Erick van Egeraat wins Dynamo stadium competition

02 July 2010

Netherlands-based architect (designed by) Erick van Egeraat (dbEVE) has won an international competition to design the VTB Arena Park, Moscow. © (designed by) Erick van Egeraat.

Netherlands-based architect (designed by) Erick van Egeraat (dbEVE) has won an international competition to design the VTB Arena Park, Moscow.

The 300000 m2 VTB Arena Park will be constructed on the site of Dynamo Moscow's stadium at Petrovsky Park, which was inaugurated in 1928, with VTB Bank investing about US$ 500 million in the project.

dbEVE's proposed design, described by the architect as "a contemporary multifunctional urban regenerator", is expected to play a key role in transforming the surrounding area and includes a multi-functional culture, health and sports centre, including a 45000-seat Stadium Arena for Dynamo Moscow, a 10000-seat Arena Hall, a retail and entertainment complex, restaurants, parking and other facilities.

The two stadiums will be situated within the footprint of the old stadium, preserving the perimeter façade of the existing arena and integrating it functionally and aesthetically into the new proposal

In order to be financially self sustaining, VTB Arena Park will also host cultural and retail facilities.

The new design allows the existing park to be completely preserved as a public, green area. Parking facilities will be included underground, and training facilities will be included above ground, with the park continuing over the roof of these functions.

The combination of retail, parking and metro next to the Leningradskiy Prospekt give the project the added dimension of being a transportation hub, adding to the all-year-round commercial exploitation of the parking facilities, as well as helping to relieve the city's congested roads.

The complex is designed in full compliance with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) regulations, which is designed to help Russia's ambition to host the 2018 FIFA world cup.

The design team includes dbEVE's Russian partner Mikhail Posokhin (Mosproekt-2), Bollinger + Grohmann structural engineers, Amsterdam ArenA Advisory, Artec Acoustic consultants and Illuminator lighting consultants.