sports park stožice by sadar + vuga
all images courtesy sadar + vuga


slovenian architects sadar + vuga have completed the sports park stožice in slovenia.
it is a hybrid project and its implementation is the result of the public-private partnership
between the city of ljubljana and the grep development company. the sports park stožice
integrates a football stadium and a multi-purpose sports hall with a big shopping centre,
covered by the artificial landscape of the recreational park. as a result the182,000sqm
sports park stožice becomes one of the major focal points of ljubljana’s urban life,
attracting people of different interests and generation both during the daytime and in
the evenings.

the football stadium for 16,000 spectators is laid out under the plateau of the park.
as a structure, it’s therefore ‘sunk’ into the park. only the roof over the stands rises
above the plane of the park as a monolithic crater.

the sports hall for 12,000 spectators is located in the north-western part of the park.
the four levels of concourses and the lower, VIP, and upper stands are covered by
a shell-shaped dome.

the park’s plateau, the edge of the shell scallops, opens towards the interior. the ridges
continue all the way to the top, where the facade meets the dome. this outlines the shape
of the hall, a shell that opens towards the perimeter with large crescent openings
overlooking the park. along the entire perimeter, there is a canopy encircling the hall,
acting as a derivative to the scalloped shell. like the stadium, the entire shell of the hall
is also finished in exterior cladding that changes colour depending on the exterior conditions
and viewing distance.



detail of the scallops



view from above






interior



interior hallways



interior



the basketball stadium



the exterior



the exterior



aerial view of the park



aerial view of the park



aerial view of the park



aerial view of the park



construction stages



construction stages






the football stadium



the football stadium



view from a distance







section view



floor plan



floor plan



floor plan

project info:
source: international open competition 1997, 1st prize
client: grep d.o.o., ljubljana city municipality
address/site: ljubljana, slovenia
site area: 182.600 m2
building area: 24.614 m2 (stadium), 14.164 m2 (arena), 143.973 m2 (park)
total floor area: 33.738 m2 (stadium), 35.496 m2 (arena), 134.247 m2 (underground parking garage),
91.600 m2 (shopping), 122.973 m2 (park)
storeys: 3 underground + GF + roof strucutre (stadium), 2 underground + GF + 3 storeys + roof structure (arena),
3 underground + GF(shopping and parking)
structure: reinforced concrete with prefab elements and steel structure for arena roof
cladding: glass, facade panels
architectural team: jurij sadar, boštjan vuga, goran golubič, miha cebulj, nataša mrkonjić, vanja bazdulj, bine tekavec,
aleksandra rakinić, samuel gnatovich, nivia pimentel, ognen arsov, tea fabian, sven kalim, tina hočevar,
adrian petrucelli, jonathan podboršek, jure hrovat, ana kreč, petra sajovic, maja zust, adam natkaniec,
milena zindović, primož bertoncelj __ landscape: akka (ana kučan, luka javornik),
structural engineer: elea ic, atelier one - london, gradis,
consultant: kss - london
photos: barbara jakše jeršič, blaž budja, miro majcen, ognen arsov, ziga cebašek, david lotrič