Milan chooses “the Cathedral”, Scaroni: “He will support the development of the two clubs”

With a joint press release, Milan Inter announced that the concept presented by the Populous studio, known as “the Cathedral”, turned out to be the project chosen by the two clubs. In the coming weeks, the details will be finalized to define the terms and development of the design of the New Milan stadium, the goal is to arrive at a presentation of a complete project in the course of 2022.

“The Nuovo San Siro will be the most beautiful stadium in the world characterized by a strong identity and recognition. An attractive, accessible and sustainable stadium that will represent a new icon for the city of Milan and will allow to support the development of the two clubs by strengthening their competitiveness. international level “, underlined AC Milan President Paolo Scaroni.

“The New Milan Stadium – said the Corporate CEO of FC Internazionale Milano Alessandro Antonello – will rise in the center of a very modern, green and liveable area 365 days a year. The birth of a district for sport and time free, with a new park of 50 thousand square meters of greenery, will allow the San Siro district to become a destination of excellence for sport and entertainment “.

Plan

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In addition to the construction of the new stadium, the plan provides for the reconfiguration of the area where the Meazza currently stands, through the creation in the San Siro area of ​​a sports and leisure district, with a new public park of approximately 50,000 meters. squares of filtering greenery, as well as a further reduction of accessory volumes.

The area

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The area where the new stadium and the new district will be built will be entirely pedestrianized, with approximately 110 thousand square meters of green areas, 40% of the area. The car parks, which currently represent 27% of the surface of the area, will be underground with the absence of surface car parks. Many of the recreational and sporting activities planned, located outdoors or inside redeveloped spaces, will be free or have an agreement with the Municipality.

The creators

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The project was conceived by the Populous architecture studio which has developed more than 3,200 projects in the field of sport in the last 38 years, giving life to real icons, such as the Wembley stadium, the main stadiums that hosted the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000 and those in London 2012, Emirates Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and Yankee Stadium in New York.