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Arena – Arena Park
Vienna, Austria
Timeframe 2021
Type ARENA
Architect & Engineer Sterling Presser
architect ALBERT WIMMER ZT GmbH
Structural & Facade Engineer THORNTON TOMASETTI
Building physics THORNTON TOMASETTI
LANDSCAPE A24 Kräftner LanDschaftsarchitektur
Energy efficiency and
Sustainability TRANSSOLAR
MEP TRANSSOLAR
FIRE Engineer KUNZ - Die Innovativen Brandschutzplanner
GmbH
Rendering SOL
Client Magistrat der Stadt Wien
Stage Competition
Arena – Arena Park
Vienna, Austria
Our vision for the new construction of the 'Sport Arena Wien' is to create a new sustainable landmark for the theme of 'green architecture' as well as for the city, while at the same time finding a high-quality architectural solution that presents the arena with the outdoor space in an overall ensemble.
The basic idea of the 'Sport Arena Wien' is to root Architecture in Symbiosis with its surroundings, including the river side along the Danube. The new 'Sport Arena Wien' will be integrated into the park landscape. A public park will be created for the residents and visitors of Vienna. From the north-west side, the arena can only be seen through the curved wooden roofs integrated into the park landscape. Slowly the building unfolds and the south-west side shows the semi-circular façade, Reminiscent of the Ferry Dusika-Hall.
The arena functions on all levels, it is Efficient and Flexible in terms of event programmes, energy, sustainability and ensures a safe venue at a time when terror and pandemic issues need to be considered.
It acts as an urban catalyst, it is a local icon integrated into the urban profile along the Danube by day and night. The dialogue between the arena and the public space creates a unique solution by creating a park landscape. The timber roof spans the entire building envelope as a performant surface that extends across the programme and main halls. The span defines the curvature of the diagrid shell in a Symbiotic Movement with the landscape.
The continuous surface creates a unified roof that the user perceives as a continuous reference surface within the building. At the same time, a public space that is freely accessible at all times and a viewing platform above the building are created. The roof is a 5th inhabited façade that redefines the relationship of public space between the future bus station, the adjacent street and the building, and the Danube and its marina. The main path above the building and through the parkland creates a connection via a bridge to the new ramp of the bus terminal, which extends to the Danube bank.
Timber Arena
Site plan
Construction sequence
Concept diagrams structure
Elevations
Modell
Sterling Presser
Architects Engineers PartGmbB
BERLIN, Germany