Milan and Inter stadium concepts

By Football Italia staff

There are two final designs for the new Milan and Inter stadium, one that changes colour and the other inspired by the Duomo.

The design concepts were presented in a Press conference, livestreamed this morning.

Manica/Sportium’s design includes glass skyscrapers next to the arena, which has fully covered seating areas, but no roof over the pitch itself.

The design would allow it to continue hosting music events with large screens erected in the centre, for performances in the round.

There would be several new VIP booths with special seating for corporate visitors, based on two tiers rather than three.

The area where the Stadio Meazza currently stands would remain as a pitch for locals to play in, next to the commercial area.

“We pulled the seats closer to the pitch, stacked them higher and steeper, so everyone is on top of the game for a very intense and atmospheric support,” said chief David Manica.

“It’s not just about being closer and louder, but also safer, more comfortable and accessible to everyone in the city.

“The facades are open like a theatre and the colours can change both with lights and panels, so when Milan approach the building, it is entirely red, and when Inter approach it is blue.

“Each ring represents one of the two clubs, locked in unity. The façade is made up of panels of about 1m square made up of past, present and eventually future fans. A child can be taken to the stadium, point and see his grandfather’s face on the side of the stadium, knowing one day he’ll take his grandchild to the same place. It is a stadium for the citizens of Milan.”

The second concept presented by Populous is called The Cathedral and has more open, slatted outside design inspired in part by the Duomo in Milan.

Again, there are large open spaces for parks and commercial areas, with a skyscraper close by.

“Our project is entirely about a stadium that is inspired by Milan and for Milan,” explained Populous managing director Chris Lee.

“We’ve taken our inspiration from some of the icons of Milan, such as the Duomo and the Galleria. We wanted to marry both the tradition, rich culture and architecture with a modern, forward-thinking and sustainable building.

“We want it to be an icon too, a building that will represent both clubs, but also the city of Milan on a world stage. We wanted it to be instantly recognisable, architecture that is both deferential, but also futuristic and forward-looking.

“What we wanted to produce here is a stadium that builds on the tradition of food and beverage in Milan and bring it into the stadium, the way we did with Tottenham and the incredible food market.

“We also produced a Galleria filled with light and trees, a democratic space where the general admission fan and VIP can mingle, an incredibly democratic stadium.

“It is also part of a much bigger district with 22 acres of green surrounding the building, it has a piazza with food and beverage, an office space that we purposefully sunk to ensure it’s a good and respectful neighbour.

“The original pitch will become a museum, a glass elevator taking you down to view it and a walk of champions who played here.

“The architectonics of the building change, not just LEDs or colours, so the Milan badge can appear on the front or the blue snake of Inter enveloping the arena, or it can be neutral, white and crisp for the city of Milan.”

Il progetto Manica-CMR per il nuovo stadio di #Inter e #Milan: il prato di San Siro sarà lasciato intatto sul tetto del nuovo centro commerciale pic.twitter.com/NhujM0ao9Z — Daniele Mari (@marifcinter) September 26, 2019

Il progetto di #Populous per lo stadio di #Inter e #Milan, con museo per San Siro dove ora c'è il dischetto del centrocampo pic.twitter.com/fifY9uT2eT — Daniele Mari (@marifcinter) September 26, 2019

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