今年，坐落于克罗地亚乌玛格Marija i Lina小学旁的运动场项目正式完工，将之前废弃的学校运动场变身为广受当地市民、运动员和儿童青睐的聚集场所。该项目由建筑师Nenad Marić设计，投资者是乌玛格市政当局，旨在对乌玛格小学旁边现有的、几近废弃的操场区域进行重建。

This year, in Umag, the project for the sports field next to the Elementary School of “Marija i Lina” was completed in Umag, which turned the previously abbandoned and unused school sport field into a gathering place for citizens, athletes and children. The playground was designed by architect Nenad Marić, and the investor was the Municipality of Umag. The project consisted of reconstruction of the existing, neglected, playground area next to the elementary school in Umag.

▼项目概览，overall view of the project

除了改造操场外，项目任务包括对其周边环境的改造。宽阔的环形区域道路、学校体育大厅以及开敞的绿地定义了体育场的环境背景，现有操场由三个基本元素组成，分别为：作为主要部分的运动场地区域，运动场周围的环形跑道，以及跑道外侧的堤防绿地。原操场，作为学校操场，是专门为儿童和学童设计的，而在不上课的时间里，操场则无人使用。

The project task included the reconstruction of the playground space and the transformation of the surrounding environment. The context is defined by a wide regional road with roundabouts, a school’s sports hall and a spacious green area, while the existing condition of the playground consisted of three basic elements: field – sports field area, track – surrounding the field and embankment – around the track. The school playground is a space intended for children, schoolchildren, but also a space that did not have its users in the hours when classes are not taking place.

▼项目与周边城市环境鸟瞰，aerial view of the project and surrounding city environment

▼运动场顶视图，top view of the sport field

设计的核心理念基于人们对于户外运动设施不断增加的需求（在疫情限制期间，这种需求尤为明显），此外，设计团队还坚信空间能够影响人们的行为习惯，精心设计的空间可以产生新的社交联系，激发新的活动内容。设计师希望该项目同样可以服务于当地市民，因此操场的设计应该是开放的，以适应每个人的使用需求。

Apart from the fact that the demand for a designed outdoor sports facilities is growing every day (which was especially evident during the period of restrictions related to the pandemic), we were guided by the idea that space affects people’s habits and that well-designed space can generate new activities of socializing and meeting. With the idea of ​​involving citizens, a school playground was designed that should be open and adapted to everyone.

▼运动场近景鸟瞰，closer aerial view of the project

空间的设计理念旨在消除环境、校园以及周边绿化之间的空间与视觉边界，并以将运动场向城市开放为目的，同时注重体育设施设计的标准、方法和原则。设计采用圆形的视觉元素，将道路、田野、路堤三个界面联系在一起，并在这些圆形区域内设置了运动看台、社交长椅以及供运动员休息的座位装置等。引人注目的“橙色圆形”将操场与环境联系起来，除了标志出从绿堤进入操场的新入口，还为人们提供了面向操场以及所有体育设施的广阔视野。

▼分析图，analysis diagram

The design of the space was approached with the aim of eliminating visual and spatial barriers to the context, school and greenery, and with the intention of opening playgrounds to the city, while paying attention to standards, methods and principles of designing sports facilities. By placing circular elements, with contents for rest and socializing, all three elements (path, field and embankment) are connected. In the circular elements, sports stands, benches for socializing and elements for athletes’ rest are formed. So, in addition to the “orange circles” connecting the playground with the context and representing new entrances to the playground across the embankment, the circles also become places which open views towards the playground and all sports facilities.

▼引人注目的“橙色圆形”将操场与环境联系起来，the “orange circles” connecting the playground with the context

▼运动场种类丰富，包括：篮球场、网球场、足球场、排球场、乒乓球区域等，there are various sports fields, including basketball court, tennis court, football field, volleyball court, table tennis area and so on

通过这种方式，体育场完成了对城市的开放，并与城市紧密联系在一起 ，为当地市民、运动员以及儿童提供了便利的社交和聚集场所。体育场内容纳了两处篮球场、一处手球场、一处五人制足球场、室外健身设施、跳远区、乒乓球场地，以及一处排球场。按照体育场地规划标准和规范，体育场地的布局应该是南北方向的，以保证每个人参加体育运动的条件是平等的。

In this way, the playground opens and connects with the city and becomes a place for socializing and gathering of citizens, athletes and children. The program consists of two basketball courts, one handball and one futsal court, outdoor gym, long-distance jumping area, table tennis space and volleyball courts. Following the criteria of sports planning and program-defined contents, sport fields are laid in a north-south direction, in order to ensure equal conditions for everyone to play sports.

▼环形跑道，tracks

▼观众看台，sports stands

▼橙色圆形区域内提供了供人休憩的座椅装置，

the orange circular area provides seating facilities for people to rest

▼由看台俯瞰跑道，viewing the tracks from the stand

水平图形元素与不同的地面色彩也起到了定义空间的作用，旨在在视觉与材质上将不同运动空间衔接在一起。除了激活城市公共空间，并以体育的方式振兴城市中心区域外，该运动场目还为各项专业以及休闲运动项目提供了良好的先决条件。

Horizontal graphics, carpet structures, are also used as an element of defining the space, creating a system of interspaces for individual sports.In addition to generating a pulsating public space and sports revitalization of the wider city center, the project also creates all the prerequisites for professional and recreational sports.

▼远眺篮球场，viewing the basketball field at distance

▼乒乓球场地，table tennis space

▼五人制足球场，futsal court

▼球场旁的长凳，benches by the court

▼地面细部，detail of the ground

▼平面图，plan

Project name: Sports field of Elementary School “Marija i Lina”

Author: Nenad Marić mag.ing.arch., company: Studio MAU d.o.o.

Investor: Municipality of Umag

Start of design: 2014-2020

Completion of construction: 2022.

Coverage area: 17,760 m2

Location: Umag, Croatia