This project provides a new vision of sports and environment, and combines youth education and growth with Spezia Calcio's athletic needs, always respecting the context and the local resources.
The sports center "Ferdeghini" was renovated with a minimal building footprint, high energy efficiency, and sensorial comfort, designed to become the "home" of the youth sector of the historic company Spezia Calcio.
The project aims to recover a degraded area, intending not only to create a functional center, but also to redevelop an entire district of the city at an urban level, becoming a landmark of La Spezia and a point of reference for the world of soccer and sports.
The architecture of the building was inspired by the city’s personality, which is bound to its harbor and industry. The project includes a soccer field, and two smaller additional fields, all with synthetic turf and a single volume containing the stands, locker rooms, offices, and all the auxiliary services necessary to run the entire sports complex.
The new building lies in a barycentric position on the footprint of the old building that has been demolished; its position is dictated by the soccer fields in order to make the best use of the space available.
Construction choices were made in order to complete the project in the shortest time possible, without separating the energetic and environmental aspects.
Building choices were made in relation to the local climate in order to maximize energy efficiency and to reduce maintenance through long-lasting and recyclable details and materials.
The sports center has become a landmark for the city of La Spezia, and a point of reference for the world of soccer and sports. It is also a project of urban regeneration with low environmental impact and energy consumption that incorporates the following: recovery of an existing area, dry assembly, the optimization of passive and active solar contribution, integration of natural ventilation, and sensorial comfort.
Data sheet
Date and place: 2012-13, La Spezia, Italia
Client: Spezia Calcio srl
Surfaces: lot 30.000 sq m; building 2700 sq m; seats 440 posti; parkings 4000 sq m; soccer fields 9000 sqm
Architect: Frigerio Design Group
Design team: E. Frigerio con D. Galletti (project leader), F. Biassoni, D. Bona, C. Ginocchio, E. Masala, M. Russotto, M. Torrigiani F. Valido
Structures: I Quadro Ingegneria L. Romano, S. Migliaro con C. Dotti
Systems: Politecnica M. Gusso e F. Frassinetti
Photographer: Enrico Cano
Construction firm: Delucchi SaS
Concrete structures: CSP prefabbricati SPA
Steel structures: Metallica S.r.l.
Wall and roof cladding: Steel Pool Cantieri S.r.l.
Elettrical installation: S.EL. Servizi Elettrotecnici S.r.l.
Mechanical systems: Idraulica FERLA Multiservice
Locker rooms forniture: Ges group s.r.l.
Tribune seats: OMSI s.r.l.
Signboard: Neon Ares s.a.s
Design and bar forniture COSTA GROUP S.r.l.