Allianz Riviera – Nice Eco Stadium
In December 2009, the city of Nice launched an international competition for the construction of a new 35,000-seat stadium capable of hosting large international competitions. And already in September 2013, was held solemn opening of the stadium Allianz Riviera Stadium. After three years, there will be matches of the European Football Championship, which will be held in France. The stadium sits at the heart of the Eco Valley in the Plaine du Var, named an ‘Operation of National Interest’ (OIN) in March 2008, and it was the first flagship project in the new district.
The Wilmotte & Associés SA / VINCI Concessions team submitted their proposal on 10 September 2010, and the city of Nice awarded them the commission in October. In February 2011, the partnership contract was signed with the Nice Eco Stadium Company (a subsidiary of VINCI Concessions), the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, and SEIEF (South Europe Infrastructure Equity Finance), and an institutional investor. Nice Eco Stadium was responsible for the design, financing, and construction of the stadium, and will be in charge of operations and maintenance for 30 years.
The competition programme – the product of a public-private partnership – included three projects to be built in a seismic zone, each with a different completion date: Besides the multipurpose stadium approved by UEFA, herein will be build the Eco Quarter and the National Sports Museum.
NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PIA)
The intervention included a development plan based on retail, leisure, and food service. This plan was designed to work symbiotically with the stadium to create a coherent complex able to generate urban synergy, use, and energy. The plan provides more than 29,000mІ of retail and leisure-related spaces on one side of the stadium. On the east side, there is a pedestrian mall with direct access to future tramway opening up to the future Eco Quarter. The retail is mostly located at street level on the stadium concourse. There is a floor dedicated to the retail anchor stores.
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