Parco dei Capitani / Build
An empty grass area became a rehearsal village: roads, temporary structures, commodities, toilets, utilities and services. Work moved through rain, cold, ice and mud until cast rehearsals could begin in December.
The San Siro project unfolded across roughly six months, beginning with the transformation of Parco dei Capitani and continuing through final reinstatement. The stadium itself could not simply be handed over months in advance: it remained a living football venue. Olympic work therefore developed through phased access, soft fit-out and parallel preparation until the final match opened a 17-day period of exclusive use.
The venue operation had to connect construction, temporary infrastructure, contractors, security, logistics, ceremonies, broadcast, hospitality and stadium interfaces — while respecting the reality that the building had another life before and immediately after the Games.
“By the final phase, we had become a machine. The venue looked different from morning to evening.”
