In preparation of Asturias' bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, Sordo Madaleno and Orlegi Sports have unveiled a proposal to renovate and remodel the El Molinón stadium, which is home to Real Sporting de Gijón. 

The new El Molinón Stadium, envisioned by Mexico City and London-based practice Sordo Madaleno and Orlegi Sports, will have approximeately 8.8 hectares of public space connected to Gijón, Asturias. During the World Cup, the scheme aims to increase the stadium's capacity to accommodate an additional 9,000 visitors with 33,650 fixed seats.

为准备阿斯图里亚斯申办 2030 年世界杯足球赛，Sordo Madaleno 和 Orlegi Sports 公布了一项翻新和改造希洪竞技队主场 El Molinón 体育场的提案。

新的 El Molinón 体育场由墨西哥城和伦敦的 Sordo Madaleno 和 Orlegi Sports 设计事务所设计，将拥有约 8.8 公顷的公共空间，与阿斯图里亚斯的希洪相连。在世界杯期间，该计划旨在增加体育场的容量，以容纳额外的 9,000 名游客和 33,650 个固定座位。

El Molinón is the site of the oldest professional football field in Spain and has a rich historical significance. The project's main goal is to renovate and improve the current sports infrastructure. 

With a welcoming façade that seamlessly blends the building's old and new elements with the surrounding cityscape, Sordo Madaleno's approach focuses on creating a series of semi-open spaces that offer views over Isabel La Católica Park and San Lorenzo Beach.

El Molinón 是西班牙最古老的职业足球场所在地，具有丰富的历史意义。该项目的主要目标是翻新和改善目前的体育基础设施。

Sordo Madaleno 设计的外立面将建筑的新旧元素与周围的城市景观完美地融合在一起，重点打造了一系列半开放式空间，让人们可以俯瞰伊莎贝尔-拉-卡托利卡公园和圣洛伦索海滩。

Ten covered, open-air circulation ramps that wind around the stadium's exterior were designed by Sordo Madaleno. This results in a visually striking structure that emphasizes the part that spectators, or La Mareona, play in giving the stadium its identity as they move through it. 

All together, the result is a softly red, telegenic, and captivating landmark for the area. Outside of the Olympic season, local joggers can enjoy the comfort of these walkways due to the ramps' gentle gradient, which guarantees independent mobility.

Sordo Madaleno 设计了十条有顶棚的露天环形坡道，蜿蜒于体育场外部。这样就形成了一个极具视觉冲击力的结构，强调了观众或称马雷奥纳（La Mareona）在体育场内穿行时所发挥的作用。

总之，它是该地区的地标性建筑，呈现出柔和的红色，充满活力和魅力。在奥运期间之外，当地的慢跑者也可以在这些人行道上享受舒适的慢跑，因为坡道的坡度较缓，可以保证他们的独立行动能力。

The location of the original pitch, more than 28,000 square meters of the original constructed fabric, and the number of seats for Real Sporting supporters are all retained in the new design by Sordo Madaleno. 

Additionally, it expands upon the stadium's already strong retail offering by adding 12,600 square meters of space devoted to dining establishments, retail stores, and cultural events. 

在 Sordo Madaleno 的新设计中，原有球场的位置、28,000 多平方米的原有建筑结构以及皇家体育支持者的座位数量都得到了保留。

此外，新设计还扩大了体育场已有的强大零售功能，增加了 12 600 平方米的餐饮、零售商店和文化活动空间。

"Our close collaboration with Real Sporting de Gijón is about rethinking stadium design in a way that makes for atruly public place for everyone in the city to appreciate. It’s about connecting with Asturias and its people throughan inclusive approach to architecture and ensuring that El Molinón thrives beyond 2030," said Fernando Sordo Madaleno de Haro.

Making a structure that serves a purpose other than game days is a key component of Sordo Madaleno's reconsideration of the stadium as an architectural typology. 

“我们与希洪竞技队的紧密合作是为了重新思考体育场的设计，使其成为城市中每个人都能欣赏的公共场所。费尔南多-索尔多-马达莱诺-德-哈罗（Fernando Sordo Madaleno de Haro）说："这关系到通过包容性的建筑方法与阿斯图里亚斯及其人民建立联系，并确保莫利农体育场在 2030 年后继续蓬勃发展。

Sordo Madaleno 对体育场作为一种建筑类型进行重新考虑的一个关键组成部分是，建造一座在比赛日之外还有其他用途的建筑。

This is accomplished at El Molinón through a mixed-use design approach that includes a picturesque rooftop area for events and hospitality, such as local artist exhibitions. This feature will uphold the area's cultural identity and make El Molinón a year-round public destination open to both locals and tourists.

In terms of formal innovation in stadium design, the opening up of the structure to engage with the surrounding parkland and invite the public realm as an extension of its architecture is novel because, typically, sports architects prefer a more hermetic approach of enclosed buildings isolated from their context. 

El Molinón 项目采用了多功能设计方法，包括一个风景如画的屋顶区域，用于举办各种活动和招待会，如当地艺术家的展览。这一特色将维护该地区的文化特性，并使埃尔莫利翁成为一个全年向当地人和游客开放的公共场所。

就体育场设计的形式创新而言，开放式结构与周围的绿地相连接，并邀请公共领域作为其建筑的延伸，这一点非常新颖，因为通常情况下，体育建筑师更喜欢采用封闭式方法，将封闭的建筑与周围环境隔绝开来。

On game days, supporters, known as La Mareona, march along the stadium ramps in a homecoming procession reminiscent of a pilgrimage, celebrating Sordo Madaleno's openness and highly contextual approach.

在比赛日，被称为 “马雷奥纳”（La Mareona）的支持者们沿着体育场的斜坡行进，像朝圣一样，庆祝索尔多-马达莱诺的开放和高度因地制宜的方法。

"Fernando Sordo Madaleno and his team have prepared a technically outstanding, viable and advanced projectthat will meet FIFA’s requirements. A modern, functional, digital and sustainable stadium," said AlejandroIrarragorri, Chairman of the Board of Real Sporting de Gijón and Orlegi Sports.

“费尔南多-索多-马达莱诺和他的团队准备了一个技术卓越、可行且先进的项目，该项目将满足国际足联的要求。这是一座现代化、功能性、数字化和可持续发展的体育场，"希洪竞技体育和 Orlegi 体育公司董事会主席亚历杭德罗-伊拉拉戈里（AlejandroIrarragorri）说。

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Project facts

Location: Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Client: Real Sporting de Gijón

Size: 111,532m2

Status: In design

Year: 2024

Partners: Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas, Javier Sordo Madaleno de Haro, Fernando Sordo Madaleno de Haro

Urban Design Director: Jorge Gerini

Architecture Director: Alba Diaz

Applied Innovation & Technology Leader: Diego Díaz

Design team: Lorena Chávez, Karla Flores, Gerardo Romero, Diego González, Aldo Ávila, Anabel Chávez, Pedro Tortello, Lizbeth Saavedra, María Fernanda García, Diana Monroy, Andrea Pineda, Jacinta González, Luis Miguel Ortiz.

Renderings © Plomp. 

Drawings © Sordo Madaleno.