the overall strategy was based on the desire to “bring order” to the entire sports sector, working on the creation of a pattern that could unite, even perceptively, the various areas of the center. This pattern is realized in the creation of a network of pedestrian paths inside the complex, flanked by green curtains to make them “three-dimensional” and spatially present.
This fabric of vectors not only allows the various areas of the sports center to be connected more effectively and safely, but also, thanks to the planned trees, to create a series of “green rooms” that, by framing the existing, attenuate its architectural and material inhomogeneities, while at the same time decreasing the sense of generic disorder and randomness that characterizes the area.

The branching of the three main routes into secondary tracks characterized by a reduced section, divides the environmental sector into a series of distinct and autonomous green “clods”.
This subdivision generates a sequence of lots, designed to accommodate diversified activities, including spaces dedicated to sport, fitness, relaxation, free time and, more generally, psycho-physical well-being.

The network of cycle and pedestrian paths is organized around a large matrix path that acts as a central spine for the entire redevelopment project, and on which all the pedestrian “paths” converge, a large trunk from which the remaining sections branch off: a large square has emerged that crosses the entire lot, acting as a unifying element of the project.

Here a new permeable architectural envelope, similar to a large perforated enclosure, embraces the pre-existing stands, designing protected spaces for the installation of new volumes for changing rooms and technical functions. A kind of giant sponge that absorbs people and presences built in a breathable and visually light element.

Chronology: september 2024 –  february 2025, architectural design

Architectural & Urban Project: Tomas Ghisellini, Giorgio Barba

Agronomic Consultancy: Gianluca Cesari

Graphics: Giorgio Barba

Visual: Riccardo De Vincenzo