Construction: 2006-08
Design: Ofis Arhitekti
Architecture competition 1998: first prize
Location: Mladinska 29, Maribor, Slovenia
THE RING_extension of the football stadium in Maribor
The project is a result of the winning competition back in 1998. The plot
that was used as a multi-functional sport field is located in the centre
of the city. In the sixties a small tribune was build along one site of
the field that was covered with huge concrete arched roof.
The brief was to convert the field into a football stadium and extend
the existing building with covered tribunes (12.500 spectators, VIP and
press facilities) and additional public programme such as 4 big gymnasiums,
fitness-club with swimming pools, shops and restaurants. The project proposed
a ring of tribunes weaving above enclosed base with public programs. The
lowest and the highest point of the tribunes are defined by the quality
of the view of the spectator.
In the corners of the field, where the views are restricted, the entrances
to the tribunes are displaced. The ring is pulled down here to the level
of the entry plateau. Then it rises gently and it reaches the highest
points in the middle of the field. There the maximum number of the seats
is provided, offering the best views to the field. The corridor of the
ring has double skin and is providing rooms for VIP, Press and refreshments.
In the base sport halls and shops are displaced. The roof of the base
forms an entry plateau to the tribunes and also offers views to the smaller
sport field at the side of the stadium.
Authors : OFIS arhitekti & Multiplan arhitekti
Ofis Arhitekti
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