ARCHITECTURE.
THE PROJECT MERGED THE ORIGINAL 1950s STADIUM “CENTRALNY” WITH A NEW STRUCTURAL CORE TO MEET FIFA STANDARDS FOR THE 2018 WORLD CUP.
LOCATION: Repin Street, 5, Yekaterinburg, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2017 (Reconstruction for FIFA World Cup 2018)
CAPACITY: 35,000 (including temporary seating)
ARCHITECT: PI "ARENA'
ENGINEERING: Sport-Engineering (FGUP “Sport-In”)
A MASTERFUL COMBINATION OF HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND CONTEMPORARY ENGINEERING, THE EKATERINBURG ARENA STANDS AS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ADAPTIVE REUSE IN SPORTS ARCHITECTURE.
THE PROJECT MERGED THE ORIGINAL 1950s STADIUM “CENTRALNY” WITH A NEW STRUCTURAL CORE TO MEET FIFA STANDARDS FOR THE 2018 WORLD CUP.
LOCATION: Repin Street, 5, Yekaterinburg, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2017 (Reconstruction for FIFA World Cup 2018)
CAPACITY: 35,000 (including temporary seating)
ARCHITECT: PI "ARENA'
ENGINEERING: Sport-Engineering (FGUP “Sport-In”)
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THE DESIGN PRESERVED THE HISTORIC 1954 FACADE — A CULTURAL HERITAGE MONUMENT — WHILE INTRODUCING NEW TWO-TIER GRANDSTANDS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL WALLS.
A SERIES OF ATRIUM GALLERIES WERE CREATED BETWEEN THE HISTORIC ENVELOPE AND THE NEW STRUCTURE, PROVIDING SPACIOUS PUBLIC ZONES AND CIRCULATION AREAS.
THE NEW VOLUMES WERE CLAD IN PERFORATED METAL PANELS, DESIGNED TO BE VISUALLY NEUTRAL AND RESPECTFUL OF THE RESTORED CLASSICAL ELEMENTS.
A SERIES OF ATRIUM GALLERIES WERE CREATED BETWEEN THE HISTORIC ENVELOPE AND THE NEW STRUCTURE, PROVIDING SPACIOUS PUBLIC ZONES AND CIRCULATION AREAS.
THE NEW VOLUMES WERE CLAD IN PERFORATED METAL PANELS, DESIGNED TO BE VISUALLY NEUTRAL AND RESPECTFUL OF THE RESTORED CLASSICAL ELEMENTS.
DURING THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP, THE ARENA HOSTED FOUR GROUP-STAGE MATCHES, FEATURING TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES THAT WERE INTEGRATED WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER.
TODAY, EKATERINBURG ARENA CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE HOME VENUE FOR FC URAL, PRESERVING ITS HISTORICAL LEGACY WHILE FUNCTIONING AS A MODERN SPORTS FACILITY
EKATERINBURG ARENA EXEMPLIFIES THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN HISTORY AND MODERNITY — A STADIUM THAT EMBRACES HERITAGE WHILE MEETING THE DEMANDS OF GLOBAL SPORT.
TODAY, EKATERINBURG ARENA CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE HOME VENUE FOR FC URAL, PRESERVING ITS HISTORICAL LEGACY WHILE FUNCTIONING AS A MODERN SPORTS FACILITY
EKATERINBURG ARENA EXEMPLIFIES THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN HISTORY AND MODERNITY — A STADIUM THAT EMBRACES HERITAGE WHILE MEETING THE DEMANDS OF GLOBAL SPORT.
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