ELITE TRAINING CENTRE "ZHAVORONKI"

A FLAGSHIP FACILITY OF MOSCOW’S SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ZHAVORONKI ELITE TRAINING CENTRE REPRESENTS A NEW STANDARD FOR ATHLETIC PREPARATION, WELLNESS, AND RECREATION.

BUILT AS THE NATIONAL BASE FOR ACROBATIC ROCK ’N’ ROLL AND OTHER GYMNASTIC SPORTS, THE COMPLEX COMBINES COMPETITION, TRAINING, ACCOMMODATION, AND NATURE IN ONE INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENT.

LOCATION: 39th km of Minsk Highway, Odintsovo District, Moscow Region, Russia
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2020
TOTAL AREA: 23,000 sqm (indoor facilities)
SITE AREA: 9 hectares

ARCHITECT: MAGNUM
ENGINEERING: MAGNUM


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.

DESIGN CONCEPT

THE ZHAVORONKI CENTRE IS DESIGNED AS A SELF-CONTAINED SPORTS CAMPUS THAT MERGES MODERN ARCHITECTURE WITH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.
ITS DISTINCTIVE FACADES FEATURE INCLINED PILONS AND WOOD-TEXTURED PANELS, EXPRESSING WARMTH AND HARMONY WITH THE SURROUNDING FOREST.

THE COMPOSITION INCLUDES TWO MAIN BUILDINGS — THE SPORTS AND WELLNESS COMPLEX AND THE HOTEL BLOCK, CONNECTED BY A HEATED WALKWAY.
THE ARCHITECTURAL IDEA COMBINES FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY WITH A HUMAN-CENTRED APPROACH — CREATING A COMFORTABLE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ATHLETES, COACHES, AND GUESTS.

SPORTS COMPLEX

THE CENTRAL FACILITY FEATURES A MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPORTS ARENA (2,832 SQM, 16 M HIGH), DESIGNED FOR COMPETITIONS IN GYMNASTICS, DANCE SPORT, AND OTHER DISCIPLINES.

THE ARENA ACCOMMODATES 2,100 SPECTATORS, INCLUDING 540 RETRACTABLE BLEACHER SEATS, AND IS EQUIPPED WITH PROFESSIONAL MULTIMEDIA AND SOUND SYSTEMS, AND ACOUSTIC CEILING PANELS.

SPATIAL FLEXIBILITY ALLOWS THE HALL TO BE DIVIDED INTO SEPARATE TRAINING ZONES, SUPPORTING UP TO 22 DIFFERENT SPORTS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

ADJACENT SPACES INCLUDE:

• TRAMPOLINE HALL (1,152 SQM, 12 M HEIGHT)
• CHOREOGRAPHY HALL (720 SQM, 7 M HEIGHT)
• FITNESS GYM (200 SQM)
• 25-METRE POOL WITH 6 LANES (DEPTH UP TO 1.8 M)
• SPORTS REHABILITATION CENTRE

OUTDOOR SPORTS ZONES

THE 9-HECTARE LANDSCAPED TERRITORY FEATURES A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF OPEN-AIR TRAINING GROUNDS:

• WORKOUT AND CROSSFIT ZONES WITH JUMP SECTORS
• 800-SQM MINI-FOOTBALL PITCH
• PARKOUR AND OBSTACLE COURSES
• VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, AND TENNIS COURTS
• COVERED HARD-COURT ARENA
• 1-KM TARTAN RUNNING TRACK (1.5 M WIDE)
• ICE HOCKEY RINK AND SEASONAL LEISURE AREAS

THE DESIGN ENCOURAGES YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, LINKING SPORT AND LANDSCAPE IN A CONTINUOUS EXPERIENCE.

HOTEL AND REHABILITATION BLOCK

THE THREE-STOREY HOTEL ACCOMMODATES 300 GUESTS, INCLUDING 42 DOUBLE ROOMS, 66 TRIPLE ROOMS, AND 6 ACCESSIBLE UNITS FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY.

ROOMS RANGE FROM STANDARD TO FAMILY AND SUITE CATEGORIES, WITH ACCESS TO THE POOL, GYM, AND SAUNA INCLUDED.
A 150-SEAT DINING HALL AND A FULL-CYCLE CATERING FACILITY SUPPORT DAILY TRAINING CAMPS AND COMPETITION EVENTS.

THE HOTEL IS LINKED TO THE SPORTS BUILDING VIA AN ENCLOSED, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED PASSAGE.

A FULLY EQUIPPED MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION CENTRE PROVIDES PHYSIOTHERAPY, MASSAGE, AND POST-TRAINING RECOVERY SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.

COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL USE

WHILE PRIMARILY SERVING AS THE TRAINING BASE FOR MOSCOW’S SPORTS SCHOOL OF OLYMPIC RESERVE №29, THE CENTRE WELCOMES BOTH ELITE AND COMMUNITY USERS.

TEAMS IN TRAMPOLINE, ACROBATICS, DANCE SPORT, WUSHU, WRESTLING, TAEKWONDO, FIGURE SKATING, AND SWIMMING TRAIN HERE REGULARLY.

IN ADDITION TO ATHLETE CAMPS, THE FACILITY HOSTS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONFERENCES, AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.