Stadiums are no longer isolated objects, but complex urban “machines” that must embody identity and history while generating relationships and new economies. Studio Lauria Network has developed significant experience in sports architecture across different settings and scales: from its work on Florence Stadium as part of the team led by Kengo Kuma, to the redesign of the Coverciano Federal Technical Centre and the competition for Naples’ Collana Stadium.
These experiences demonstrate a method founded on integrated design and supported by BIM processes, with equal attention to architectural, structural and building-services requirements in order to combine functionality with the quality of public space. Sport demands performance, safety, clear flows, accessibility, comfort and a strong image. Every project is therefore developed as a complex system in which architecture, engineering, sustainability and management come together.
New international opportunities, including concepts for Brazil and Saudi Arabia — where the practice has designed a new 60,000-seat stadium — confirm a clear direction: designing a contemporary stadium means creating a civic, flexible and recognisable infrastructure that remains alive every day, not only during events. In competitive markets, this vision enables investors, federations and public authorities to deliver high-performance, sustainable facilities aligned with the evolution of their cities.
Aware of the challenges of globalisation, we draw on Italian creativity to develop projects that respect and enhance local identities and cultures.
