IRINA AKHMANOVA. WORK PROJECTS
STADIUM "KAZAN ARENA"
FOOTBALL STADIUM IN KAZAN FOR FISU SUMMER UNIVERSIADE-2013. CAPACITY: 40,000 PAX
STADIUM "MOSKVITCH" WAS REBUILT IN 1979 AS A PART OF SPORTS PROGRAM FOR OLYMPIC GAMES IN MOSCOW IN 1980, REFLECTING ITS PURPOSE IN AN UNUSUAL, "5-RINGS" DESIGN OF THE TRIBUNES
ICONIC "OLYMPIC" DESIGN HAD PASSED THROUGH THE RENOVATION IN 2021, AND WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SPORTS TRAINING AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED A FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR 4200 SPECTATORS, A 50m AND 10m SHOOTING RANGES, A BLOCK OF OUTDOOR SPORTS PLAYGROUNDS, AND A BASEBALL FIELD.
ICONIC "OLYMPIC" DESIGN HAD PASSED THROUGH THE RENOVATION IN 2021, AND WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SPORTS TRAINING AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED A FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR 4200 SPECTATORS, A 50m AND 10m SHOOTING RANGES, A BLOCK OF OUTDOOR SPORTS PLAYGROUNDS, AND A BASEBALL FIELD.
LOCATION: Chistopolskaya Street, 42, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2013
CAPACITY: 45,000
OVERALL AREA: 157,000 sqm
DESIGN COMPANIES:
ARCHITECTS: Populous (Lead Architect – Damon Lavelle)
ENGINEERING: Tatstroy, Mosproject
ROLE ON THE PROJECT:
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2013
CAPACITY: 45,000
OVERALL AREA: 157,000 sqm
DESIGN COMPANIES:
ARCHITECTS: Populous (Lead Architect – Damon Lavelle)
ENGINEERING: Tatstroy, Mosproject
ROLE ON THE PROJECT:
- Development of the sports solutions for the equipment and sports surfaces. Team lead.
- DD and Construction phases.
- Management of cross-disciplinary teams.
- Coordination the solutions with Sports Federations, State Authorities, sub consultants, engineers and structural engineers
- Communication with the Client, approving all architectural and technical solutions.
- Coordinating architectural and technical solutions with the Project budget.
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DESIGN CONCEPT
KAZAN ARENA IS AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE INSPIRED BY THE SHAPE OF A WATER LILY, A SYMBOL CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE VOLGA REGION.
THE STADIUM’S SMOOTH, ORGANIC FORM EMERGES FROM ITS RIVERSIDE SETTING, WITH ITS GENTLY CURVED ROOF AND LIGHT METALLIC FAÇADE REFLECTING THE SKY AND WATER.
THE DESIGN CONCEPT WAS GUIDED BY THE IDEA OF LIGHTNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, USING MATERIALS THAT EVOKE FLUIDITY AND MOTION.
ITS ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE EMPHASISES OPENNESS AND CONNECTION — BOTH TO THE URBAN CONTEXT OF KAZAN AND TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF SPORT.
KAZAN ARENA IS AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE INSPIRED BY THE SHAPE OF A WATER LILY, A SYMBOL CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE VOLGA REGION.
THE STADIUM’S SMOOTH, ORGANIC FORM EMERGES FROM ITS RIVERSIDE SETTING, WITH ITS GENTLY CURVED ROOF AND LIGHT METALLIC FAÇADE REFLECTING THE SKY AND WATER.
THE DESIGN CONCEPT WAS GUIDED BY THE IDEA OF LIGHTNESS AND TRANSPARENCY, USING MATERIALS THAT EVOKE FLUIDITY AND MOTION.
ITS ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE EMPHASISES OPENNESS AND CONNECTION — BOTH TO THE URBAN CONTEXT OF KAZAN AND TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF SPORT.
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ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
THE STADIUM’S OVAL ROOF SPANS MORE THAN 280 METRES, CREATING A DRAMATIC YET HARMONIOUS PROFILE THAT COMPLEMENTS THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE.
ITS EXTERIOR IS COMPOSED OF ALUMINIUM AND GLASS PANELS THAT SUBTLY CHANGE COLOUR UNDER NATURAL LIGHT, ENHANCING THE SENSE OF MOVEMENT.
THE INTERIOR SEATING BOWL PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL SIGHTLINES AND ACCOUSTICS, WHILE THE COMPACT FORM ENSURES AN INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE EVEN AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
THE STADIUM INCORPORATES STATE-OF-THE-ART LIGHTING, SOUND, AND SECURITY SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL PLAYER, MEDIA, AND VIP FACILITIES.
UNIVERSIADE 2013
KAZAN ARENA HOSTED THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE 27TH SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2013, A CELEBRATION OF SPORT, ART, AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE OPENING CEREMONY, TITLED “REFLECTION,” WAS A TRIBUTE TO RUSSIA’S CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
A GIANT ROTATING STAGE WAS INSTALLED IN THE CENTRE OF THE FIELD, SURROUNDED BY A POOL OF WATER, CREATING A STRIKING MIRROR EFFECT THAT TRANSFORMED THE ENTIRE ARENA INTO A THEATRICAL LANDSCAPE.
ABOVE THE ROOF, A 6-TONNE FLAME CAULDRON WAS INSTALLED, LIT BY FOUR ATHLETES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT SPORTS: ICE HOCKEY PLAYER NAIL YAKUPOV, JUDOKA TAGIR KHAYBULAEV, VOLLEYBALL STAR EKATERINA GAMOVA, AND PARALYMPIAN IREK ZARIPOV.
THE STADIUM’S OVAL ROOF SPANS MORE THAN 280 METRES, CREATING A DRAMATIC YET HARMONIOUS PROFILE THAT COMPLEMENTS THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE.
ITS EXTERIOR IS COMPOSED OF ALUMINIUM AND GLASS PANELS THAT SUBTLY CHANGE COLOUR UNDER NATURAL LIGHT, ENHANCING THE SENSE OF MOVEMENT.
THE INTERIOR SEATING BOWL PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL SIGHTLINES AND ACCOUSTICS, WHILE THE COMPACT FORM ENSURES AN INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE EVEN AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
THE STADIUM INCORPORATES STATE-OF-THE-ART LIGHTING, SOUND, AND SECURITY SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL PLAYER, MEDIA, AND VIP FACILITIES.
UNIVERSIADE 2013
KAZAN ARENA HOSTED THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE 27TH SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2013, A CELEBRATION OF SPORT, ART, AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE OPENING CEREMONY, TITLED “REFLECTION,” WAS A TRIBUTE TO RUSSIA’S CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
A GIANT ROTATING STAGE WAS INSTALLED IN THE CENTRE OF THE FIELD, SURROUNDED BY A POOL OF WATER, CREATING A STRIKING MIRROR EFFECT THAT TRANSFORMED THE ENTIRE ARENA INTO A THEATRICAL LANDSCAPE.
ABOVE THE ROOF, A 6-TONNE FLAME CAULDRON WAS INSTALLED, LIT BY FOUR ATHLETES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT SPORTS: ICE HOCKEY PLAYER NAIL YAKUPOV, JUDOKA TAGIR KHAYBULAEV, VOLLEYBALL STAR EKATERINA GAMOVA, AND PARALYMPIAN IREK ZARIPOV.
- THE CEREMONY’S SYMBOLISM — “THE MOST PRECIOUS THING ON EARTH IS LIFE” — SET A NEW STANDARD FOR EMOTIONAL AND TECHNICAL EXECUTION IN GLOBAL UNIVERSITY GAMES.
MULTIFUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMATION
AFTER THE UNIVERSIADE, THE STADIUM WAS ADAPTED INTO A TRUE MULTIFUNCTIONAL VENUE.
IN 2015, IT HOSTED THE FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, WITH TWO TEMPORARY SWIMMING POOLS INSTALLED DIRECTLY ON THE PITCH — AN UNPRECEDENTED ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT.
IN 2018, KAZAN ARENA BECAME ONE OF THE HOST VENUES FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP, STAGING SEVERAL MATCHES INCLUDING THE QUARTERFINAL BETWEEN BRAZIL AND BELGIUM.
TODAY, IT SERVES AS THE HOME STADIUM FOR FC RUBIN KAZAN, CONTINUING TO FUNCTION AS A SPORTS, CULTURAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT HUB FOR THE CITY AND REGION.
LEGACY AND SIGNIFICANCE
KAZAN ARENA WAS THE FIRST NEW LARGE-SCALE STADIUM IN RUSSIA (OVER 40,000 SEATS) SINCE LUZHNIKI (1965), SETTING THE STANDARD FOR FUTURE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS.
THE PROJECT’S SUCCESS RELIED ON COLLECTIVE EFFORT — IT WAS BUILT THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, AND LEADING RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES.
THE STADIUM’S DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS BROUGHT GLOBAL ATTENTION TO KAZAN AS A MODEL FOR INTEGRATED URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITING SPORT, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY INTO A SINGLE SYMBOL OF MODERN RUSSIA.
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