Construction management for the construction of a sports and recreation center
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Location: Rome
Date: 2024
Project: Design of a sports and recreational area in the Vatican Gardens
Client: Confidential
Assignment: Technical support
Role: Construction management
Status: Completed
Group: CHVL Architetti Associati
We worked at the foot of the Vatican Museums, on the northern side of the Vatican walls between Via Leone IV and Viale Vaticano. The goal was to create a space for games and sports for the many young people who participate in the now well-known “Estate Ragazzi” (Kids’ Summer Camp). We therefore worked on the area of the Pope Wojtyla tennis court and on a raised section that serves as a roof for some warehouses.
We decided to create a soft central space, with shock-absorbent poured rubber flooring, which would serve as a connection between the changing rooms and the padel court on one side and the prefabricated above-ground swimming pool and access to the volleyball and soccer fields on the upper level on the other.
The two existing changing rooms were renovated and a shaded space for resting was created under a wooden pergola that includes a tall Washingtonia palm.
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, inaugurated the spaces in the presence of the many children to whom they were dedicated, with the message: “To you, dear girl, dear boy: you are precious in the eyes of God.”