the world village of women's sports, malmo, sweden by BIG architects

BIG in collaboration with akt, tyréns and transsolar were awarded first place in
a design competition in malmo, sweden for the first of its kind sports facility.
 
the world village of women sports seeks to create a natural gathering place for
the research, education and training in all areas connected to the development
of women’s sports. located in the centre of malmo, the 100.000 m2 facility will
create a regional landmark and new attraction for the area.
 
composed as a village rather than a sports complex the wvows combines individual
buildings with a variety of uses with open spaces and public gardens. the sloping
roofscapes and alternating building volumes provide the complex with the varying
identity of a small village thus reducing its scale to the adjacent neighborhood.
the interior streets animated through public functions resemble a medieval downtown,
supporting all aspects of human life – generous living, work and intensive play.
the central hall is large enough to accommodate professional football matches as well
as concerts, conferences, exhibitions and flea markets. rather than being an introverted
sports arena shut off from the surrounding city – it appears like an open and welcoming
public space, visible from all of the surrounding streets – generously offering its interior
life to the passers-by. the pedestrian network around the main sports hall plugs into
the surrounding street networks as well as the interior galleries of kronprinsen, turning
it into a complete ecosystem of urban life.

'the WVOWS fuses high levels of ambition within public space and private accommodation,
living and working, health and recreation, sport and culture. like a village rather than sports
complex it merges the modern utopianism of the neighboring kronprinsen with the intimate
scale and specificity of the nearby historical city center of malmo.'
bjarke ingels, partner-in-charge, BIG

world village of women sports credit list:
project: wvows
type: invited competition           
client: h-hagen fastighets ab
collaborators: akt, tyréns, transsolar
size: 100.000 m2
location: malmo, sweden
status: 1st prize
 
partner-in-charge: bjarke ingels
project leader: nanna gyldholm moller
team: gabrielle nadeau, daniel sundlin, jonas barre,
nicklas antoni rasch, jin kyung park, fan zhang,
steve huang, flavien menu, ken aoki