Sosnowiec

Today, certain sports facilities have been transformed into authentic elements of significance with the city to which they belong. Their scale, appearance and function have turned them into poles of attraction capable of characterising urban spaces and channelling large flows.

In the town of Sosnowiec in south-eastern Poland, we have tried to crystallise the town's history and tradition in some way. Three pieces scattered in a natural territory that recall carved shapes, typical of the mining activity of the region.
Programmatically, the intervention proposes a football stadium, a multi-sports pavilion and another for ice sports. The stadium, with a capacity for 15,000 spectators, and the pavilions, for 2,000 each. These three pieces are placed around a central open space in the form of a large public square, delimited on its northern boundary by a hill that houses a ski slope. In total, four sporting elements that will endow and revitalise a green area on the outskirts of the city for the enjoyment of its inhabitants. A new meeting place with a scale to host both sporting and non-sporting events. A new attraction pole in Sosnowiec.
Materially, the pieces are understood as light, translucent and shiny elements. A stereo structure supports an envelope made of ETFE panels along the entire length of the stadium. In the pavilions, this translucent skin will be manifested on the sides giving access to the square, solidifying with aluminium panels on the roof and opposite façades. This paneling establishes a clear symbolism with the shield of the city's football and hockey team.
Formally, the three volumes are faceted while maintaining a common language with the aim of generating a homogeneous whole.
The entire sports complex will be equipped with surface parking, bus access and VIP areas.