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Pavilion-in-a-garden Venice venue plans – Coliseum
Image: Populous Plans for a new City stadium – to be used for football, Serie A rugby (the second tier of the Italian Rugby Union championship) and other events such as concerts – have been presented to the Municipality of Venice (Italy). ‘POPULOUS’ stated that Maffeis Engineering (a multidisciplined engineering firm based in Solagna, Italy) […]
Image: Populous
Plans for a new City stadium – to be used for football, Serie A rugby (the second tier of the Italian Rugby Union championship) and other events such as concerts – have been presented to the Municipality of Venice (Italy).
‘POPULOUS’ stated that Maffeis Engineering (a multidisciplined engineering firm based in Solagna, Italy) and Populous, the sports architecture and design practice firm in the field of sports and entertainment, have been commissioned for the design and engineering work by the consortium of companies comprising Costruzioni Bordignon (building firm in Italy), Fincantieri Infrastrutture (construction engineering company) and Ranzato Impianti (industrial equipment supplier in Padua, Italy) which was awarded the contract for the project in March 2024.
Populous is a global architectural and design practice with regional headquarters in Kansas City (US), London (UK) and Brisbane (Australia) specializing in sports facilities, arenas and convention centers as well as in the planning and design of major special events.
‘POPULOUS’ further stated that the new Serie A stadium will have 18,500 seats. It will be part of a major sports master plan in Tessera (Italy) in the new Bosco dello Sport – a multifunctional, 116-hectare hub in the Northern part of the Venice City designed to integrate sport, social life, education, and wellbeing.
The Bosco dello Sport in Venice, Italy, aims to be a place for professional sports, daily physical activity, social inclusion, and environmental awareness.
The stadium’s design is inspired by the surrounding landscape with curved lines that follow the wider master plan interacting with the nearby arena and the sports center. The stadium’s perimeter line is elliptical with a clean structure that places it within the Bosco dello Sport like a pavilion in a garden.
Stated Silvia Prandelli, Senior Principal and General Manager (GM), Populous Italia, “The new Venice stadium will give the City the sports infrastructure it deserves with a uniquely designed stadium geared to enhancing the fan experience.”
The façade features a composition of vertical elements that rise upward in a regular pattern creating a visible backdrop to the upper section of the seating bowl. This allows a view above the top of the stadium bowl that makes the stadium structure light and airy.
The crescent-shaped podium gently embraces the stadium itself becoming a strategic part of the structure designed to house the parking areas and the other services.
The seating bowl develops in a semi-continuous section on the South, East and North sides. The Populous’ team designed it to offer optimal sightlines during the matches. The compact and monumental configuration ensures maximum fan experience while enhancing the atmosphere.
The VIP hospitality is based in the West Stand offering premium and unique experiences. Dedicated spaces have been designed for the home fans including a covered gallery that surrounds the bowl through 360 degrees offering selected services and a breathtaking view of the surrounding landscape.
Overall, a diverse range of dining options and social spaces will make the experience even more enjoyable.
The stadium has been designed in accordance with the highest standards of inclusive design allowing everyone to use and enjoy the venue.
The new Venice stadium will be able to transform to host Serie A rugby matches and live events such as concerts making the facility even more vibrant and attractive for the local community.
Added Prandelli, “Populous Italia is proud to contribute to the Bosco dello Sport project where entertainment and sports activities at all levels will have a transformative and regenerative impact on the area. Together with its strategic location this project will be a catalyst for the region capable of attracting numerous national and international visitors.”
Enthused Luigi Brugnaro, Mayor of the Municipality of Venice, “I am truly proud and excited to present this project, a symbol of rebirth and an example of a City that wants to achieve. The time has come for us to have one of the most modern and cutting-edge stadiums in the world. This will be an important project not only for our Metropolitan area but for the whole country. It will host football and rugby matches as well as cultural events and concerts and together with the new arena it will lead to the creation of jobs. With the whole area of the Bosco dello Sport Venice will finally have a new epicenter of sport, social life, inclusion, and sustainability. I thank all those who, over the years, have worked to make this dream come true.”
Maintained Massimo Maffeis, head honcho, Maffeis Engineering, “For us this stadium is by Venetians for Veneto. While we are used to working on international projects there is an added emotion and motivation to work on a project that feels more ‘ours’ than many others. We are proud to be a part of this project and of this team.”
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