Irina Winer-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in the Luzhniki Complex

The roof of the complex reminds of a gymnastics ribbon. The wavelike form starts, at its peak, with a vertical wall on the east and gradually fades on the west. Crest of the wave resides right above the heart of the complex, the arena, and subsides above training halls. Although we came upon this dramatic image, connected to a quick movement, right at the beginning of the concept development, it took us some time to find the right shape, that became a powerful and memorable symbol of the complex. The main challenge for us was to make a reality of our very ambitious idea of a bold curved shape, and in a very short time. The most eye-catching part of the building, its roof, became also the most demanding. Besides the right geometry of the ribbon we had to find the right materials, capable of fulfilling the task. In our view, the strongest point of the complex – its multifunctionality. Arena for competitions, both on the national, as well as on the international level, training halls, medical unit, hostel for sportsmen, administration offices, amenity spaces – all that is gathered under the same roof in a simple cubic volume. This clean shape allowed us to locate all necessary functions on a rather compact land plot. In its turn, the competition arena can be transformed in a multifunctional hall for all kinds of events. The project won the “BIM 2016” Russian competition in the “BIM project: sports facilities” category, and it demonstrates the successful use of the OPEN BIM approach in its design. The exchange of data between software platforms was carried out using the open IFC format.