AL_A conceives stackable 'pitch pitch' stadiums for vacant london lots

AL_A has unveiled plans for ‘pitch/pitch’, a series of stackable 5-a-side football pitches designed to be constructed on vacant sites across london. the scheme is a response to a lack of inner city sports venues, and has been conceived as a temporary installation that is both fast and easy to set up. innovative construction methods mean that a temporary stadium could be erected for two weeks to coincide with a football tournament, or remain in place for a much longer period.

all images courtesy of AL_A

working with arup, amanda levete’s practice designed the modular system using a lightweight carbon-fiber structure, a material more commonly associated with the aerospace industry. AL_A previously used carbon-fiber to create a canopy of translucent ‘petals’ for melbourne’s 2015 MPavilion. the design employed composite construction methods to create a modular design comprising 13 large and 30 small petals, all held up by 95 columns.

the temporary installation is both fast and easy to set up

‘we’ve designed this intervention to encourage the theatre of the game, with spectators and would-be players drawn in as pitch/pitch animates the cityscape,’ explains director at AL_A, maximiliano arrocet. ‘pitch/pitch allows the game to retain an urban flavor, adapting to the number of players and awkward shaped sites.’ AL_A is now working with partners with a view to financing and implementing the scheme across the UK capital.

the scheme uses a lightweight carbon-fiber structure

melbourne’s 2015 MPavilion / image © john gollings
see more of the project on designboom here

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