IRINA AKHMANOVA. WORK PROJECTS

SPORTS ACADEMY "DINAMO"

MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY AND SLEDGE HOCKEY CENTRE FOR ELITE ATHLETES AND YOUTH, BUILT AS A PART OF A STADIUM "DINAMO" SPORTS CLUSTER IN THE HEART OF MOSCOW.
A NEW GENERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT AS PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE HISTORIC DYNAMO STADIUM CLUSTER.
THE COMPLEX EMBODIES THE LEGACY OF THE LEGENDARY “DYNAMO” SPORTS SOCIETY — REIMAGINED FOR THE NEEDS OF CONTEMPORARY ATHLETES, FANS, AND THE COMMUNITY.
LOCATION: Leningradsky Prospect, 36, Moscow, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2022
TOTAL AREA: 33,000 sqm

ARCHITECT: MAGNUM
ENGINEERING: MAGNUM
CLIENT / DEVELOPER: VTB Arena Park


ROLE ON THE PROJECT:

  • Project Manager and Planning Team Lead.
  • SD and DD Phases, Tender Documentation, Construction works, Site supervision.
  • Management of cross-disciplinary teams.
  • Venue Program coordination with requirements and codes, developing all planning solutions, including high profile hospitality zones and precinct activation.
  • Coordination with Sports Federations, State Authorities, sub consultants, engineers and structural engineers
  • Communication with the Client, approving all architectural solutions.
  • Coordinating architectural solutions with the Project budget.
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DESIGN CONCEPTTHE DYNAMO TRAINING CENTRE IS A MULTIFUNCTIONAL THREE-STOREY VENUE THAT COMBINES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SPACES, COMMUNITY SPORTS FACILITIES, AND RECREATIONAL AMENITIES UNDER ONE ROOF.
ITS FLOWING, WAVE-LIKE FAÇADE AND RHYTHMIC LOUVRE SYSTEM CREATE A DISTINCT ARCHITECTURAL SILHOUETTE THAT ECHOES THE MOVEMENT AND ENERGY OF SPORT.

THE BUILDING’S GREEN ROOFTOP IS DESIGNED AS A PUBLIC TERRACE AND VIEWING PLATFORM OVERLOOKING PETROVSKY PARK, STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STADIUM PRECINCT AND THE CITY.

THE DESIGN IS GUIDED BY TRANSPARENCY, FUNCTIONAL ZONING, AND LIGHT-FILLED INTERIORS — CREATING A SPACE THAT IS BOTH HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND HUMAN-CENTERED.
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FACILITIES

THE COMPLEX INCLUDES A UNIVERSAL SPORTS HALL (2,440 SQM) FOR BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, FUTSAL, AND MULTI-USE EVENTS, WITH SEATING FOR 1,500 AND RETRACTABLE PARTITIONS ALLOWING THREE INDEPENDENT COURTS.

A GYMNASTICS HALL WITH 400 SEATS AND A MARTIAL ARTS ZONE (1,100 SQM) SUPPORT TRAINING IN JUDO, BOXING, KARATE, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES.

TWO ICE ARENAS HOST ICE HOCKEY, FIGURE SKATING, AND SLEDGE HOCKEY, WHILE THE INDOOR FOOTBALL MANEGE AND FOUR ROOFTOP PITCHES PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND CONDITIONS FOR TEAM SPORTS.

THE CENTRE ALSO FEATURES A MODERN FITNESS AREA, VR GOLF AND SQUASH COURTS, REHABILITATION SUITE, CAFÉ, RETAIL ZONES, AND AN AMPHITHEATRE FOR PUBLIC EVENTS.
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN CONTEXT

THE FAÇADE’S SMOOTH CONTOURS AND HORIZONTAL LOUVERS CREATE A LIGHT, DYNAMIC EXPRESSION, WHILE A SYSTEM OF GLASS VOLUMES FILLS THE INTERIOR WITH DAYLIGHT.
THE LANDSCAPED SITE EXTENDS INTO A PEDESTRIAN ZONE WITH PATHS CONVERGING LIKE AN HOURGLASS, SYMBOLISING BALANCE AND MOVEMENT.

AS PART OF THE VTB ARENA MASTERPLAN, THE CENTRE STRENGTHENS THE HISTORIC DYNAMO CLUSTER AND ENRICHES MOSCOW’S NETWORK OF URBAN SPORTS FACILITIES.

THE DYNAMO MULTI-SPORTS TRAINING CENTRE IS A SYMBOL OF CONTINUITY AND PROGRESS —
BRINGING TOGETHER ELITE PERFORMANCE, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND THE ENDURING ENERGY OF MOSCOW’S SPORTS HERITAGE.
Photo Credits:
© MAGNUM LLC
Photo credits: Jeremy Levine

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