The Sports Forest, Venice (I)

The plan for the new sports citadel for the metropolitan city of Venice pursues the strategic objective of offering the community a territorial epicenter in which, through the sport, to train the culture of psycho-physical well-being and social cohesion.

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All in a setting characterized by deep ecological and environmental awareness.
The urban strategy responds to a criterion of efficiency that, by means of the urban concentration of functions with a high demand for mobility, avoids the widespread proliferation of infrastructures, parking lots and services.
The proximity to the Marco Polo airport and the construction of a new railway link with a dedicated station will guarantee the appropriate regional interconnections.
Inspired by the strong and inseparable relationship between sport, life and health, the design follows an organic and integrated principle which, in its planimetric declination, refers to a DNA strand or a complex cellular system.
At the Sports Forest professional sport, noncompetitive practice, training and entertainment will coexist in synergy; more in detail, the functional program includes:

  • a stadium for football and rugby for 16,000 spectators;
  • a multifunctional indoor arena for 10.000 spectators;
  • a square with an outdoor arena for open-air performances and events;
  • a sports education campus which includes an aquatic center, a racquet club, a futsal center, volumes for training institutes and related services;
  • spaces for unstructured sport including basketball courts, soccer fields and a skate-park.

CLIENT

Municipality of Venice

LOCATION

Venice (I)

DIMENSIONS

Plot area: 115 ha comprising 79 of woodland
Stadium: 16.000 spectators
Indoor Arena: 10.000 spectators
Educational area and other sports: 45.000 sqm

CONSTRUCTION BUDGET

315.000.000 €

TIMELINE

2022 - in progress
Concept design and urban planning

GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND URBANIZATIONS

F&M Ingegneria S.p.A.

VIABILITY

Studio Martini Ingegneria S.r.l.

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STRATEGIES

Manens-Tifs S.p.A.