MOSCOW’S DYNAMO

Erick van Egeraat has won a closed international design competition for Dynamo Stadium in Moscow, a 300,000-square-metre proposal which will be one of the largest projects to be developed in the Russian Federation in the coming years. Sited in Petrovsky Park, the competition called for a contemporary, international design finesse to support Russia’s bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The scheme acts as a mixed use urban regenerator that will feature a 45,000-seat stadium arena, a 10,000-seat arena hall, retail and entertainment complexes, restaurants, parking and other facilities. Architecturally innovative yet historically sensitive, the new proposal is built within the ring of the park’s old stadium, an adaptive move that preserves the existing structure’s essence through its perimeter façade, whilst upgrading its facilities to meet contemporary functional requirements. The newer design grows quite literally out of the existing building as a seemingly floating bubble, taking Moscow to greater, new heights. Images: © Erick van Egeraat