Slovenian landscape architects “Studio AKKA” and architects “A.BIRO” are responsible for the on-going redevelopment of Nordic Centre, Planica. The ski jumping complex was considered to be one of the best in the world, though it is believed that there is much room for improvement since it is now becoming seriously outdated.
The redevelopment will introduce far more facilities and services for the wider public to enjoy, allowing visitor experience to be strongly enhanced. Indoor services will include a restaurant, saunas, wind tunnel, ski-flying educational centre and outdoors, there will be an expected football pitch, children’s playground and theme park. Whilst competitions will be operating, a communication centre will be functioning in replacement of the educational centre.
“Our plan is for the centre to be self-sustaining, covering its operational costs from the revenue. Excluding the competitions, Planica is visited by 30,000 to 40,000 people annually. By offering sports and tourist products, we would like to provide guests quality leisure time and keep them in Planica for a longer period,” says Gros. As a former ski-jumping coach, he is quick to point out the significance of the centre for ski-jumping: “Not only will training become cheaper. The coaches will also be able to choose from a wide range of training options and athletes will have top-quality facilities close to their homes.” (http://www.sloveniatimes.com/en/inside.cp2?uid=D3427434-45BC-235E-6F7E-00BF50638C51&linkid=news&cid=13C09426-03B1-428E-48D0-1B4B054546FD)
Studio AKKA - http://www.akka.si/
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