Centro Sportivo Grosseto Calcio, Roselle (GR)

The new US Grosseto 1912 – an Italian association football club – sports facility is lo- cated in Roselle on the slopes of the hills that host the ruins of the ancient Etruscan- Roman settlement. The buildings are arranged parallel to the direction of the cultivated fields which, since the reclamation, have designed the Maremma plain like a mosaic. The complex is organized in a longitudinal arrangement, like a stereometric volume sculped in a different blocks characterized by deep excavations created as points of openings and main entrances. The continuous surfaces are painted with a light plaster in contrast with the dark and earthy tones that color the excavated parts. A reference to the movement of light and darkness of the walls of the surrounding quarries. The program included the construction of the offices of the sports club, a small board- ing house with rooms to host the athletes of the youth sector, as well as a medical center, a refreshment point and changing rooms serving the two playgrounds. award winner IN/ARCHITETTURA 2020 Regione Toscana selected for the award Architettura Toscana 2022 selected for V Biennale di Architettura città di Pisa 2023