Stozice Sports Park in Ljubljana, designed by Slovenian architects Sadar and Vuga, is due to be completed in December. The work began in 2008 though the plan by the competition winner dates back to 1997.
Stozice Sports Park by architects Sadar + Vuga consists of a stadium, a sports centre and a shopping centre set in a park forming a visual link between the Sava River and the greenery in the city centre, providing a new landmark for Ljubljana.
The two monolithic volumes of the sports facilities are like opposites of one another.
The stadium is like a crater which "sinks into the park", from which only the outline of the steel roof emerges, becoming a symbol of the centre for the city.
The roof over the sports centre, on the other hand, is a shell opening up to the world outside through a sequence of "eyes", half moon-shaped openings facing the park.
On the roof of the shopping centre, which extends twelve metres underground, is a park planned by studio AKKA and organised into micro-areas for refreshment and relaxation.
The three structures are characterised by constant dialogue between nature and the built environment, which serves as a reference model for transformation of the city's public spaces.
(Agnese Bifulco)
Design: Sadar + Vuga (Jurj Sadar, Bostjan Vuga), Kss-Londra, Akka (landscape architecture)
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Illustrations: Ziga Čebašek, David Lotric, Sadar + Vuga
www.sadarvuga.com
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